topic Re: ArchiCAD 28.3.0 & MacOS Tahoe in Installation & update

ArchiCAD 28.3.0 & MacOS Tahoe

Rex Maximilian — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 06:52:21 GMT

Does anyone have any issues to report? If CineRender crashing is the only issue, I'd like to upgrade.

Yes, I know the caveats, but would like to know what others may have experienced. Thanks!

Re: ArchiCAD 28.3.0 & MacOS Tahoe

Lee Hankins — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 16:39:11 GMT

I’ve upgraded to Tahoe to test before rolling out across the office. Other than the Cinerender you've already mentioned I haven’t noticed anything. I’ve only been using it for a couple of days though.

Re: ArchiCAD 28.3.0 & MacOS Tahoe

Eduardo Rolon — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 16:58:19 GMT

No issues here either.

Re: ArchiCAD 28.3.0 & MacOS Tahoe

Karl Barker — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 21:47:04 GMT

Updated last week. I haven't noticed anything either from AC27.

Minor issue that still remains from before the update is that after leaving multiple AC instances open for the day (working in all of them), sometimes the command tab does not switch between instances, but that is more of an OS issue, as it is the same with other applications. I have to click on the dock icon to switch between apps.

Re: ArchiCAD 28.3.0 & MacOS Tahoe

SeaGeoff — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 19:56:29 GMT

I am encountering a but that seems to have coincided with my upgrade to Tahoe (now 26.1). Periodically a menu gets stuck and leaves its background open and obscuring the Archicad window behind it. I have experienced this in AC28 and 29 and have not found a fix other than quitting Archicad. No other applications seem to be affected.

Re: ArchiCAD 28.3.0 & MacOS Tahoe

vlahtinen — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 20:45:30 GMT

This is happening to me as well on Sequoia, so it may not be related to Tahoe.

Re: ArchiCAD 28.3.0 & MacOS Tahoe

SeaGeoff — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 04:53:44 GMT

Hi @vlahtinen, thanks for letting me know. I don’t recall it happening before I switched to Tahoe, but surely it could be something else. And while I’m sorry it’s happening to you too, I’m also glad it’s not just me. Time to report this to tech support. Hope you will too.

Betreff: ArchiCAD 28.3.0 & MacOS Tahoe

Andreas81ch — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 07:01:11 GMT

I don't understand Graphisoft too....

on EVERY macOS update, big problems with ArchiCAD.... on every last ArchiCAD version....

So we're waiting ca. 6 months for updates.....

Re: ArchiCAD 28.3.0 & MacOS Tahoe

Lee Hankins — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 07:15:35 GMT

It looks like the blank menu is from the ‘Links’ menu item which is non-standard? Could this be an add-on issue? I’m using both sequoia and Tahoe with 28 and 29 and haven’t had this happen at all but I only have all standard menus.

Re: ArchiCAD 28.3.0 & MacOS Tahoe

vlahtinen — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 09:11:21 GMT

Have you figured out the steps to reproduce this bug? That would probably make the local support take the report more seriously.

Re: ArchiCAD 28.3.0 & MacOS Tahoe

vlahtinen — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 09:14:37 GMT

At least for me, this also happens with standard menus. I’ve edited the menus in Work Environment though.

Re: ArchiCAD 28.3.0 & MacOS Tahoe

JohnR — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 00:16:37 GMT

Likewise!

Re: ArchiCAD 28.3.0 & MacOS Tahoe

SeaGeoff — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 19:37:43 GMT

I'm still investigating. I found some other unwanted behavior so reinstalled AC29. I also temporarily removed all 3rd party add-ons from 29 and 28. The bug hasn't recurred, but more testing to do.

Re: ArchiCAD 28.3.0 & MacOS Tahoe

Bob Moore — Sat, 10 Jan 2026 13:24:53 GMT

I get that and I haven't upgraded to Tahoe.

Re: ArchiCAD 28.3.0 & MacOS Tahoe

mark reid rowland — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 09:45:51 GMT

this happens with Sequoia as well 😞

Re: ArchiCAD 28.3.0 & MacOS Tahoe

Eduardo Rolon — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 13:11:44 GMT

Issue identified and AFAIK working on a fix. It is not limited to AC29 nor current macOS.

See here:

https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Installation-update/Drop-Down-Menu-UI/m-p/688983#M39158

Re: ArchiCAD 28.3.0 & MacOS Tahoe

Marton Batovszki — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 16:28:43 GMT

Hi everyone,

This problem with the freezing menu windows is a known issue (DEF‑26526), and it is planned to be fixed in the next Archicad upgrade or hotfix.

As a temporary workaround, please note that the issue typically occurs when Archicad is not the active window, causing the menu bar to appear greyed out. In this state, please avoid clicking any menu items.
Instead, first click once inside the Archicad workspace (for example, on the floor plan or in the 3D view). In most cases, the menu bar will turn black again, indicating that Archicad is active. After that, menu commands can be used normally without triggering the problem.

In earlier cases, performing a full preference clean often resolved the issue, so it is worth trying this as well:
Preferences Cleaning with Preparatory Steps - Graphisoft Community

We’re very sorry for the inconvenience!

Re: ArchiCAD 28.3.0 & MacOS Tahoe

Rick Thompson — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 20:37:15 GMT

I had auto system updates turned off, and thought I was updating Sequoia.. but now I have Tahoe. I do use Cinerender a lot, so I am worried. I am on AC26. I opened a project, that had a rendering set up, and it generated fine. I have not messed with any settings however. Are there any know things that triggered the Cinerender crash??

Thanks