Black Structure Window

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Stefan Seidlmayer

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Dec 18, 2025, 8:07:54 AM (12 days ago) Dec 18
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Dear all,

I have recently stumbled across this problem: The structure window in Vesta is ALWAYS just black (no structure shown, even if I import a structure etc.).

This reminded me of a problem I encountered in another software, where only the screen went black.
Turned out the other software was using quick time viewer for displaying the window and due to some changes in Win11 or graphics drivers the older version of qt would not work properly anymore.

BlackScreen.jpg

But not sure this is the same problem here. 

What I so far tried to solve the problem:
I tried reinstalling version v.3.5.8 (manually deleting the vesta folder) unpacking the v.3.5.8 (fresh downloaded)
I tried updating to v.3.90.5a
I tried running vesta as administrator
But the problem persists. I cannot render any structures any more. This is really annoying at the moment.

Any suggestions what to do?

Running this on Win11, Laptop with an AMD CPU with integrated graphics.

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Stefan

Stefan Seidlmayer

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Dec 18, 2025, 9:06:55 AM (12 days ago) Dec 18
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This is what Vesta states in the output window:
OpenGL version: 4.6.0 Compatibility Profile Context 25.8.1.250617
Video configuration: AMD Radeon (TM) Graphics
Maximum supported width and height of the viewport: 16384 x 16384
OpenGL depth buffer bit: 16

Stefan Seidlmayer

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Dec 18, 2025, 1:25:26 PM (12 days ago) Dec 18
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I wonder if it has a similar root/cause like this:

I will try changing around transparency settings tomorrow...and report back
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