This system will support part and assembly simulations including linear statics, thermal, frequency, fatigue, and optimization. System for simple parts, small assemblies (200 or fewer components), and drawings.
Standard or Solid State Drive (SSD) > 250GB, keeping 10% drive capacity free space
Windows 7® 64-bit professional or greater editions only (2020 is the last year for Windows 7 support) SNL Server Requirements:ģ.3GHz or faster, Intel® Core i5, i7 or equivalent AMD® Window 10® (SOLIDWORKS 2015 SP5+) Note: Windows Home, Small Business, and To Go editions are not supported. The minimum requirements can be found on the SOLIDWORKS System Requirements website. Minimum hardware requirements for SOLIDWORKS 2020: Operating System : Windows® 10 and 7 (2020 was the last year for Windows 7 support) The system requirements for PDM can be found here, End of Life Product Info Virtual servers are supported for SNL only for the ones listed here ( ). Novell networks and non-Windows based network storage devices are not supported. SOLIDWORKS is tested only with Microsoft’s Windows Networking and Active Directory network environments. Internet Explorer version 11 or Microsoft Edge Other:ĭVD drive or broadband internet connection NOTE: Non-server products are only supported in the Parallels environment.ĮDrawings® is supported on Apple Macintosh®-based machines. It is not a recommended hardware configuration. SOLIDWORKS can be made to run on Apple Mac® based machines running under Parallels or BootCamp.
Video:Ī recommended OpenGL workstation graphics card and driver.įor a listing of recommended graphics cards and driver combinations visit the SOLIDWORKS System/Graphics Card Requirements Website. The minimum SOLIDWORKS system requirements can be found on the SOLIDWORKS System Requirements website. Minimum hardware requirements for SOLIDWORKS 2021: This system will support large complex analysis and large flow simulations.This system is also for assemblies containing 1000 – 200,000 components.
System for very complex parts with advanced surfacing features or hybrid modeling.Graphics Cards: NVIDIA® Quadro® RTX 5000, RTX 6000, RTX 8000 This system will also support moderate flow simulations.This system will support part and assembly simulations including non-linear, dynamics, random vibrations along with moderate gaps and contacts.This system is also for assemblies containing 200-1000 components and drawings.System for complex parts with advanced shapes, large patterns, shells, 200+ features.Hard Drive: Solid State Drive (SSD) > 250GB, keeping 10% drive capacity free space
Processor: 3.3GHz or faster, Intel® Core i7, Xeon or equivalent AMD®