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System requirements for our Mechanical Design (SolidWorks), Design Validation (COSMOS), and Collaboration (eDrawings)(3).

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Microsoft® Windows® Supported Operating Systems (9)

SolidWorks 2004
- XP Professional (32-bit) (1)
- 2000 Professional (2)
- XP Professional (64-bit) Not supported

SolidWorks 2005
- XP Professional (32-bit) (1)
- 2000 Professional (2)
- XP Professional (64-bit) (4)(5)(7)

SolidWorks 2006
- XP Professional (32-bit) (1)
- 2000 Professional (2)
- XP Professional (64-bit) (4)

SolidWorks 2007
- XP Professional (32-bit) (1)
- 2000 Professional Not supported
- XP Professional (64-bit)


Computer and Software Requirements:

RAM
- Minimum: 512MB RAM
Parts(6) (< 200 features) and assemblies (< 1000 components)
- Recommended: 1GB or more
Parts(6) (> 200 features) and assemblies (> 1000 components)
- Recommended (Very large models): X64 processor with 6GB or more
Very large models that exceed the 2GB process size limit of 32 bit architecture.
Parts(6) (> 1000 features) and assemblies (> 10000 components)  
- Virtual memory recommended to 2X the amount of RAM

Video
- Recommended: A certified OpenGL workstation graphics card and driver
- For a listing of tested and certified graphics cards and driver combinations, regularly visit the Graphics Cards and Systems web site

CPU
- Intel® Pentium™ (8), Intel® Xeon™ (8), and Intel® Core™.
- AMD® Athlon™, AMD® Opteron™, and AMD® Turion™

Other
- Mouse or other pointing device
- Recommended: DVD drive. Minimum: CD drive (10)
- If you use Bills of Materials from previous releases, or if you use Design Tables from any release, you must have Microsoft Excel 2000, 2002, or 2003
- Internet Explorer version 6 if you are using the SolidWorks online help, SolidWorks Installation Manager, opening SolidWorks files from Internet Explorer, or using the PDMWorks Web Portal
- For viewing the What's New manual, Adobe Acrobat version 7.0.7 or higher is recommended.

Network
- SolidWorks is tested only with Microsoft's Windows Networking and Active Directory network environments
- The supported operating systems for network devices to save SolidWorks model files are the same as for the SolidWorks software
- Novell networks and non-Windows based network storage devices are not tested or recommended


SNL Server Requirements:
- USB or parallel port required.
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional or Windows Server 2003® (recommended)
- Recommended: DVD drive. Minimum: CD drive (10)

(1) Recommended: Windows XP Professional SP2
(2) Recommended: Windows 2000 Professional SP 4
(3) eDrawings and eDrawings Professional support the following operating systems; Windows XP Professional 32-bit(1) ,Windows XP Professional 64-bit (1)(5)(6), Windows 2000 Professional (1) , Windows Server 2003, Mac OS 10.3.3 Panther and higher, Windows NT 4.0 (Service Pack 6 and higher), Windows 98 SE, and Windows ME.
(4) Supported as a 32-bit application running in the 64-bit OS.
Supported as a 64-bit application SolidWorks 2006 Sp1.1 or higher.
(5) Supported SolidWorks 2005 SP4 and higher.
(6) Memory usage can be affected by the number of features, complexity of the features, and use of imported data.
(7) COSMOS Designer 2005 can only be installed on 64-bit machines from the SP4 CD.
(8) Support included for Intel® EM64T.
(9) The Windows operating system requirements follow the Microsoft Windows life-cycle policy which can be viewed at: http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifeselect.
(10) Starting with SolidWorks 2007 SP2 for new license sales we will only ship DVDs containing both 32 bit and 64 bit versions of our products.  No CDs will be shipped.
For new product orders, CDs can be requested during the remainder of the SolidWorks 2007 release.  CDs sets can be ordered from your local reseller.  Starting with SolidWorks 2008 the product will only be available on DVDs.


Good luck in your studies!

The Forum Team.

[Annika Nauheimer]

SolidWorks System Requirements

System hardware and operating system requirements for SolidWorks products.
Supported Microsoft Windows® Operating Systems (9)
  

Windows 7 32-bit (2)(10)
   SolidWorks 2008  - No
   SolidWorks 2009  - No
   SolidWorks 2010  - Yes

Windows 7 64-bit (2)(10)
   SolidWorks 2008  - No
   SolidWorks 2009  - No
   SolidWorks 2010  - Yes

Vista 32-bit (3)
   SolidWorks 2008  - Yes
   SolidWorks 2009  - Yes
   SolidWorks 2010  - Yes

Vista 64-bit (3)(4)
   SolidWorks 2008  - Yes
   SolidWorks 2009  - Yes
   SolidWorks 2010  - Yes

XP Professional 32-bit (5)(1)   
   SolidWorks 2008  - Yes
   SolidWorks 2009  - Yes
   SolidWorks 2010  - Yes

XP Professional 64-bit (4)(1)
   SolidWorks 2008  - Yes
   SolidWorks 2009  - Yes
   SolidWorks 2010  - Yes



Computer and Software Requirements:

RAM
Minimum: 1GB RAM
Recommended: 2GB RAM
Very large models: X64 processor and Operating System with 6GB or more of RAM when system resources exceed the 2GB limit of a 32-bit OS architecture.


Video
A certified OpenGL workstation graphics card and driver.
For a listing of tested and certified graphics cards and driver combinations visit the Graphics Cards and Systems web site.


CPU
Intel® or AMD® processors (7)
eDrawings® is supported on Apple Macintosh®-based machines (6)


Other
Mouse or other pointing device
DVD drive
Microsoft Excel 2002, 2003, or 2007
Internet Explorer version 6.x or higher
Adobe Acrobat version 7.0.7 or higher

Network SolidWorks is tested only with Microsoft's Windows Networking and Active Directory network environments (8)


SNL (SolidWorks Network License) Server Requirements:

USB or parallel port required (prior to SolidWorks 2010)
Virtual servers are not supported for SNL
Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2008® or Windows Server 2003® (recommended)
DVD drive or Internet enabled network connection



(1) Support for Windows XP Professional is ending. For details see the Release Notes or Technical Alerts.

(2) Supports SolidWorks 2010 SP1 or higher (based on Windows 7 availability).

(3) Windows Vista Ultimate, Business and Enterprise editions only (SP0 or higher).

(4) Windows Vista 64-bit is supported for SolidWorks 2008 SP3.1 or higher. The Education Edition, Student
     Edition, and Student Design Kit are supported after the 2008-2009 academic school year.

(5) Supported for Windows XP Professional SP2 or higher.

(6) eDrawings and eDrawings Professional is supported on all operating systems listed above and Mac
     OS X 10.4.x or higher. eDrawings 2010 will be the last version to support Mac OS X 10.4.x.

(7) SolidWorks is not supported on Apple Macintosh®-based machines.

(8) Novell networks and non-Windows based network storage devices are not tested or recommended.
(9) The Windows operating system requirements follow the Microsoft Windows life-cycle policy which can be
     viewed at http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifeselect.

(10) Windows 7 Professional, Ultimate, and Enterprise editions only.