topic Re: Issues with dropdown menu after the last hotfix in Installation & update

Issues with dropdown menu after the last hotfix

HDES — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 07:05:15 GMT

I'm running a MacBook M3 OS Sequoia 15.6.1 and Archicad 28.3.1. I've been having an issue since downloading the last hotfix, where the dropdown menus won't go away after I use them. For example, I opened the file menu, and now I have the grey rectangle in the top left corner of my screen that I can't close. Is anyone else having this problem? Is there a solution? File size doesn't seem to matter. I've rebooted the computer several times, and it continues to happen.

Re: Issues with dropdown menu after the last hotfix

Barry Kelly — Sat, 13 Dec 2025 01:19:13 GMT

It appears to be a Mac issue when you have an external monitor connected.

https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Installation-update/ArchiCAD-29-Bug-empty-window-over-working-window-object-and/m-p/686321/highlight/true#M39062

Is this your situation as well?

Do you have an external monitor?

Be sure to report this to your local support.

The more people that report this, the more likely it will be looked at.

Barry.

Re: Issues with dropdown menu after the last hotfix

Eduardo Rolon — Sat, 13 Dec 2025 11:07:58 GMT

Have had the issue without a Monitor connected.

Looks like it is a macOS issue only.

See here:

https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Installation-update/Drop-Down-Menu-UI/m-p/686494#M39074

Re: Issues with dropdown menu after the last hotfix

Aaron Bourgoin — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 02:40:25 GMT

Pace Barry, I'm adding my name ot the list who experience this issue. Please fix it.

Re: Issues with dropdown menu after the last hotfix

Space_Agency — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 02:19:37 GMT

Same. On mac. No monitor connected.

Re: Issues with dropdown menu after the last hotfix

Space_Agency — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 02:25:23 GMT

Also, this just started after the latest hotfix. Very disruptive.

Re: Issues with dropdown menu after the last hotfix

Roderick_Anderson — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 23:56:31 GMT

Hi, see my post here where at least I believe I have identified what triggers it for me. It may be different in your case, but hope this helps:
https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Report-a-bug/Bug-with-ghost-menu-backgrounds-sticking-around-on-screen-on/td-p/687420

Re: Issues with dropdown menu after the last hotfix

SeaGeoff — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 08:21:02 GMT

There are now four topics at least partially devoted to this bug. Can the moderators please combine the comments. Thanks.

P.S. It’s been happening to me too, for over a month, and has persisted thru updates to both AC28 and AC29.

Re: Issues with dropdown menu after the last hotfix

Glen_W — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 02:37:22 GMT

Yes I am getting the same problem on my mac and the only fix I can find is to restart archicad and eventually it comes back againanyway

Re: Issues with dropdown menu after the last hotfix

Glen_W — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 02:38:04 GMT

Yes I have two monitors connected to a Studio mac

Re: Issues with dropdown menu after the last hotfix

PB — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 11:10:53 GMT

Same problem for me: Various UI glitches on MacOS 26.2 running on a M1 Max Macbook Pro with Apple Studio Display attached.

Re: Issues with dropdown menu after the last hotfix

Claire_nz — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 01:15:49 GMT

Adding my name to this list as I am too experiencing this problem. MacBook with external monitor, AC28.

Re: Issues with dropdown menu after the last hotfix

bodemiller — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 10:20:03 GMT

Same problem, MacBook Air M2, external monitor.

Re: Issues with dropdown menu after the last hotfix

Karel Landa — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 10:38:10 GMT

For Archicad 28, there is already hotfix which adresses this issue.

For Archicad 29 there is at the moment preview version which should solved it too I think (did not check the list of fixed DEFs)

Re: Issues with dropdown menu after the last hotfix

Barry Kelly — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 01:18:08 GMT

I think this is the defect mentioned in this post.

The description is not very good, but I think it is the same problem.

If not, I didn't see this fix in the list.

Barry.