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Properties, Project browser not showing after disconnecting other monitors

Anonymous — Mon, 30 Jun 2014 03:25:32 GMT

While I am at work I am running 3 monitors 2 24" monitors and my laptop monitor. Revit will be on my main display and the Project Browser and Properties window will be on my laptop monitor. When I want to bring my laptop with my after work I will need to redock my Properties window and Project browser to the main Revit window. However this weekend I forgot to do this and I can't seem to get my properties and project browser to open on my laptop. It appears this is a glitch or "Learning oppertunity" inside of Revit where it doesn't force the windows to open on the main display. When I this happened in the past I was in a location where I could connect to a second monitor and not have to worry about this. This time I don't have a second monitor to connect to so I can redock the windows to the main Revit window.

Does anyone know how to force the windows to open on my laptop display or am I out of luck until I am able to get reconnect to my docking staiton or a second monitor?

I have tried:

Using the User Interface within Revit and turning them off and then back on.

Turning off then windows closing Revit, reopen Revit, then turning the windows back on.

I have gone into my nView options to force all windows to open on main display

I have gone to the display setting to make sure it was only seeing 1 monitor "laptop screen"0

None of these seemed to help.

Revit Version:

2014 updated version

2015 updated version

The issue happens with both version and also before the update.

Re: Properties, Project browser not showing after disconnecting other monitors

Anonymous — Tue, 01 Jul 2014 14:05:19 GMT

This wouldn't be a software issue, its just an issue that you'll get using multiple screens. Used to happen to me all the time when I was using two screens, with any program that I'd open and dock windows on the second screen.

Unfortunately the only fix I'm aware of here would be to find a second monitor and bring everything back onto one screen.

Re: Properties, Project browser not showing after disconnecting other monitors

alan.quinn — Tue, 01 Jul 2014 14:56:57 GMT

Revit by design prefers the palettes to be on the main screen with the interface of Revit. If the browser panel is moved (docked) back
with the interface for Revit, and then closed/reopened, this should jump it back to full functioning ability again. Please test this first to regain functionality of the Revit software.

If this does not push through and restore the functionality, please then proceed to the control panel to run a repair to the software. This can be done by double clicking on the Revit software from Add/Remove programs (Within the Control panel). Once you have double clicked, select the repair option, and follow the prompts. Once complete, please then restart your system to test.

Hope this helps and thanks for posting.

Re: Properties, Project browser not showing after disconnecting other monitors

Anonymous — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 00:04:23 GMT

mjohnson - Finding a second monitor is what I have had to do in the past to fix the issue. I assumed it was an Autodesk issue because it only happened when I was in Revit.

alan.quinn - I will just have to remember to redock the browsers with the Revit interface before I close Revit and take my laptop home or just invest in a couple of monitors for my house.

Thank you both for your help.

Re: Properties, Project browser not showing after disconnecting other monitors

Bonnie.James7G99N — Thu, 26 Dec 2019 15:55:22 GMT

Hello alan.quinn,

I am having the same issue with my project browser not showing. I usually have it docked on a separate screen and forgot to dock it on my main display before leaving to work from home.

I have tried turning it on and off with the user interface.

Restarting the program.

Repairing the program (according to the instructions you provided above).

None of those things have worked for me. Is there any other method I can try?

Re: Properties, Project browser not showing after disconnecting other monitors

ToanDN — Thu, 26 Dec 2019 17:29:07 GMT

Just get another monitor and plug it in.

Re: Properties, Project browser not showing after disconnecting other monitors

jtseng49 — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 21:30:28 GMT

I feel my circumstances might be too specific, but here goes:

I VPN to my work desktop (2 monitors) from my laptop. I minimized the VPN window to go back to my laptop's desktop, right click & hit Display Setting, then under Scale and Layout, change the scale (I was originally at 125%, I changed to 100%). Go back to VPN window, and found that my Properties window in Revit has reappeared. Docked it to the screen before going back to change my laptop's Display Setting.

Hope this helps!

Re: Properties, Project browser not showing after disconnecting other monitors

Anonymous — Thu, 19 Mar 2020 17:06:13 GMT

I had a co-worker who was having this same issue and the changing the scale on the main laptop (not the remote computer) worked perfectly to solve this issue! This is a great tip for those of us who are suddenly doing a lot more remote work.

Re: Properties, Project browser not showing after disconnecting other monitors

Anonymous — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 15:51:32 GMT

It works! Thank you for sharing

Re: Properties, Project browser not showing after disconnecting other monitors

Anonymous — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 01:40:06 GMT

How do you repair it?

Re: Properties, Project browser not showing after disconnecting other monitors

Anonymous — Fri, 15 Jan 2021 21:39:16 GMT

Hi,

The porperty Icon is not showing.

How did you solve the problem?

Regards

回复： Properties, Project browser not showing after disconnecting other monitors

trunyan — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 18:51:59 GMT

Here is how to solve it when working remotely. go to C/users/(user) appdata/roaming/autodesk/revit/revit Year/ENU then rename the .dat file to .old. When you reopen revit it will reposition the browser. https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/revit-products/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/How-to-reset-the-Autodesk-Revit-ribbon-toolbar-and-browser-to-default-settings.html

Re: Properties, Project browser not showing after disconnecting other monitors

skavanaughGUV7N — Thu, 01 Apr 2021 19:16:52 GMT

Thanks for this response. I just dealt with this problem myself and found that in addition what you've mentioned as a fix, changing the screens orientation also works for getting the properties and project browser snapped back to one screen. Pretty much changing anything here:

Re: Properties, Project browser not showing after disconnecting other monitors

Anonymous — Wed, 19 May 2021 19:05:59 GMT

This worked for me! Thanks!

Re: Properties, Project browser not showing after disconnecting other monitors

kelvinskoretz — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 20:35:51 GMT

Changing my 4k laptop settings from 250% zoom factor to 100% back a few times brought back my browser. @jtseng49 Thanks to @jtseng49

Re: Properties, Project browser not showing after disconnecting other monitors

panastos — Tue, 12 Jul 2022 12:56:19 GMT

The screen orientation didn't work for me but changing the scale did.

Re: Properties, Project browser not showing after disconnecting other monitors

melbourne_it — Mon, 29 Aug 2022 01:18:25 GMT

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/revit/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/How-to-reset-the-Autodesk-Revit-ribbon-toolbar-and-browser-to-default-settings.html

回复： Properties, Project browser not showing after disconnecting other monitors

STHrichardc — Wed, 04 Jan 2023 03:22:27 GMT

Thanks for the solution. I tried renaming the .dat file to .old as suggested but this did not work for me (Revit 2021.1.7). However, I renamed the RevitUILayout.xml file located in the folder one higher than your suggestion; i.e. C/users/(user)/appdata/roaming/autodesk/revit/revit Year

This worked a treat as when restarting Revit, it recreates a new xml file. This provided me a docked Browser. Thanks again. Saved me a trip into work.

回复： Properties, Project browser not showing after disconnecting other monitors

nblumbergCL3YA — Mon, 30 Jan 2023 20:08:46 GMT

I had issues with my project browser and properties not being visible. Resizing the window, disconnecting from multiple monitors, deleting the UISTATE.dat, I even thought to move/hide my taskbar to see if they were hiding behind it. All didn't work. The reset utility in your link is finally what fixed the issue. Thanks.

Re: Properties, Project browser not showing after disconnecting other monitors

ceceliadRJ4PL — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 01:53:01 GMT

This solution worked for me!