System requirements for AutoCAD Map 3D

This document provides the system requirements for AutoCAD Map 3D Products.

AutoCAD Map 3D 2014 System Requirements

For 32-bit AutoCAD Map 3D 2014

• Windows® 8 Professional, Ultimate, or Enterprise edition (SP1), Windows® 7 Professional, Ultimate, or Enterprise edition (SP1), or Windows XP® Professional (SP2 or later) operating system
• For Windows 8 and Windows 7: Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon™ dual-core processor, 3.0 GHz or higher with SSE2 technology
• For Windows XP: Pentium 4 or Athlon dual-core processor, 1.6 GHz or higher with SSE2 technology
• 2 GB RAM (4 GB RAM recommended)
• Display card with 1,024 x 768 with true color minimum (1,600 x 1,050 or higher with true color recommended)
• 9 GB free disk space
• Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 7 or later web browser
• Download and installation from DVD
• Citrix® XenApp™ 5.0 on Windows Server 2003 or Citrix XenApp 6.0 on Windows Server 2008 R2 (optional)
• .NET Framework: Microsoft®.NET Framework Version 4.0, Update 1
• Optional for Industry Models: SAP Crystal Reports runtime engine for .NET Framework 4.0
• Feature Data Objects (FDO) version 3.6 (optional)

For 64-bit AutoCAD Map 3D 2014

Note that 64-bit software cannot be installed on a 32-bit Windows operating system.

• Windows 8 Professional, Ultimate, or Enterprise 64-bit (SP1), Windows 7 Professional, Ultimate, or Enterprise 64-bit (SP1), or Windows XP Professional Edition (SP2 or later)
• AMD Opteron™ or Athlon with SSE2 technology, Intel® Xeon®, or Pentium 4 processor with Intel EM64T support with SSE2 technology
• 2 GB RAM minimum (4 GB RAM recommended)
• 1,024 x 768 with true color minimum (1,600 x 1,050 or higher with true color recommended)
• 9 GB free disk space
• Internet Explorer 7 or later
• Download and installation from DVD
• Citrix XenApp 5.0 on Windows Server 2003 64-bit or Citrix XenApp 6.0 on Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit (optional)
• Microsoft®.NET Framework Version 4.0, Update 1
• Optional for Industry Models: SAP Crystal Reports runtime engine for .NET Framework 4.0
• Feature Data Objects (FDO) version 3.6 (optional)

For Database Users

The following optional specs pertain only to AutoCAD Map 3D users who plan to work in a database environment.

• Oracle Database Specifications—Server
• Oracle 10g R2 (10.2.0.4.0) Standard Edition, Standard Edition One, or Enterprise Edition
• Oracle 11g R2 (11.2.0.1.0) Standard Edition, Standard Edition One, or Enterprise Edition (required to support 3D and for Windows Server 2008)

Notes:

• Oracle 10g or 11g Enterprise Edition is required to support jobs and long transactions
• Oracle 11g and Spatial are required to support 3D

Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 R2 Server

Oracle Database Specifications—Client

• Oracle Database 10g Client Release 2 Administrator (Not Instant or Run-time)
• Oracle Database 11g Client Release 2 Administrator (Not Instant or Run-time)
• Windows 7 requires an Oracle 11g R2 Client.

AutoCAD Map 3D 2013 System Requirements

For 32-Bit AutoCAD Map 3D 2013

• Microsoft® Windows® 7 Professional, Ultimate, or Enterprise
• Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional (SP3 or later) operating system
• For Windows 7: Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon™ dual-core processor, 3.0 GHz or higher with SSE2 technology
• For Windows XP: Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon dual-core processor, 1.6 GHz or higher with SSE2 technology
• 2 GB RAM (4 GB RAM recommended)
• Display card with 1,024 x 768 with true color minimum (1,600 x 1,050 or higher with true color recommended)
• 9 GB free disk space
• Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 7.0 or later web browser
• Download and installation from DVD
• Citrix® XenApp™ 5.0 on Windows Server 2003 or Citrix XenApp 6.0 on Windows Server 2008 R2 (optional)
• .NET Framework: Microsoft®.NET Framework Version 4.0, Update 1
• Optional for Industry Models: SAP Crystal Reports runtime engine for .NET Framework 4.0
• Feature Data Objects (FDO) version 3.6 (optional)

For 64-Bit AutoCAD Map 3D 2013

• Windows 7 Professional, Ultimate, or Enterprise, or Windows XP Professional Edition (SP2) or later.
• AMD Athlon 64, or AMD Opteron™ with SSE2 technology, Intel® Xeon®, or Intel Pentium 4 with Intel EM64T support with SSE2 technology
• 2 GB RAM minimum (4 GB RAM recommended)
• 1,024 x 768 with true color minimum (1,600 x 1,050 or higher with true color recommended)
• 9 GB free disk space
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 or later
• Download and installation from DVD
• Citrix XenApp 5.0 on Windows Server 2003 64-bit or Citrix XenApp 6.0 on Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit (optional)
• Microsoft®.NET Framework Version 4.0, Update 1
• Optional for Industry Models: SAP Crystal Reports runtime engine for .NET Framework 4.0
• Feature Data Objects (FDO) version 3.6 (optional)

Note: AutoCAD® Map 3D 64-bit software cannot be installed on a 32-bit Windows operating system

For Database Users

The following requirements are optional and pertain only to users of AutoCAD Map 3D who plan to work in a database environment.

