Objects do not retain View State when turning Collections Off then back On #87111

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rohan stevenson · 2021-04-01T10:47:49+02:00

rohan stevenson commented

2021-04-01 10:47:49 +02:00

System Information
Operating system: Linux-5.8.0-48-generic-x86_64-with-debian-bullseye-sid 64 Bits
Graphics card: GeForce RTX 3070/PCIe/SSE2 NVIDIA Corporation 4.5.0 NVIDIA 460.39

Blender Version
Broken: version: 2.92.0, branch: master, commit date: 2021-02-24 16:25, hash: 02948a2cab
Worked: (newest version of Blender that worked as expected)

Short description of error
If an object has been hidden within a collection, after turning the collection off and then back on the object becomes visible again. It's "hidden" state is not retained.

Exact steps for others to reproduce the error

Drag the cube into a new collection
Disable Hide in viewport (eye button) option for cube
Disable Exclude from view layer option (checkbox) for collection.
Enable checkbox, now cube is visible (it should not)

Result = the cube is visible, it should remain hidden.

N.B. This does not affect whether the cube is hidden from renders - the render view state is retained.

**System Information** Operating system: Linux-5.8.0-48-generic-x86_64-with-debian-bullseye-sid 64 Bits Graphics card: GeForce RTX 3070/PCIe/SSE2 NVIDIA Corporation 4.5.0 NVIDIA 460.39 **Blender Version** Broken: version: 2.92.0, branch: master, commit date: 2021-02-24 16:25, hash: `02948a2cab` Worked: (newest version of Blender that worked as expected) **Short description of error** If an object has been hidden within a collection, after turning the collection off and then back on the object becomes visible again. It's "hidden" state is not retained. **Exact steps for others to reproduce the error** - Drag the cube into a new collection - Disable `Hide in viewport (eye button)` option for cube - Disable `Exclude from view layer option (checkbox)` for collection. - Enable checkbox, now cube is visible (it should not) Result = the cube is visible, it should remain hidden. N.B. This does not affect whether the cube is hidden from renders - the render view state is retained.

rohan stevenson commented

2021-04-01 10:47:49 +02:00

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blender-admin commented

2021-04-01 10:47:49 +02:00

#93527 was marked as duplicate of this issue

blender-admin commented

2021-04-01 10:47:49 +02:00

#92487 was marked as duplicate of this issue

blender-admin commented

2021-04-01 10:47:49 +02:00

#87604 was marked as duplicate of this issue

Eugene Du commented

2021-04-01 12:03:00 +02:00

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Eugene Du commented

2021-04-01 12:03:00 +02:00

But if hide/unhide collection with eye icon it remain hidden objects in collection.

I also don't like behavior when off/on collection/s but it can be intended.

But if hide/unhide collection with eye icon it remain hidden objects in collection. I also don't like behavior when off/on collection/s but it can be intended.

rohan stevenson commented

2021-04-01 14:30:36 +02:00

But if hide/unhide collection with eye icon it remain hidden objects in collection.

I also don't like behavior when off/on collection/s but it can be intended.

Hi, I am not sure what you mean.

If I have a collection with some objects hidden within it, then that state should be remembered when I turn the collection on and off. Otherwise how will you keep track of all the objects you may wish to hide from a collection?

Or are you saying that this does not happen for you?

This issue occurs for me on all my systems - Mac, Windows, Linux. 2.92. I have not checked if it is a regression.

> But if hide/unhide collection with eye icon it remain hidden objects in collection. > > I also don't like behavior when off/on collection/s but it can be intended. Hi, I am not sure what you mean. If I have a collection with some objects hidden within it, then that state should be remembered when I turn the collection on and off. Otherwise how will you keep track of all the objects you may wish to hide from a collection? Or are you saying that this does not happen for you? This issue occurs for me on all my systems - Mac, Windows, Linux. 2.92. I have not checked if it is a regression.

Eugene Du commented

2021-04-01 15:32:19 +02:00

I wanted to say that if I hide some objects in the Collection (eye icon inactive) and then hide this Collection (eye icon inactive),
it remember hidden state after unhide Collection (eye icon active),
but if you disable Collection withing checkbox, it remember only visibility in render (camera icon) and in viewport (tv icon), eye icon always be visible after activating collection,
it also happen if you hide some objects (eye icon inactive) and then unhide all objects with Alt+H hotkey, it unhide all objects even if collection was hidden (eye icon inactive).

Hope you understand me. So the proper way (in Blender, just deal with it) to hide objects it's disable it visibility from Render and Viewport...

