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    Default 2011 Material "Use Render Appearance for Shading" Problem

    I'm having a problem using Revit Architecture 2011 x64, where whenever I create a new material or change an existing material, the "Use Render Appearance for Shading" stops working and uses a gray 204-204-204 or Black color only. Anybody else have this problem? Here is a video illustrating the problem:
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    Last edited by rmejia; 2010-08-17 at 12:42 PM.

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    Default Re: 2011 Material "Use Render Appearance for Shading" Problem

    Seems to be working for me. I created a new concrete material like you did, change the color of the render appearance, and the shading color changed accordingly.

    I did find it odd that the little rendered cube appears MUCH darker than the color you actually pick. Who knows why that is.

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    Default Re: 2011 Material "Use Render Appearance for Shading" Problem

    Are you using Revit x64 or x32 ? I installed a demo version of Revit x32 and it works fine, but on several other computers with x64 I have the problem.

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    Default Re: 2011 Material "Use Render Appearance for Shading" Problem

    2011 x64 WU1 installed, Win7 x64 16GB RAM.

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    Default Re: 2011 Material "Use Render Appearance for Shading" Problem

    Thanks for the reply, that's basically my same setup, only I have 8gigs ram. What's strange is that it is happening on 3 different computers, all running Windows 7 x64 + Revit 2011 x64. I asked a friend who's using Revit Structure x64 and he told me he got the same error. I have a support request for this and was curious if others had the same issue.

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    Default Re: 2011 Material "Use Render Appearance for Shading" Problem

    Dittos. I have had no problems.

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    Default Re: 2011 Material "Use Render Appearance for Shading" Problem

    Thanks for testing. This is such a bizarre problem, it happens at my home computer too, but over there the material render appearance always turns to color Black.

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    Default Re: 2011 Material "Use Render Appearance for Shading" Problem

    Did you ever get a solution for this problem? I've been experiencing the same problem and haven't been able to get any new materials to work.

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    Default Re: 2011 Material "Use Render Appearance for Shading" Problem

    The solution was to uninstall and reinstall Revit following these instructions:
    http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet...linkID=9243099

    I had to delete the folders and registry keys as in that instruction. Just uninstalling and reinstalling from the control panel did not solve the problem.

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    Default Re: 2011 Material "Use Render Appearance for Shading" Problem

    Quote Originally Posted by rmejia View Post
    The solution was to uninstall and reinstall Revit following these instructions:
    http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet...linkID=9243099

    I had to delete the folders and registry keys as in that instruction. Just uninstalling and reinstalling from the control panel did not solve the problem.
    That fixed it for me too There were not any problems until after I installed 3ds Max so I had to uninstall both Max and Revit 2011 since they use the same material library now. We ended up having to do it twice since the first uninstall/re-install didn't follow the exact directions from the Autodesk solution and the problem persisted. After making sure the uninstall directions were followed exactly the problem was resolved.

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