How to fix object/mesh invisibility in final render || Blender Troubleshooting Tutorial [2.78-79]

NOTE: This tutorial was made for Blender versions below 2.80. Methods are still the same, however, interface navigation is different. [edit - 5/13/2020]

This is a troubleshooting video, to help you with any object/mesh invisibility problems in Blender (any version) for both Blender Internal and Cycles Render. If an object disappears from being in the final render, no need to worry! This video covers all ways on how to fix this and all reasons to how and why this happened.

Maybe an object from the background or foreground disappeared and is invisible in your final render, but not your viewport(s), or maybe it's also invisible to both your final render and all your viewports. How do you fix this and why does this happen sometimes? This video shows you three ways on how to fix these problems, along with explaining how and why this happens.

Please note that this video is not a report on a Blender glitch or bug, but instead a video on helping people who are having unknown issues of object/mesh invisibility.

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Thanks For Watching!

[DaanMiles]

After reading a title I thought Nah I will not learn anything here. And then after watching through first 2 minutes i got alt+H trick which I didn't know for. Thanks man :)

[Skyspecter]

even after 7 years, you save lifes man! thank you so much, you're actually a blender hero

[evaree]

You can try to Click "W" on your keyboard and click "Clear All Restricted Render"

[floriangrundner]

Just found some new ones, wich kind of did a number on me rn:
1. When using particles, accidently clicked on the "show emitter" box, wich made the body dissapear from the renders, but not any viewports.
2. Clicking on the / on your numbpad focuses on only the selected object, you have to press again to see the whole scene again.
good luck have fun!

[Mephistahpheles]

Problem: LAYER doesn't appear in final render (visible in preview render.)
None of these solutions helped me.

[Edit to Add] Found a solution!

PROPERTIES -> SCENE -> LAYER -> Exclude:

If the layer is excluded, well....duh. lol.

Moving stuff off this layer onto any other one works. (Yes, I have the layer selected.) Still looking for a solution, both on my own, and searching videos. Creating new stuff on this layer doesn't work (unless I move onto another layer.)

I like the information you provided....be nice if you included this tidbit, too. It's so rare to find videos that clearly & concisely cover all the relevant stuff.

[aufyre]

OMG TYSM! i thought i was gonna have to make the whole gfx again lolll

[lilplayzz]

For the third troubleshoot, my cameras are all turned on but it is till invisible. Please help! All that appears is a grey screen.

[ShrapnlMagnt]

Still helping people 5 years later. I really don't know how but my object had all Ray visibilities unchecked. Thanks for the video

[cc.creationz]

I’m having this problem now could you help me this is an old video and I have an object which I’m trying to render in cycles. I have an object that is being shown in the viewport but not the render

[leveldk]

You posted this five years ago and today you saved my work 😊

[PhillLOL]

I have the second problem but the camera was checked. It still wouldn't show in the final render.

[icyater]

What if, I have imported a blender file of a shape, I can see it on the screen, but I cannot see on render???

[ayfoppa.]

4 years later ... This man is a life saver.

[semihaksoy]

When I select circle mesh to create a circle, it is being invisible. I can not see it. What should I do? Any other meshes are working regularly but circle is not.

[uknighthuntingvision]

Blender 2.9 have a basic fluid baked animation and I have a 'Boundary' whitch I have made invisable, a 'Fluid' inflow and an 'Effector' and it animates great but when I try to render to it renders the effector cube and does not render the water When I look through the camera to take an image or animation there is no sign of fluid at any stage what am I doing wrong!

[Jakevxk]

Hello I'm still having an issue with mine after doing all these trouble shoot options. I have a couple objects that have a camera that is tracking and that is following a path. Not sure what to do

[BLTwasTaken]

It didn't work, I check my hierarchy and its only giving me the option obj mode when I hit tab. What else could be the problem if I hit h on the obj and worked on another piece? This happens twice for me and I'm unsure.

[aniketjoshi]

Hello... I haven't restricted any of the object from rendering in outliner and also I haven't hidden anything...still one of my object isn't rendering, can you tell me how should i fix this?

[Lazymotion]

I have the third issue but when I check the top right thingy EVERYTHING is checked but when I render the meshes are not appearing only the rigs I have is shown pls help :/

[SotiriosUR]

Ok! So I Was Making A Blender Game Cause I Was Bored, It Was Going good Until Anything That Had an image Texture Went Invisible! Any Fix!!??