Revit Display Issues with a 4K Resolution Screen

[Anonymous]

Hi there,

I know that there have been a few different posts regarding this issue already, but none of them quite answered my question fully! Hopefully, this can help myself and others with Revit issues using 4K screens.

So, at my work we use Revit Architecture for what we do. I got a new computer for this job with a 4K screen (res. 3840x2160). Great, crisp screen! However, when using Revit, the buttons and toolbars can get combined, we get random black lines, toolbars appear weird, and opening families gets a little janky, etc. I'm all who are reading this know the issues. In looking at other forums online, it's been suggested that in order for Revit to run properly that the Display text be reset to a number below 150%. (To do this, opening control panel, go to display, and customize the display to be under 150% size) My computer's display is defaulted to 250%. So when I adjust the display down to 150% or lower, Revit's toolbars and dropdown menus work perfect! Except for one thing....the text and toolbars get super small...So the toolbar issues are fixed, but the text is not. Thankfully, at my work I have an external monitor with a way smaller resolution that I can plug my computer into so that my text is actually readable. But unfortunately, I can no longer use my laptop as one monitor and my external monitor as my second screen due to such drastic changes in text sizes. It's either run Revit on my laptop with messed up toolbars, or run Revit with super small text on my laptop; without the external monitor, I'd be pretty much screwed...

My question, is this: if I'm looking to upgrade my external monitor to a 4K monitor, am I going to have the same issues with the display as I am with my laptop? Let's say a 27" 4K monitor with the same resolution as my laptop (3840x2160). Will this screen have the same text issues under 150%, and the same crammed, messed up toolbars, window openings, black lines, etc as my laptop? If so, Autodesk needs to make some adjustments and tweaks to this program ASAP. Is Autodesk going to make some tweaks to Revit so that it's compatable with 4K monitors and screen resolutions? If not, it would be seriously disappointing for a LOT of people. Revit should definitely be compatible with 4K monitors and you guys at Autodesk should seriously look into making Revit compatible with displays higher than 150% size. More and more people are headed in the direction of 4K screens, especially with all of the 3D capabilities of many of your products. It would be really, really nice if the products could catch up...

Thank you,

Gabe

[Anonymous]

Hey 

Im having this exact same issue. the only thing is that i dont have an external monitor to work off. I need to work off my new laptop (Dell XPS15) which has a 4K screen and the only way to fix the buggy interface is to have my screen on 150%.

Has anyone been able to fix this issue. is there a driver of some sort for windows 10 that will fix this?

[ennujozlagam]

hello, i'm not too sure if this one can help you, could be the same process with revit. give it a try. thanks

Click HERE

[Anonymous]

Jason9422, unfortunately no solution has presented itself yet, nor have I been able to find one. I thankfully work off of an eternal monitor at home and at work, and so I don't have the problem when working on those. If I'm on the road and need to access Revit, then I have to bring my display down to 150% and squint to see what I'm clicking on.

[Anonymous]

2016 and lower....adjust resolution lower and change the display zoom to 150% or less...no fix is coming.

2017 and future...enjoy your awesome screen(s).

[RDAOU]

@Anonymous

It has been always the SAME answer and ONLY answer to 4K screens issues with Revit Versions PRE 2017 (ie: till version 2016): Scaling and Resolution what @Anonymous refered to. So I am not sure how that did not help you or how this will help others!!!

There is no other way but to upgrade to 2017...as mpwuz said NO OTHER SOLUTION IS COMING; the 2017 was the solution

[Anonymous]

@RDAOU

Relax, pal. No need to get bent out of shape over this. This isn't a solution, but the temporary assessment of the issue at hand. You're totally right in saying we'll need to wait to see if AutoDesk does anything about it in 2017!

[glenn100]

I don't believe you should be putting 'SOLVED' on this thread.  I agree that the scaling method and Revit 2017 have solved some of the issues with interface overlap, but neither solves the size of the icons and text in 2017 being too small.  I am running a Revit 2017 on a Surface Pro with external Dell 4k 27" monitor, and the icons and text are too small.  

[Anonymous]

glenn100 - I totally agree. I was not one who put "solved" on here. I haven't gotten that issue resolved either. Thank you!

[Anonymous]

Actually, to correct myself...I DID accept that as the solution because I don't have Revit 2017 and assumed the issue would be ironed out with the 2017 version. I guess it's not! Thanks for the correction!

[Anonymous]

I got the same problem using Revit 2017 with windows 10 and 4k resolution. 

Icons TOO small, and when making schedules, I can't even read the texts... 

[Anonymous]

I have the same problem too on my brand new XPS15, it will also froze when toggling too often in 3d view but will be smooth again when u double tab out from Revit. 

Anyone has any idea how to fix these? 

[Anonymous]

Check out this link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4GCfugE0xQ

Follow the steps, but rename the file name as "Revit.exe.manifest".

This method can also apply to 3dsmax, etc.

It works well in Revit 2016 in my razer blade pro.

[Anonymous]

Any thing messing up with registry in the system folder or software key
folder i wouldn't recommend doing it 😛 However, thanks for the share.

[revitpeon]

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@ennujozlagam wrote:

hello, i'm not too sure if this one can help you, could be the same process with revit. give it a try. thanks

Click HERE

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This DPI scaling fix completely solved the issue for me, including in the display of schedules.    It's kind of fussy because you have to mess around in the registry and program folders, but once you do it's fixed forever.   Note that Revit already has a revit.exe.manifest file in the folder so you'll rename that to revit.exe.manifest.old or something.

If I understand this right, Windows is just scaling the program up at 200% without any kind of antialiasing, so the text and UI elements are a little fuzzier than they would be-- on my 15" 4K screen they're at 150dpi instead of glorious 300dpi.   Still, better than the alternative.