Surface book Pro 2 screen resolution problems in AutoCAD Architecture 2016

Surface book Pro 2 screen resolution problems in AutoCAD Architecture 2016

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Surface book Pro 2 screen resolution problems in AutoCAD Architecture 2016

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out of scale textout of scale textHey there,

I recently bought a surface book 2 w/ the 15" screen thinking that this would be the best all around machine for my drafting and design company(sketching, portability, system components). I'm running windows 10 Pro. I loaded my AutoCAD Architecture 2016(downloaded from site) and noticed a couple glitches. (see pic) The text in the palletes on the right are not in scale.  Also, when I try and customize my ribbons and menu bar by right clicking in that area the selections seem to disappear when I put my cursor over them.  After calling Autodesk, the lady informed me to do a clean uninstall and reinstall.  So I did, and downloaded the service pack 1 that is recommended.  I've read there are some issues with the DPI settings and not sure if this may be the problem.   Capture1.PNG

These are the current settings for my program with DPI override. 

Currently not sure if buying this expensive computer was worth it since I've spent more hours reconfiguring than drawing.  Not sure if this can be fixed or if it's something so new that AutoCAD hasn't released a service pack. Any help would be appreciated.  

Thank you,

Jeremiah

 

@jeremiah for clarity Kevin.Palmer edited the original subject: Surface book Pro 2 problems with AutoCAD Architecture 2016

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@pendean wrote:
This site has some good specs for you to go by https://picknotebook.com/blog/the-best-laptop-for-autocad/

But if you need production performance, you need a desktop Workstation PC, about the only laptops to get closer are not slim, and not lightweight, are not sexy, and may not have touch-screens https://www.google.com/search?&q=mobile+workstationnd https://www.boxx.com/solutions/architecture-engineering-construction



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So I finally called Lenovo and they said the following computer should do the job for Autocad Architecture.  Any chance someone could tell me if this thing will do the job before I purchase? Should I try to find one that has 8GB graphics card? 


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