What are the system requirements?

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What are the system requirements?

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 disk healthy.

Recommended: SSD - Solid State Disk

Graphics Card :

High-performance Graphics-Card GPU

OpenGL 3.5+

Minimum: 2GB VRAM

Recommended: 16GB VRAM.

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 Windows Desktop, select Display settings.

Windows Permissions

Installation :

Administrator Rights.

Download Help :

Download Tutorials :

Administrator Rights to download the Local Help and Tutorials with the Help menu

1.Right-click the MD application open  

2.Click Run as Administrator in the shortcut-menu

General Running :

Administrator Rights are not needed.

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

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. I.T. should keep the Product Key.

See also: CopyMinder Software Protection