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tomsheridan

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I would like to proclaim the Revit 2013 materials editor a P.O.S! Goes real slow and is the culprit of many crashes I've had since upgrading to 2013.

P.O.S!

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tomsheridan

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Also, when in the materials editor, and theres the preview of your material, usually the preview is very dimly lit and is never a realistic representation of what the material really looks like when you apply it then render.

Can you turn n a light in the previews or something?

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LindsayMollenhauer

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Likewise,  I am creating a new 2013 drawing template to suit my needs  from the standard 2013 Architectural Template, nothing complicated.My machine is a Intel I7 with 16GB memory, very standard & uncomplicated.I have created a new Material (different kind of grass) by duplicating something similar and then trying to assignone of the standard Material Render Appearances to it.  Revit crashed when I try to close the dialogue box.I read that Autodesk is offering solutions like reinstall Revit, do this and that in  Windows.Rubbish!  I am not going to muck around with my Windows 7 Professional 64!    It runs everything else perfectly!Autodesk, you do your own thorough testing, I am not going to do it for you!Revit 2009 was great, then the rot set in!  you better get it right for Revit 2014, I am starting to loose faith!

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LindsayMollenhauer

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Just installed 2013 Update 2 build (20121003_2115) (64-bit).   It appears to fix my previous problem.I still remain unconvinced that Autodesk can deliver a relatively  bug free upgrade every year.Every 5 years for a new release would be more realistic.

By the way,  when installing Update 2, it just sits there and appears to do nothing for 10-15 minutes, then continues.

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Typhoon

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"By the way,  when installing Update 2, it just sits there and appears to do nothing for 10-15 minutes, then continues."  - I updated my Revit 2013 (2013 Update 2 build (20121003_2115) (64-bit)) and it took only 10 seconds...

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