System Requirements for ALPHACAM and Part Modeler

Minimum Specifications

• 32 or 64-bit Intel Pentium 4 processor (2 GHz or faster), Intel Xeon, Intel Core, AMD Athlon 64, AMD Opteron, AMD Phemnom or later, in single, dual or quad core versions.
• 1 GB RAM for Windows XP, 2 GB for Windows Vista/Windows 7 and 4GB for 64-bit operating systems.

To make the most of background processing and multi-threading, we recommend a 64-bit operating system and 2GB RAM for each processor as a minimum.

• 10 GB free disk space for the ALPHACAM installation
• Graphics card

- OpenGL compliant
- Minimum 128 MB memory for wireframe systems
- Minimum 256 MB memory for solid model systems
- 32 Bit Colour Depth

• 17" Colour monitor (1280 x 1024 screen resolution)
• Mouse including wheel (Intellimouse)
• SpaceMouse/SpaceBall (optional)
• Network card
• Internet Explorer 6 or above
• Internet connection for license activation/updates
• USB port for the ALPHACAM security key (unless using keyless licensing)

Supported Operating Systems

We recommend you install the latest service packs for the supported operating systems.

• Microsoft Windows XP Professional (SP3 required)
• Microsoft Windows Vista Business*/ Enterprise*/ Ultimate*
• Microsoft Windows 7 Professional
• Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise
• Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate

*Installations on Windows Vista require SP1 we recommend you install the latest service pack.

When installing on Windows Vista or Windows 7:

• We recommend that you update to the latest security key drivers (if a security key is fitted).
• You may experience problems with the driver supplied by your graphics card manufacturer - check for the latest driver updates on the web site for your card.