SolidWorks System Requirements

System hardware and Operating System requirements for SolidWorks products.

For the PDM (Product Data Management) requirements, click here.

Microsoft® Windows® Supported Operating Systems (9)

	SolidWorks 2007	SolidWorks 2008	SolidWorks 2009
Vista (64-bit) (12)(11)
Vista (32-bit) (11)
XP Professional (32-bit) (1)
XP Professional (64-bit)
2000 Professional (2)

Computer and Software Requirements:

RAM	Minimum: 512MB RAM (SolidWorks 2009 1GB RAM) Parts (< 200 features) and assemblies (< 1000 components) Recommended: 1GB or more (SolidWorks 2009 and higher 2GB or higher RAM) Parts (> 200 features) and assemblies (> 1000 components) Very Large Models: X64 processor with 6GB or more, Parts > 1000 features, assemblies > 10000 components or models that exceed the limit of 32 bit architecture. Virtual memory recommended to 2X the amount of RAM.
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® and AMD® processors. Note: SolidWorks is not supported on Apple Mac® based machines. eDrawings® is supported on Apple Mac®-based machines.
Other	Mouse or other pointing device DVD drive Microsoft Excel 2002, 2003, or 2007 Internet Explorer version 6.x or 7.x Adobe Acrobat version 7.0.7 or higher
Network	SolidWorks is tested only with Microsoft's Windows Networking and Active Directory network environments. 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)	Required: Windows XP Professional SP2 or higher/
(2)	Recommended: Windows 2000 Professional SP4
(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,
(4)	Supported as a 32-bit application running in the 64-bit OS. Supported as a 64-bit application SolidWorks 2006 SP4.1 or higher.
(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.
(11)	Windows Vista Ultimate, Business and Enterprise editions only. SP0 or higher.
(12)	Windows Vista 64-bit is supported for SolidWorks 2008 SP3.1 or higher.