Hardware

System requirements for Autodesk Revit 2018 products

2020-03-04 The Revit Kid Blog: My Revit Laptop - Balancing Performance, Portability, and Price

Troubleshooting

Sometimes when flaky stuff is happening, it can help to re-seat everything (ram, video cards, etc.). If you'd be comfortable doing that, with the power cable unplugged, open the box and unplug everything from the motherboard (one at a time) and plug it back in. Sometimes stuff can wiggle loose (especially when moving boxes around) and cause problems.

For displays, you want to make sure that you're using a digital (NOT analog) signal. While there are differences between the digital options - DVI, HDMI, and DP (& mini) - just make sure the analog VGA connections aren't used.

Graphics Card

http://www.nvidia.com/object/autodesk-design-suite-find-graphics.html

Is Nvidia Quadro M4000 certified for revit 2018

Inside The Factory - 2015/07 - revit-graphics-certification - about the certification process; min. req'd: DirectX 11 and Shader Model 3

"For hardware certification there are at least four states: Certified (i.e tested & Passed) / Unknown (i.e. untested) / Unsupported (tested & failed) / Incompatible (the hardware does not support DirectX 11 or cannot be queried to determine support)."

"It is not unusual to see the incompatible message when working in a virtual machine (since Revit can only see the virtual graphics adaptor and not the actual hardware)."

Autodesk says it's nvidia's responsibility, nvidia says it's Autodesk's (to test drivers). http://www.nvidia.in/object/quadro-desktop-gpu-specs-in.html

Mouse

I mouse left-handed using an ambidextrous mouse (with the thumb button set to Esc) in conjunction with AutoHotkey to set a few convenience keys on the right side of the keyboard (which makes it easy to enter distances using the number keypad). I also have Keyboard Shortcuts [TODO] for commands mapped to corresponding keys on the number pad.

In early February 2020, the middle-click (scroll wheel click) stopped working on my IOGEAR Symmetre GME630 (started as intermittent failures), though the scroll wheel still works. This made it impossible to pan or zoom extents. I temporarily mapped the "Wheel click" to the #4 button so that it would at least be somewhat useable and ordered a Sensei 310 as a replacement mouse. Also looked into vertical mice (and thought about trackballs), but haven't made that leap yet.

At least most of the Sensei 310 is plastic (there's just a couple foamy rubber areas on the sides). Unlike many people I actually don't like the rubberized surfaces on many mice - they collect "hand gunk" and are hard to clean without scrubbing off the rubber along with the gunk (which will leave irritating edges). When I was still right-handed (with AutoCAD), I wound up removing all of the rubberized coating on one of my Logitech MX518's just because the patches got irritating. The top of my GME630 looks disgusting (because I've been more gentle about cleaning it, I can't get the gunk off the rubber parts). Hopefully the sides of the Sensei 310 will be easier to clean (since they feel like a different type of material).

Logitech

Sensei Ten

Seems to be an improvement on 310 (no longer has rubber pads on sides with grooves that collect grime). Smooth surface, but unsure if it's a coating that can rub off.

click "Engine" on the left, then "SENSEI TEN" under "GEAR"
click the "Click here to fix these settings." link in the orange bar (see instructions for Sensei 310 > Default)
click "._ CONFIGS" on bottom left, then click "+ NEW" for each configuration below

Default

Right-Handed

remove first 4 Mouse Sensitivity Levels (so only "3200 CPI" remains)
set full Acceleration, and Deceleration halfway
Disable Illumination for B3 and LOGO
~~Deactivate B6 [Right-Handed only]~~
- ~~maybe the position on my desk (closer to me) causes me to keep clicking it with my pinkie~~
set B4 to Esc (under Keyboard Buttons > Editing)
Set B8 to Left-Handed [after creation] (under Launch Configuration > SENSEI TEN)

Left-Handed

remove first 4 Mouse Sensitivity Levels (so only "3200 CPI" remains)
set full Acceleration, and Deceleration halfway
Disable Illumination for B3 and LOGO
set B2 to Button 1 and B1 to Button 2 (need to click "SAVE" for settings to take effect)
set B6 to Esc (under Keyboard Buttons > Editing)
Set B8 to Right-Handed [after creation] (under Launch Configuration > SENSEI TEN)

Sensei 310

Default

Clicking the "Click here to fix these settings." link in the orange bar at the top will bring up the following dialog with a "FIX THESE SETTINGS FOR ME" button, which adjusts the settings in the "Motion" section on the "Pointer Options" tab of the "Mouse Properties" Control Panel.

