AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011 Sytem Requirements
2 April 2010
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The following system requirements list is straight from the Autodesk website found here. Use this as a basis for determining if your current workstations have the capabilities of running Civil 3D 2011 properly. Monday I’ll be running a follow-up post with my recommendations of which PC components are the most important when determining the configuration of your workstations. I’ll also list what I would consider an ideal machine for running Civil 3D 2011 that is within a reasonable budget.
Here’s Autodesk’s System Requirements:
For 32-Bit AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011
- Windows® 7 Enterprise, Ultimate, Professional, or Home Premium (32-bit); Windows Vista® Enterprise (SP1 or SP2, 32-bit); or Windows® XP Professional (SP3, 32-bit).
- Intel® Pentium® 4 processor or AMD Athlon, 3.0 GHz or faster; or Intel or AMD dual core processor, 2.0 GHz or faster.
- 4 GB RAM minimum recommended.
- 7 GB disk space with 2 GB free after installation.
- 1,280 x 1,024 true color video display adapter (true color) 128 MB or greater, Pixel Shader 3.0 or greater, Direct3D®-capable workstation-class graphics card. 1,600 x 1,200 or greater recommended. Multiple monitors are supported.
- Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 7.0 or later.
- DVD drive.
For 64-Bit AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011
- Windows 7 Enterprise, Ultimate, Professional, or Home Premium (64-bit); Windows Vista Enterprise, Business, Ultimate (SP1 or SP2, 64-bit); or Windows XP Professional x64 Edition (SP2, 64-bit).
- AMD Athlon 64, AMD Opteron, Intel® Xeon with Intel® EM64T support, Intel® Pentium® 4 with Intel EM64T support.
- 4 GB RAM minimum(8 GB recommended).
- 7 GB disk space with 2 GB free after installation.
- 1,280 x 1,024 true color video display adapter (true color) 128 MB or greater, Pixel Shader 3.0 or greater, Direct3D®-capable workstation-class graphics card. 1,600 x 1,200 or greater recommended. Multiple monitors are supported.
- Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 7.0 or later.
- DVD drive.
Notes:
- Microsoft® Windows® 7 is recommended.
- Microsoft® Windows Vista® offers better memory management over Microsoft® Windows® XP.
- 64-bit operating systems are recommended over 32-bit operating systems because of the larger amount of available memory for applications.
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