General Options; Graphics Options - Autodesk 24000-000000-9860 - Revit Architecture - PC User Manual

General Options

Click the General tab of the
Notifications
Specify a time value for the Save Reminder interval.
Specify a time value for the Save to Central Reminder interval.
Set the ToolTip Assistance to the desired level. The default is normal. This affects how often tooltips
appear in the drawing area.
Username
Username is the identifier Revit Architecture associates with a particular session. The first time Revit
Architecture is run on a workstation, it uses the Windows login name as the default Username. You can
change and save the Username. In subsequent sessions on the same workstation, Revit Architecture
defaults to the saved Username, not the Windows login name.
If team members are not consistently working on the same workstations day-to-day, they must be sure
to reset the Username for each session because the default name will be that of the previous user.
In a multi-user (worksharing) Revit Architecture environment, editing permissions are based on the
Username. Two (or more) active local files (or a local file and the central file) should never be edited
under the same Username; doing so could cause the local files to be incompatible with the central file.
Journal File Cleanup
Specifies the number of journal files to retain.
Journal files are text documents that record each step during your Revit Architecture sessions. These files
are used primarily in the software support process. Journals can be run in order to detect a problem or
recreate lost steps or files. They are saved at the termination of each Revit Architecture session. See
Files on page 72.

Graphics Options

Click the Graphics tab of the
On this tab you can also configure colors for selection, background, and errors.
Video Card Capabilities
Follow the instructions on the tab for video card settings.
Some of the benefits of using hardware acceleration are:
Faster display of large models upon refresh.
Switching between windows of views occurs faster with 3D graphics acceleration.
Creation and modification of annotations is faster.
Colors
Select Invert background color to toggle the display of the background of the view and the elements in
the view. For example, if you are drawing black elements in a white background, select this option and
the background becomes black and the elements appear in white.
Options dialog to set notifications, user names, and journal file cleanup.
Options dialog to configure your video card for improved display performance.
Journal
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