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PhotoRendering Setting Palette does NOT appear! please HELP!

Anonymous — Thu, 11 May 2023 09:59:59 GMT

Hello everyone! I am working on Windows, on a laptop and have the educational version of Archicad 18.

While I can see the button of the PhotoRendering Settings Palette when I click it the palette does NOT open! Nor from the drop down menu either!

I can render if I push the render button but I can not change the settings or the render machine as the window for the render settings simply DOES NOT APPEAR.
The button seams pressed and unpressed when I click it but nothing is happening.

Also, I have tried to change workspaces, I have done all the updates I could, closed and reopened the program and nothing seams to work. I have used that palette in the past, so it is a new problem!

Could somebody please help me with that?

Thank you very much in advance 🙂

Re: PhotoRendering Setting Palette does NOT appear! please H

mi_jan — Tue, 03 Nov 2015 01:08:19 GMT

Try changing your screen's resolution to make it look smaller and then change it back to what you had before (make sure archicad is open) this should adapt all your palettes and menus to the new resolution and you will be able to see it.

Re: PhotoRendering Setting Palette does NOT appear! please H

Anonymous — Mon, 16 Nov 2015 21:59:23 GMT

I have the same problem. But I have ArchiCAD 19. It worked fine before the updates.

Re: PhotoRendering Setting Palette does NOT appear! please H

deivarch — Sun, 22 Nov 2015 06:02:24 GMT

I'm experiencing the same problem on v. 19 with the new 4011 build update on Windows 10. I've tried changing monitor layouts, resolutions, etc., but to no avail. Yet on my Macbook, no problem. So it seems this is a Windows and Archcad problem. On the original v19 build, the palette worked just fine.

Re: PhotoRendering Setting Palette does NOT appear! please H

Katalin Borszeki — Tue, 24 Nov 2015 12:27:55 GMT

Hi All, you have not been mentioning it, but let me ask:
Have you been using two monitors and could the reason be that the other monitor is out of use now? We have seen that happening.. If this is the case, the monitor has to be re-powered again and the palette should be dragged back to the main monitor.
If there was no second monitor in use, let us know! Tx, k

Re: PhotoRendering Setting Palette does NOT appear! please H

Red — Wed, 06 Jan 2016 15:02:45 GMT

Having the same problem. I have stretched Archicad 19 across multiple monitors ,changing resolution, but that does not help either as mentioned above.

Re: PhotoRendering Setting Palette does NOT appear! please H

Red — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 01:31:43 GMT

Still having this issue.

AC19 4013 USA Full on Windows 10

Re: PhotoRendering Setting Palette does NOT appear! please H

Red — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 01:44:38 GMT

Finally found the issue... I a few weeks ago, I had to swap monitor positions with "2" on the left and "1" on the right (other than the default "1" "2" setup). That was it! I tried everything with resolution etc....

Re: PhotoRendering Setting Palette does NOT appear! please H

Anonymous — Thu, 09 Jun 2016 17:41:29 GMT

i'm using AC 19 everything was fine, after installing Maxwell render add-on the PhotoRendering Setting Palette doesn't appear nor the Surfaces Settings .. only the palette of Maxwell plugin that appears .. but i need to edit the surfaces settings and the render engine and parameters!!

I tried all solutions i could find but nothing worked.. Can anyone help me with this issue. thanks

Note: i didn't use a dual screens or anything like that, so i'm sure that the palettes are not open not only invisible on the screen ... and when i remove the plugin everything works fine!!

Re: PhotoRendering Setting Palette does NOT appear! please H

Anonymous — Mon, 05 Sep 2016 09:00:18 GMT

We are having the same issue. We're using AC18, latest hotfix. Rendering settings palette has disappeared. Have tried changing resolution, powering off the monitors, switching from one to two monitors, shuffling their order... Nothing works... Help please?!

Re: PhotoRendering Setting Palette does NOT appear! please H

Anonymous — Mon, 05 Sep 2016 09:04:48 GMT

OK fixed it... just needed to reboot

Re: PhotoRendering Setting Palette does NOT appear! please HELP!

Anonymous — Wed, 27 May 2020 13:22:48 GMT

AC23 here.....bug still is still represent. A reboot fixes it

Re: PhotoRendering Setting Palette does NOT appear! please HELP!

runxel — Wed, 27 May 2020 14:21:18 GMT

Sometimes your palette just might be offscreen.
So it opens – you just can't see it!

I wrote an article on how to fix that.

Re: PhotoRendering Setting Palette does NOT appear! please HELP!

Anonymous — Wed, 27 May 2020 23:30:53 GMT

Thanks Runxel for that workaround. It does seem like a complicated workaround for something ARCHICAD should fix!

Re: PhotoRendering Setting Palette does NOT appear! please HELP!

Odd Goderstad — Mon, 08 Feb 2021 12:19:58 GMT

“This is a known issue set to fixed in a future update and/or release: Certain Palettes (e.g. Photorendering Settings and Renovation) can’t be opened

To fix it in a more precise manner :

Quit ARCHICAD

Press the Windows key on your keyboard to initiate a search

Type "regedit.exe" and double-click the Registry Editor or RegEdit icon when it appears.

In the Registry Editor window that appears navigate in the tree structure on the left to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Software > GRAPHISOFT > ArchiCAD-64 > ArchiCAD-64 XXXX YYY R1 > Dialog Manager Custom Data (Where XXXX YYY is the version number and language you are using.)

5. Find "RenderingSettingsPaletteRect"; click on it to highlight it and press the Delete key on your keyboard. 6. Close the Registry Editor window 7. Launch ARCHICAD and activate the PhotoRendering Settings palette.”

Re: PhotoRendering Setting Palette does NOT appear! please HELP!

Anonymous — Wed, 14 Apr 2021 14:18:58 GMT

The best decision.
Simple and complete

My Respect to Odd

Re: PhotoRendering Setting Palette does NOT appear! please HELP!

Odd Goderstad — Wed, 25 Aug 2021 10:34:26 GMT

Another possible solution:
Quit all Archicad
Change the resolution
Open Archicad
Open the hidden palette, it should appear.
change resolution back.

Re: PhotoRendering Setting Palette does NOT appear! please H

Nadia7 — Wed, 12 Oct 2022 15:20:32 GMT

I am having the same issue now and just googled solutions but none of them work. I have been using the second monitor but now I am in position where I cannot attach the second monitor, I simply have no access to it. Is there no other solution?

Thank you

Re: PhotoRendering Setting Palette does NOT appear! please H

Barry Kelly — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 01:15:08 GMT

Try applying a standard work environment, or apply just the part to do with Workspace Schemes if you don't want to reset all of the other sections (shortcuts etc.).

This should reset the dialogue positions.

Barry.

Re: PhotoRendering Setting Palette does NOT appear! please HELP!

HSC Building Design — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 05:23:37 GMT

This worked for me. Thank you so much for sharing.