System Requirements for Edgecam 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 Edgecam 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 Edgecam 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.

Notes

• Edgecam will install and run on 64-bit versions of these operating systems, where applicable (note however that Edgecam is a 32-bit application).
• Edgecam and Part Modeler will install and run on the 'home' editions of these operating systems. However this is not recommended and we cannot guarantee to fix any Edgecam or Part Modeler issues specifically related to these operating systems.
• The Sentinel RMS license server runs as a system service on Windows XP, Vista, Server 2003, Server 2008 and Windows 7. Sentinel RMS network licenses can be installed on virtual servers provided that they are locked to a Safenet Computer ID USB key. Standalone (single seat) Sentinel RMS licenses cannot be locked against the new keys for use on a virtual server.
• It is not recommended to have multiple Edgecam versions installed on the same computer when the user has limited rights or UAC is ON as this may potentially cause problems with Simulator. (Simulator self-registers when being run, requiring administrator rights. This should not be necessary once Edgecam has been installed on a PC as the installer also registers Simulator. This means a user with limited rights can run Simulator without the need for self-registration. However, on a multi-user environment with multiple Edgecam versions, this may cause problems. For example, if Edgecam 2010 R2 is installed as last software, the 2010 R2 Simulator will be registered. If a limited user then tries to run version 2010 R1 and Simulator on that machine, Simulator will attempt to be self-register. With UAC ON, this would require an administrator to enter the password before Simulator can be run.)

The Edgecam installer will install the following items if they are not already present on your system:

• .NET Framework version 2
• .NET Framework version 4
• Microsoft SQL Server Express 2005  SP4 (for Edgecam ToolStore)
• Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable Setup
• Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Setup
• Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Setup
• Microsoft XML 6.0