topic Re: Materials Dialog Box Doesn't work in Revit Architecture Forum

Materials Dialog Box Doesn't work

Anonymous — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 00:25:18 GMT

When i try to change a material or access the Material Dialog Box, nothing happens. Have tried to repair the .msi files. All .adsklib files are also present. Tried to add paths in File>Options>Rendering. Have also tried to reinstall Revit 2018. Can anyone help?

From what i can gather, everything is present, it just doesn't want to work.

Thanks in advance! Cheers!

Janis

PS I'm running Revit 2018 Student version

Re: Materials Dialog Box Doesn't work

barthbradley — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 15:28:14 GMT

So Materials under Manage tab doesn't work at all?

Re: Materials Dialog Box Doesn't work

ennujozlagam — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 16:03:16 GMT

Hello, try to refer website below and see if helps. Thanks

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/revit-products/learn-explore/caas/simplecontent/content/why-doesn-E2-80-99t-my-revit-material-browser-dialogue-box-open.html

Re: Materials Dialog Box Doesn't work

Anonymous — Sat, 21 Oct 2017 19:36:34 GMT

I am having the same issue.

I have tried the above solutions and reinstalled the software. I have run out of ideas. Has anyone got any suggestions?

Re: Materials Dialog Box Doesn't work

Anonymous — Sat, 21 Oct 2017 19:56:13 GMT

No, I click on it and nothing what so ever happens

Re: Materials Dialog Box Doesn't work

ToanDN — Sun, 22 Oct 2017 04:46:44 GMT

I have the same problems ever since installed Revit 2018. What is your Windows version?

Re: Materials Dialog Box Doesn't work

stewartjex — Mon, 23 Oct 2017 07:55:50 GMT

I am on windows 10.

Re: Materials Dialog Box Doesn't work

Anonymous — Thu, 26 Oct 2017 13:26:30 GMT

Same here, Windows 10

Re: Materials Dialog Box Doesn't work

Anonymous — Sun, 07 Jan 2018 11:31:44 GMT

Solved It!

The issue for me was with the graphics card. Disabling the graphics card in device manager and turning off hardware acceleration fixed the issue.

Re: Materials Dialog Box Doesn't work

richard_horner — Mon, 29 Jan 2018 21:45:24 GMT

I too had this same problem, which only occurred after updating my Nvidia Driver last week. As suggested by Stewart Jex, I turned off Hardware Acceleration from within the Revit Options dialog, then re-started Revit. The Materials Dialog re-appeared. I went back into the Revit Options, and turned Hardware Acceleration back on, followed by another Revit re-start, & everything seems to be working correctly. Material Dialog works fine & hardware acceleration is on.

Re: Materials Dialog Box Doesn't work

AAAStructural — Sat, 11 Aug 2018 00:42:41 GMT

Thank you for posting this. This has just happened to me. It was great to find this post.

Re: Materials Dialog Box Doesn't work

aRcHiTeCt.JM — Sat, 11 Aug 2018 09:45:49 GMT

... did you try disabling your graphic card ?

.... or disabling your acceleration card