Unresolved high resolution screen scale issues with LT 2017

[Anonymous]

I have a Dell Precision 7710 with a recommended screen resolution of 3840 X 2160. I had scale issues with the screen using the 30 day trial, and it was recommended to buy the subscription and install update 1 to resolve the problem. I have done that, but it has made no changes with the scale issues. I have seen other users posting the same problems, but have not seen any fixes for this on the forum. Does anyone have any recommendations? Setting the resolution back is not what I consider a fix to this problem. Thank you for any insights.

[dbdoug62]

The Dan Antonelli site reads in part: Here is a link to a txt file with the manifest code: manifest.txt.

Are we supposed to change anything within that .txt file, or just rename it to acadlt.exe.manifest and drop it into the folder where the AutoCAD executable is, without altering the content of the file in any way?

I edited the registry as instructed, renamed manifest.txt without making any changes to the content of it, and dropped it in the correct folder.  Acad LT began to open, but then hung, and became unresponsive.

[dbdoug62 · Accepted solution]

Since the Dan Antonielli fix caused AcadLT to hang on startup, I took the BFFI (Brute Force and Ignorance) approach, and tried combinations of Windows 10 settings and AutoCAD settings until I got to a display that is an acceptable compromise across all applications.  Not close to perfect, but workable.  Here's what worked for me.  Disclaimer - I know nothing about this topic, and am not making any recommendations.

In Windows 10, right-click on Desktop, choose Graphics Options / Resolution, set to a resolution near 2000 across, with whatever aspect ratio works best for the particular screen; in my case 2048 x 1152.  Set Panel Fit to Maintain Aspect Ratio.

Right-click on Desktop, choose Display settings / Advanced Display settings / Advanced Sizing of Text and other items / Set a Custom Scaling Level (not recommended).  Set to 125%.  Windows will then make you sign out / in.  [FURTHER DISCLAIMER: When you choose Set a Custom Scaling Level, a warning message pops up, describing the burden this setting might place on your computer, and the damage that might cause.  Again, I know nothing about this, and I'm not recommending you do it.  If anyone has a solid understanding of it, and wants to educate me, please do]

Right-click on the Desktop, choose Display settings.  Set "Change the size of text, apps, and other items" to 175%.

Choose Advanced display settings / Advanced sizing of text and other items, and in the Change only the text size dropdowns, set the font size for all six items to 9.

On the Desktop, right-click on the AutoCAD desktop icon, choose Properties / Compatibility, put a check in the box for Disable display scaling on high DPI settings.

Start AutoCAD, and in Options / Display, check Use large buttons for toolbars.  The Resize ribbon icons to standard sizes checkbox doesn't seem to do much, if anything.  Choose the Fonts button, and set the Command Line Window font to 9 or 10, depending on your eyesight.

The results of all this are shown in the attached screen grabs.

I'm sure I'll get admonished for monkeying around with a bunch of stuff I know nothing about, and I don't disagree.  But right now, I have a computer that I can get some useful work out of, so for the moment I'm happy.

Dan

[wes]

Cool! I thought there must be a way to make the right adjustments within windows and AutoCAD. I tried adjusting the display resolution and zoom percentage, but that's as far as I got. Looks like you got it to work a better way.

[Anonymous]

Thanks a bunch!  This is the only solution that has worked for my system.  Although now I have a machine with high resolution capabilities that I have to dumb down while Autodesk comes up with a solution, if at all.....:(

[pendean]

If you use AutoCAD/LT2017, go grab the 2017.1.1 update (notice the "point one point one" in the name) from your active subscription-only updates page https://manage.autodesk.com/cep/#products-services/updates
Read all about it here: http://blogs.autodesk.com/autocad/autocad-2017-fall-update/
Note: It doesn't solve all the problems, just many of them. A better fix will probably show up in AutoCAD/LT2018 later this year or AutoCAD/LT2019 next year.

[Anonymous]

Hello.

I had the same problem on my laptop with the 2018 version. If i open the project by clicking on it i had scale issues,but if i open the program and drag an drop or open new project the problem was solved!

Vlad

[gidiNPW85]

Brilliant, thank you. I only followed the steps up to changing the size to 125%. I didnt find the settings hange only the text size dropdowns, but problem is fixed. Thank you.