Autodesk MotionBuilder Services & Support

Certified Hardware

The chart below provides you with certified systems for Autodesk applications. If you want to purchase hardware that is certified by Autodesk to optimally run our software, choose from these hardware configurations. The hardware vendors currently part of the Autodesk Media & Entertainment group's certification program are NVIDIA, ATI/AMD, HP, Dell, Apple, Lenovo, BOXX, Fujitsu and Wacom.

Autodesk has endeavored to test the configurations for compatibility with Autodesk products, but cannot guarantee the currency or accuracy of the following information, or that any given configuration will provide the results you seek. The access and use of this information is subject to the most current version of the Terms and Conditions of Use.

Graphics Cards

VersionsRelease DateMicrosoft WindowsMac
MotionBuilder 2013April 2012Graphics HardwareN/A
MotionBuilder 2012
Readme first

April 2011

Graphics HardwareN/A
MotionBuilder 2011
and
MotionBuilder 2011
Subscription Advantage Pack
Readme First

April 2010


September 2010

XP Pro, Vista, Win7N/A
MotionBuilder 2010
Readme First		August 2009XP Pro, Vista, Win7*N/A
MotionBuilder 2009
Readme First		October 2008XP Pro, VistaN/A
MotionBuilder 7.5 Ext 2August 2007Windows XP SP210.6.4 Graphic Update
MotionBuilder 7.5March 2006Windows XP10.6.4 Graphic Update

 

Workstations & Laptops

VersionsRelease DateMicrosoft WindowsMac
MotionBuilder 2013April 2012System HardwareN/A
MotionBuilder 2012
Readme First		April 2011

September 2010		XP Pro, Vista, Win7N/A
MotionBuilder 2011
and
MotionBuilder 2011
Subscription Advantage Pack
Readme First		April 2010

September 2010		XP Pro, Vista, Win7N/A
MotionBuilder 2010
Readme First
August 2009XP Pro, Vista, Win7*N/A
MotionBuilder 2009October 2008XP Pro, VistaN/A
MotionBuilder 7.5 Ext 2N/AN/AN/A
MotionBuilder 7.5N/AN/AN/A

 

Tablets

 Release DateMicrosoft WindowsMac
MotionBuilder 2013April 2012Coming soonComing soon
MotionBuilder 2012April 2011-N/A
MotionBuilder 2011April 2010XP Pro, Vista, Win7N/A
MotionBuilder 2010August 2009XP Pro, Vista, Win7*N/A

 

Previous Versions

Graphics Cards

 Release DateMicrosoft WindowsMac
MotionBuilder 7.0August 2005Windows XP ProMac OSX 10.3
MotionBuilder 6.0March 2005 Windows XP ProMac OSX 10.3

 

*Microsoft Windows 7 operating system is not officially supported by the Autodesk products listed in this document. Autodesk is however in the process of testing those application and will be providing preliminary results on the hardware certification pages shortly