All figures are just black solid boxs

Whenever I try and plot somethingno mater what it is I just get a black box.

[Torsten]

Answer from AI:

A black box or blank screen when plotting in MATLAB is usually caused by a graphics driver incompatibility or a failing OpenGL hardware acceleration setting. [1, 2]

Here are the fastest ways to fix it:

1. Switch to Software OpenGL

Test if your hardware acceleration is causing the crash by forcing MATLAB to render using software instead of your GPU. Type this command in the MATLAB Command Window and press Enter: [1]

opengl software

After running it, try a basic plot command like plot(1:10). If the black box disappears, your graphics card drivers are incompatible or outdated. You should then update your computer's GPU drivers from the manufacturer's website (NVIDIA, AMD, or Intel). [1, 2, 3]

2. Check OpenGL Status

Run the diagnostic command to see what MATLAB detects about your system's graphics: [1]

opengl info

If it reports a low-level graphics error or says hardware support is disabled, sticking to opengl software or updating your system display drivers is your best immediate workaround. [1, 2]

3. Reset Figure Properties or Restart

• Dock and Undock: Sometimes the UI window fails to refresh. Try docking the blank figure window into the MATLAB desktop environment and then undocking it. [1, 2]
• Clear Preferences: Corrupted layout or graphics preferences can freeze rendering. Restart MATLAB or reset your preferences if the issue persists.

For more help, contact support together with your OS and what

opengl info

reports:

https://uk.mathworks.com/support/contact_us.html

[dpb]

The forum is remiss in not having place to indicate OS and platform as well as just the product/version. Beyond the GPU issues, seems as though there have been far more oddities with the non-Windows implementations and the new UI.