High resolution screen and Fusion 360

High resolution screen and Fusion 360

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High resolution screen and Fusion 360

Anonymous
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I have recently migrated to a host with 4K display - but it gives some challenges with Fusion 360.

 

On windows, scaling is set to 200%.

FusionLauncher.exe has been set to "Override high DPI.." on compatability tab.

 

The section of the screen with the names of the open files looks squeezed

2018-04-12 13_06_25-Autodesk Fusion 360.png

- as well as the time-/work-line in the bottom of the screen.

2018-04-12 13_07_15-Autodesk Fusion 360.png

 

Any recommendation on how to fix/adjust ?

 

 

 

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James.Youmatz
Autodesk Support
Autodesk Support

Hi @Anonymous,

 

Welcome to the Fusion 360 Community!

 

Disabling the DPI scaling should have worked. I think perhaps the FusionLauncher.exe is the wrong executable however. This just launches Fusion -- it is not the actual executable for Fusion. This is just a guess however. Did you follow the instructions per this guide here? If not, try those out.

 

 

Thanks,



James Youmatz
Product Insights Specialist for Fusion 360, Simulation, Generative Design
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Anonymous
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I tried to locate the Fusion360.exe file as well - but the "Disable display scaling" property does not exist in my Windows 10 (or at least, Microsoft decided to call it something else):

 

2018-04-12 17_16_45-Reply to Message - Autodesk Community .png

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James.Youmatz
Autodesk Support
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Hi @Anonymous,

 

Yes, have you tried checking that box in your screenshot then restarting Fusion and seeing if that improves it?

 

Thanks,



James Youmatz
Product Insights Specialist for Fusion 360, Simulation, Generative Design
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Anonymous
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With setting to "Application"

2018-04-12 19_12_27-Autodesk Fusion 360 - Application.png

 

With settings to "System"

2018-04-12 19_13_20-Autodesk Fusion 360 - System.png

 

With settings to "System (Enhanced)"

2018-04-12 19_14_08-Autodesk Fusion 360 - System Enhanced.png

 

In all 3 cases, the title of the current drawing is partially hidden due to font scaling issues.

I have not tested it, but I am 99% sure, that the issue with the work/time line exists in all 3 modes as well.

 

Regards

Brian

 

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Anonymous
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I am having the same problem that Brian has. I have also used all three "Disable Scaling" options and had the same result-- font appears very large, icons overlap and collide, and long menus such as Sketch and Create do not appear properly (are totally unusable).

 

As it is, with the normal "out of the box" settings, the program is usable but very low res. 

 

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mihai.stanimir
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This is how Fusion looks on my 4K display on Windows when overriding High DPI as suggested here https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/fusion-360/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Per....

fusion high dpi.PNG

Part of the menu is scaled correctly. In the viewport the numbers/dimensions are tiny and the timeline is very small.

 

high DPI settings.PNGpreferences general.PNGpreview.PNGproperties.PNG

This is how Fusion looks using default Windows scaling. Everything is blurry. My Windows scaling is at 175%.
windows scaling.PNG

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Anonymous
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Will they ever make 4k native version, as any other app does?

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alexA3RDM
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I changed back to using a Mac as my primary machine a while back and now that I'm using my Surface Pro for modelling again today... man, this visual experience is pretty rough.

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david.antliff
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I recently moved from a Mac to Windows 10, and this issue is a genuine problem for me. I run at 150% scaling on a 4K monitor (my eyes aren't good enough to read text and see icons at 100%) and the visual quality of Fusion 360 is a real let-down. Lines are so fuzzy that I often struggle to understand how constraints are applied. I've also experimented with those various High DPI settings, and although the "Application" one looks the best for the graphical parts, some of the menus are now messed up in weird ways.

 

I've noticed a few posts about this issue dating all the way back to 2017. Is there a roadmap item to resolve this? I imagine there must be many, many people on high DPI monitors these days. It also looked perfectly fine on a Mac using the same 4K monitor.

 

 

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