AutoCAD has several graphic card compatibility issue already. This one becomes prevalent in the last few weeks. When you draw objects with red color, you will see it in the display as blue.
This image is from an Autodesk forum topic. As you can see, the object color is set to ByLayer, and it’s supposed to be red. However, the color is shown as blue.
This issue probably arises because of a recent update. I haven’t found which update the culprit is.
The Solution
The temporary solution is to turn off the hardware acceleration. This solution is basically can fix most AutoCAD graphic card compatibility issues.
If you don’t know how to turn off hardware acceleration, type 3DCONFIG then press Enter. Switch the Hardware Acceleration off.
It is surprising that AutoCAD has so many graphic issues as it’s mainly a drafting software. Yes, it is also for 3D modeling in AutoCAD verticals. But I don’t see another software that has so many issues with the graphic card.
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5 Comments on "AutoCAD Known Issue: Red Color Shown as Blue"
This is completely wrong.
SELECTIONEFFECT and SELECTIONEFFECTCOLOR are the cause. turning off hardware acceleration is like trying to fix this with a sledge hammer.
Hi,
this has somethink to do with your graphic card.
At my Surface Book it’s look very well (red is red, not blue)
Chears Jürgen
Hi Jürgen,
Long time no see! I don’t have the issue, I found the image on Autodesk forum. And yes, you are right. It is a graphic card issue.
This is also happening with Revit. Do you have any solutions?
Hi Jolene,
The only solution available now is to turn off the hardware acceleration. If you know which update you recently installed, you can try to uninstall it and see if it fix the problem.