Default ColorShift for B3 and LOGO: Template:RGB 255-000-000 at 0%, Template:RGB 000-255-000 at 33%, and Blue at 66%

Right-Handed

set Sensitivity 1 & 2 to 3200 CPI
set full Acceleration, and Deceleration halfway
Disable Illumination for B3 and LOGO
Deactivate B6 [Right-Handed only]
- maybe the position on my desk (closer to me) causes me to keep clicking it with my pinkie
set B4 to Esc (under Keyboard Buttons > Editing)
Set B8 to Sensei 310 Left-Handed [after creation] (under Launch Configuration > SENSEI 310)

Left-Handed

set Sensitivity 1 & 2 to 3200 CPI
set full Acceleration, and Deceleration halfway
Disable Illumination for B3 and LOGO
set B2 to Button 1 and B1 to Button 2
set B6 to Esc (under Keyboard Buttons > Editing)
Set B8 to Sensei 310 Right-Handed [after creation] (under Launch Configuration > SENSEI 310)

IOGEAR Symmetre GME630

Ambidextrous mouse. https://www.iogear.com/product/gme630 Driver Download

Thought it wouldn't be comfortable (because of the angles), but it was. I miss it (middle button broke). Better acceleration than Sensei replacement (above). Main negative is the rubbery coating that accumulates hand oil gunk (that can't be cleaned without rubbing off - similar to Logitech).

Settings:

Keyboard

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Is the keyboard backlight only rainbow? or can it be set to single color (such as red)?

Is the keyboard brightness adjustable?

Through software? or keyboard (without need for drivers)?

From pictures (hard to tell), it looks like the keys to the right of the spacebar are: Alt-Fn-AppsKey-Ctrl

On my keyboard, they’re: Alt-Win-AppsKey-Ctrl

If you could confirm the AppsKey is there, that would be very helpful. I can lose the extra Win key, but I use AutoHotKey to remap that AppsKey to a Tab. So I need that key to send a signal to the computer.

riitek.com Rii RK100 (can't use)

(seems like RK100+ can’t actually adjust the color – only rainbow?)

the keys to the right of the spacebar are: Alt-Fn-(Brightness?)-Ctrl

On standard keyboard, they’re: Alt-Win-AppsKey-Ctrl

I can lose the extra Win key, but I use AutoHotKey to remap the AppsKey to a Tab. However, the “brightness” key does NOT send a signal to the computer ("It is only internal to the keyboard." - per support 9/2/19) as the backlight function is independent of software.

built-in Windows Speech Recognition

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/14198/windows-7-dictate-text-using-speech-recognition

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4042244/windows-10-use-dictation

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/12427/windows-speech-recognition-commands

Monitors

new config

1>2: Dell P2319H (DP)

1920x1080 Landscape

lowest left at 4 3/4" above desk; lowest right at 4 3/8" (top of monitor is level)

2>1: Dell P2319H (HDMI>DP)

1080x1920 Portrait (flipped) - so that the fatter bottom ("DELL" logo) bezel is on the outside, not between screens (but would need 90° connectors to make side USB useable)

right at 1 3/8" above desk

USB 3.0 hub

3: Dell U2412M (DP)

1200x1920 Portrait - not that it really m

kinda crappy. I should have stuck to my original model (like I'd been asking for how many months), but the IT guy shoved a bunch of options under my nose while I was under a crunch deadline and I was enticed by the extra pixels... and didn't notice the super-fat bezel (and USB 2.0 hub).

was

old config

Dell P2314H (DVI)

1920x1080 (landscape)

bottom image edge at 4.75" (4 3/8+3/8)

1 Digital Visual Interface connectors (DVI-D) with HDCP
1 Video Graphics Array (VGA)
1 DisplayPort (version 1.2a)
4 USB 2.0 ports (3 downstream ports, 1 upstream port)

Pixel Pitch: 0.2652 mm

Dell 2005 FPW

1050x1680 (portrait)

@1920,-298

all the way down

VGA 15-pin
D-Sub DVI-D
S-Video and Composite
USB 2.0 (4 downstream/1 upstream)

Pixel Pitch: 0.258 mm

Brian's home

left (laptop) #1 1920x1080?

middle monitor Dell U2412MC 1920x1200 > 1920x1080 - "non-PnP" (through docking port) - 8/17/20 recommended that he switch the cables for #2 & #3 to see if he can get native resolution, since it's his main monitor

right #3 Samsung 1920x1080? (through a USB adapter?)

Printers

bizhub C558

HP DesignJet T2600dr

in Printers & scanners
"Add a printer or scanner"
"HPC0B48A (HP DesignJet T2600dr PostScript MFP)" should be displayed - select it and click "Add device"

scans go to "Plotscan" on T:\

VPN Setup

Disable IPv6

This is to allow local internet access.

Go to “Settings” > “Network & Internet” > “Status.”
Select “Change adapter options.”
Right click on your active network adapter and select “Properties.”
Uncheck the “Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6)” checkbox to disable IPv6.

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