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System Requirements

Operating System :

Windows 10, 11

64-bit only

PC Memory (RAM) :

Minimum 8GB

Recommended: 16GB and more

Hard Drive Space :

Minimum: 20GB of available space

Recommended: 100GB or more - keep your installation hard drive healthy.

Recommended: SSD - Solid State Disk

Graphics Card :

High-performance Graphics-Card GPU

OpenGL 3.5+

Minimum: 2GB VRAM

Recommended: 16GB VRAM.


Note: Laptops with a built-in Intel Xe Graphic-Cards have a problem with the graphics.

Screen Resolution :

Minimum : 1920 × 1080

Recommended : 4K (3840 × 2160)

Windows DPI Setting :

If Screen Resolution is 1920 × 1080 , then set to 100%

If Screen Resolution is 4K, then set to Windows DPI to 150%.

Shortcut for Display-Settings: Right-click your Desktop, select Display settings.

Windows Permissions

Installation :

Administrator Rights to install MechDesigner.

1.Log in to PSMotion.com.

2.Click the Download button to get the latest release.

3.Unzip

4.Right-click the MD_PRO_V_R_B.exe*.  

5.Click Run as Administrator in the shortcut-menu

* V: Version ; R: Release ; B: Build

Download Help :

Download Tutorials :

Administrator Rights to download the Local Help and Tutorials from the Help menu.

To start MechDesigner:

1.Right-click the MD application icon

2.Click Run as Administrator in the shortcut-menu

General Running :

You do not need Administrator Rights.

However, you do need an internet connection. MechDesigner occasionally checks your license with CopyMinder.

Anti-Virus

PSMotion recommends that you:

Use a trusted anti-virus product. Make sure it has the latest anti-virus definition/signature files.

Add exemptions for MechDesigner file types and folder locations

See also: Files on your PC, Firewalls, Virus-Checkers

Software Protection

We use CopyMinder® for our software protection.

When you buy MechDesigner, we email you a Product Key.

You need the Product-Key to run MechDesigner the first time, or to move MechDesigner to a different computer.

If you have a Network-License (also called a Floating-License), your I.T. department should install MechDesigner. Your I.T. department should keep the Product Key.

See also: CopyMinder Software Protection

Uninstall

Use the Windows© Uninstall utility.

Remove manually those files that you have saved with MechDesigner - typically CXL, MTD, ZXL file-types.

See also: Files on your PC