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Error: "Hardware Acceleration is Disabled. Software emulation is in use."

Issue

Revit gives the warning above, even though the graphics card and driver is on the Supported Graphics Hardware list, and the checkbox to enable Hardware Acceleration on the Graphics Tab in the Revit Options will be greyed out.

Solution

The two most common causes are that the graphics card driver may be corrupt or the Microsoft DirectX® End-User Runtime may be corrupt.

  1. Download and install a new copy of the graphics card driver from the Certified Hardware page.
  2. Download and install a new copy of the Microsoft DirectX® End-User Runtime from this page.
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  • Document Information

    Published date: 2012-Jan-27
    ID: TS18448653

     

    Applies to:
    AutoCAD® Revit® Architecture Suite 2012
    AutoCAD® Revit® Architecture Suite 2011
    AutoCAD® Revit® MEP Suite 2012
    AutoCAD® Revit® MEP Suite 2011
    AutoCAD® Revit® Structure Suite 2012
    AutoCAD® Revit® Structure Suite 2011
    Autodesk® Revit® Architecture 2012
    Autodesk® Revit® Architecture 2011
    Autodesk® Revit® MEP 2012
    Autodesk® Revit® MEP 2011
    Autodesk® Revit® Structure 2012
    Autodesk® Revit® Structure 2011