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2d solids do not observe fillmode withinin certain layouts

Since rolling out 2009 to a large userbase, we have encountered several drawing files which contain specific layouts within which any viewport will not show filled 2d solids properly. This behavior seems to be specific to AutoCAD 2009. The same drawing files behave as expected in AutoCAD 2008 (and, presumably, earlier releases).

Although fillmode is turned on, a viewport within an affected layout will show 2d solids like so:

Of note:

• fillmode is set to 1
• All viewports are set to 2d wireframe / hideplot is turned off in all of the viewports
• I do have raster design 2009 installed. Neither the “filled object hotfix” nor SP1 corrected the problem
• An example drawing can be found here: http://www.texupport.net/acad_examples/fillmode.dwg

Workarounds: Recreate the entire layout, including the viewports and any paperspace annotation.
First Appeared: AutoCAD 2009
Status as of AutoCAD 2009 version 3.1: Still reproducible.