I wanted to say that if I hide some objects in the Collection (eye icon inactive) and then hide this Collection (eye icon inactive), it remember hidden state after unhide Collection (eye icon active), but if you disable Collection withing checkbox, it remember only visibility in render (camera icon) and in viewport (tv icon), eye icon always be visible after activating collection, it also happen if you hide some objects (eye icon inactive) and then unhide all objects with Alt+H hotkey, it unhide all objects even if collection was hidden (eye icon inactive). Hope you understand me. So the proper way (in Blender, just deal with it) to hide objects it's disable it visibility from Render and Viewport...

Pratik Borhade commented

2021-04-16 15:49:52 +02:00

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Pratik Borhade commented

2021-04-16 15:49:52 +02:00

Changed status from 'Needs Triage' to: 'Confirmed'

Pratik Borhade commented

2021-04-16 15:49:52 +02:00

I can see the behavior.
More precisely step would be :

Drag cube in new collection
Disable Hide in viewport (eye button) for cube
Disable Exclude from view layer option (checkbox) for collection.
Enable checkbox now, cube is visible (it should not)

Guess it is unintentional behavior, Confirming the bug.

I can see the behavior. More precisely step would be : - Drag cube in new collection - Disable `Hide in viewport (eye button)` for cube - Disable `Exclude from view layer option (checkbox)` for collection. - Enable checkbox now, cube is visible (it should not) Guess it is unintentional behavior, Confirming the bug.

Andrew commented

2021-04-16 16:52:40 +02:00

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Andrew commented

2021-04-16 16:52:40 +02:00

In #87111#1147594, @PratikPB2123 wrote:

Enable checkbox now, cube is visible (it should not)

Yes, same behavior.

> In #87111#1147594, @PratikPB2123 wrote: > - Enable checkbox now, cube is visible (it should not) Yes, same behavior.

Pratik Borhade commented

2021-04-17 06:38:00 +02:00

Not so familiar with User interface module code, Guess something wrong here in this function {https://developer.blender.org/diffusion/B/browse/master/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/layer.c$1443}
Because tis function only stores previous state of child collection and not child objects

Not so familiar with User interface module code, Guess something wrong here in this function {https://developer.blender.org/diffusion/B/browse/master/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/layer.c$1443} Because tis function only stores previous state of child collection and not child objects

Pratik Borhade commented

2021-04-17 06:38:45 +02:00

@Varyag, Thanks for testing.

Pratik Borhade commented

2021-04-20 07:21:48 +02:00

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Ryan Inch commented

2021-06-09 08:28:07 +02:00

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Richard Antalik commented

2021-10-26 05:05:39 +02:00

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Pratik Borhade commented

2021-12-01 12:48:58 +01:00

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kursad k commented

2021-12-01 18:09:28 +01:00

The collection View Layer visibility is more about rendering and the render passes. Toggling the View Layer state of a collection should not mess with the child item's viewport visibility. There are already other ways to disable or enable the children visibility at once, like shift clicking on the collection's viewport visibility icon.

I recommend that the title is rephrased to include the View Layer status, because this is not really turning on and off a collection, this is about disabling a collection in the current View Layer. This can be roughly called "turning a collection off", if the user has only a single View Layer.

It would be nice also if this bug has a bit of higher priority given this bug is just a production pipeline nightmare. It got me badly yesterday.

The collection View Layer visibility is more about rendering and the render passes. Toggling the View Layer state of a collection should not mess with the child item's viewport visibility. There are already other ways to disable or enable the children visibility at once, like shift clicking on the collection's viewport visibility icon. I recommend that the title is rephrased to include the View Layer status, because this is not really turning on and off a collection, this is about disabling a collection in the current View Layer. This can be roughly called "turning a collection off", if the user has only a single View Layer. It would be nice also if this bug has a bit of higher priority given this bug is just a production pipeline nightmare. It got me badly yesterday. ![image.png](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F12674507/image.png)

Xen Wildman commented

2021-12-19 15:03:32 +01:00

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Xen Wildman commented

2021-12-19 15:03:32 +01:00

The default behaviour presented is through the checkbox and that does not work as expected so yeah I call this a bug. I've been reporting it since 2.8x
Subcollections tend to "forget" their status when you disable (uncheck) the parent.

The default behaviour presented is through the checkbox and that does not work as expected so yeah I call this a bug. I've been reporting it since 2.8x Subcollections tend to "forget" their status when you disable (uncheck) the parent.

thin soldier commented

2022-01-22 09:16:01 +01:00

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