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mikolajkamler
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March 10, 2021
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Real-Time 3D Draft Preview not working

  • March 10, 2021
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Hello,

I have a problem with Real-Time 3D Draft Preview on my computer. In my project, the button for Real-Time 3D Draft Preview shows up (my layers are all 3D) and is not greyed out - but when I try to click it, nothing happens and it's not selected. When I hover over it, I get a message telling me to enable Accelerate Panels in Preferences-->Display - which I already have enabled. Is this a hardware issue? Are there any specific requirements to use this feature?

My configuration: MacBookPro 2015,  2,2 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7,  16GB RAM, Intel Iris Pro, Mac OS 10.15.7

Thanks in advance for any help,

Mikołaj

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    the_dudes
    the_dudes
    Inspiring
    March 29, 2021

    Another thread mentioned "a fresh reinstall" as the solution for this problem. I guess he/she meant a re-install of AE. Not sure yet: https://community.adobe.com/t5/after-effects/fast-draft-not-available-in-rtx-2060/m-p/11460188

    I don't think this is a feasible solution for me... 🙇‍

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    mikolajkamlerAuthor
    Known Participant
    April 14, 2022

    OK, so I re-installed AE - though I'm not sure if it's a "fresh reinstall" 🙂 I uninstalled AE through Creative Cloud, removing all Preferences. Then re-installed - without retaining the settings of the previous version. Is that how I should do a fresh reinstall? As novadays it's all done via Creative Cloud, I'm not sure I'm doing it right...

     

    Anyway, Real-Time 3D Draft Preview is still greyed out - and still ( see my previous pictures ) asks me to "turn on Hardware Accelerate Panels" in the Prefs, even though they are already turned on.

     

    I would be very grateful for some help:

    1. How to completely re-install AE on my machine? Am I doing it right?

    2. What should I do to enable Real-Time 3D Draft Preview?

     

    The AE version I currently work on is 22.2.1 ( build 3 ). My computer is a MacBook Pro, with a 

    2,2 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7 processor, 16 GB RAM, and an Intel Iris Pro 1536 MB graphic card.

     

    Thanks in advance,

    Mikołaj 

      başara64051818
      başara64051818
      Participant
      December 6, 2022

      Hey,

      I have imac with intel iris pro 1536MB of ram and i cant enable the draft3d button either. Seems like draft3d needs 2GB of VRAM to be activated. Hope that helps..

      the_dudes
      the_dudes
      Inspiring
      March 29, 2021

      Same issue on Windows. Nvidia Titan GTX Black Edition. Threadripper 1950x.

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      mikolajkamlerAuthor
      Known Participant
      March 10, 2021

      One thing I noticed is that there is a decrease in display quality combined with some kind of acceleration that happens only in the Active Camera view when I click the Real-Time 3D Draft Preview button. The Fast Previews button changes then from Adaptive to Off. But it doesn't make the Real-Time 3D Draft Preview visible.

       

      Also, the 3D Ground Plane cannot be switched on (is greyed out) - but that's to be expected, I guess, since Real-Time 3D Draft Preview doesn't work.

       

      Mikołaj

       

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      mikolajkamlerAuthor
      Known Participant
      March 28, 2021

      OK - once again, the same question...

      For some reason, Real-Time 3D Draft Preview doesn't work on my computer. When hovering on the Draft 3D button in the Comp window, I get the message that I should enable hardware acceleration in the Display Preferences. The problem is, they are already enabled. 

      If I click the Real-Time 3D Draft Preview button, the only thing I get is that my Fast Preview ( Adaptive) goes off. But Draft3D still states it's off, and the Ground Plane button (a feature I should have when in Real-Time 3D Draft Preview) still isn't accessible.

      My guess is this is a problem with my hardware, but since it's nowhere stated that you need to have better hardware than I do to use Real-Time 3D Draft Preview, I still don't know for sure. Perhaps there's something I should enable to use this?

       

      Again, my configuration: MacBookPro 2015,  2,2 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7,  16GB RAM, Intel Iris Pro, Mac OS 10.15.7

      I'd be most grateful for any solution to this,

       

      Mikołaj

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