REALISTIC VIEW PROBLEMS

[Anonymous]

Hi!

I just downloaded Revit 2017 onto my new laptop, which is a massive upgrade from what I was previously working on. Unfortunately, the realistic view in my revit looks awful (please see pictures attached). I have tried a couple of things to change it and I can't find a solution to the problem. If anyone has seen or experienced this problem, please send me he solution.

This is the realistic view - notice how the materials are showing upThis is my rendered view - this is what my materials actually look like.

[Sahay_R]

Go into the Material Editor and edit the material. Check Use Render Appearance.

I think that is where your problem lies. If I am wrong, then please feel free to share a stripped down file.

[ToanDN]

@Sahay_R

That option only affects Shaded Views, not Realistic.  There is something else going on.

[Sahay_R]

@Anonymous - take a look at these -

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/revit-products/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2016/ENU/Revit-DocumentPresent/files/GUID-E84B38F7-CCD8-4F3E-B580-EE27A07D818A-htm.html

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/revit-products/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Materials-are-not-visible-in-a-Revit-view-set-to-realistic-visual-style.html

All else failing - can you share a file that shows the behavior?

[Anonymous]

Hi!

Thank you so much for such a quick response! I'm amazed! I tried your suggested solution and it asn't worked for this problem.

God bless you!

[Anonymous]

Hi!

The same files behave perfectly on my other computer when I try it on there, so it's not the files that are wacky.

Warm Regards,

Cherise

[Sahay_R]

@Anonymous did you follow the links that I had sent you? This definitely has something to do with the computer then. 

Open R>>Options on both machines, make sure that both match the picture below.

[Anonymous]

Hi!

I'm having a look at the links you have sent me and I will give you feedback as soon as I can.

Again, thank you so much for all of your help! I will see if it maybe is the computer and see what I can do.

God bless you!

[jake_loveday]

Where did this material come from- does it originate from a 2016 model?

[Anonymous]

HI!

This is the warning that I get when I go into that options area:

[jake_loveday]

That shouldn’t cause any real problems. Looks like either a bad material or a duplicate item Hover your cursor on the edge of an object and hit tab. You can establish if you have an identical duplicate in the same position.

Or open material editor and change the scale size of the material image - it looks like really dense tiling of an image. Or substitute a material in 2017

[Sahay_R]

That means that you are using Hardware Acceleration.

In the Material Editor, try playing with this - 

(grasping at straws here)

All else failing - can you share the file?