Model space appearing in paper space as background

[Anonymous]

Hi,

I'm working with AutoCAD 2010. I'm not sure what setting is turned on, but essentially the model space is showing up in paper space as a background (cannot click on it, will not plot). The real kicker is that model space will appear again and again for each viewport that I create. Here's a screenshot of just one viewport created in paperspace with the model space background.

Any ideas what setting I need to turn off to make this disappear?

[Anonymous]

Hi have you done a page set up?  

It can look like this if you have plotted a window (the bit that looks black). Worth checking that you have set your paper size correctly & your viewport is not larger than your paper size.

[pendean]

Two viewports?
Or an errant XREF file in the wrong space?

[Anonymous]

This phenomenon occurs with every autoCAD file I have on the computer, even the ones I have started from scratch. The model space background will repeat for each viewport (see another screenshot with multiple viewports and multiple associated model space backgrounds). This is why I think it's a setting in options that has been turned on.

[pendean]

That's not something you turn on/off, it's not a 'feature'.

The latest image looks like your viewport is clipped from a much larger one and you see 'bleed-through' of the rest of the file. Is that how you are creating your viewports?
Otherwise your video card may be failing you: system specs? OS? 32bit-64bit? Video card being used?

[jggerth]

what is your display adaptor, and what driver are you using?

Are any other machines available you can try out and see if the problems happens there as well?