Oracle Database Specifications—Server

• Oracle 10g R2 (10.2.0.4.0) Standard Edition, Standard Edition One, or Enterprise Edition
• Oracle 11g R2 (11.2.0.1.0) Standard Edition, Standard Edition One, or Enterprise Edition

Notes:

• Oracle 10g or 11g Enterprise Edition is required to support jobs and long transactions
• Oracle 11g and Spatial are required to support 3D
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 requires Oracle 11g R2

Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 R2 - Server

Oracle Database Specifications—Client

• Oracle Database 10g Client Release 2 Administrator (Not Instant or Run-time)
• Oracle Database 11g Client Release 2 Administrator (Not Instant or Run-time)

Notes:

• Windows 7 requires an Oracle 11g R2 Client.

AutoCAD Map 3D 2012 System Requirements

For 32-Bit AutoCAD Map 3D 2012

AutoCAD Map 3D Enterprise

AutoCAD Map 3D 2011 System Requirements

32-Bit AutoCAD Map 3D 2011

• Microsoft® Windows® 7 Professional, Ultimate, or Enterprise; Microsoft® Windows Vista® Enterprise, Business, or Ultimate (SP1 or later); or Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional (SP2 or later)
• Windows 7 or Vista processor: Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon™ dual-core processor, 3.0 GHz or higher with SSE2 technology
• Windows XP processor: Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon dual-core processor, 1.6 GHz or higher with SSE2 technology
• 2 GB RAM
• 1,280 x 768 with true color (1,280 x 1,024 32-bit with true color recommended)
• 3 GB free disk space for DVD installation or 6 GB free disk space for download installation
• Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 7.0 or later
• DVD drive
• Citrix® XenApp™ 4.5 or 5.0 (optional)
• Feature Data Objects (FDO) Version 3.5 (optional)

64-Bit AutoCAD Map 3D 2011

• Windows 7 Professional, Ultimate, or Enterprise; Windows Vista Enterprise, Business, or Ultimate (SP1 or later); or Windows XP Professional x64 Edition (SP2)
• AMD Athlon 64, AMD Opteron™, Intel® Xeon® with Intel EM64T support, or Intel Pentium 4 with Intel EM64T support with SSE2 technology
• 4 GB RAM
• 1,280 x 1,024 32-bit color (true color) graphics card, 128 MB or greater*
• 3 GB free disk space for DVD installation or 6 GB free disk space for download installation
• Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 7.0 or later
• DVD drive
• Citrix® XenApp™ 4.5 or 5.0 (optional)
• Feature Data Objects (FDO) Version 3.5 (optional)

AutoCAD Map 3D 2010 System Requirements

Operating system-
32-Bit
Windows® XP Professional Edition SP2 or later
Windows Vista ®SP2 or later including:
Windows Vista Enterprise
Windows Vista Business
Windows Vista Ultimate

64-Bit
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SP2 or later
Windows Vista Enterprise SP1

Web browser
Internet Explorer® 7.0 or later 

Processor
32-Bit
Windows XP - Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD® Athlon Dual Core processor, 1.6 GHz or higher with SSE2 technology
Windows Vista - Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon Dual Core processor, 3.0 GHz or higher with SSE2 technology

64-Bit
AMD Athlon with SSE2 technology
AMD Opteron with SSE2 technology
Intel Xeon with Intel EM64T support and SSE2 technology
Intel Pentium 4 with Intel EM64T support and SSE2 technology  

Memory
32-Bit - 2 GB RAM
64-Bit - 4 GB RAM   

Display resolution
1280 x 1024 32-bit with True Color, 128 MB or greater
For graphics cards that support Hardware Acceleration, you must install DirectX 9.0c or later

Hard disk
DVD - Installation 3 GB
Downloaded file- Installation 6 GB

Pointing device
MS-Mouse compliant 

DVD/CD-ROM
Any speed (for installation only)
Download (ESD) and installation from DVD or CD-ROM  

Optional software
Citrix XenApp 4.5 or 5.0
FDO Version 3.4

FDO Provider requirements

Autodesk SDF 3.0
ESRI ArcSDE ArcSDE 9.3 and 9.2 using Oracle 10gR2, SQL Server 2005 SP2, and SQL Server 2000 SP4
This Provider requires ESRI licensed components to be installed on client system.  Required components depends on the type of connection (SDE Service or Direct Connect).
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP2: Express, Standard and Enterprise Editions
Microsoft SQL Server 2008
Microsoft SQL Server 2008: Express, Standard and Enterprise Editions
MySQL 5.0.67
ODBC
Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb, *.accdb) 12.00.4518
Microsoft Excel Driver (*.xls, *xlsx, *.xlsm, *.xlsb) 12.00.4518
Microsoft Text Driver (*.txt, *.csv) 4.00.6304.00
MySQL ODBC 3.51 Driver 3.51.26
Oracle 10.2.0.2 or 11.01.00.05
SQL Server: SQL Native Client 2005.90.3042.00; SQL Server 2005.90.1399.00 or 2000.85.1117.00; SQL Server Native 10.0 2007.100.1602.22
OGC WMS 1.3.0
OGC WFS 1.0.0
Oracle 11gR1, 10gR2: Oracle Express, Standard and Enterprise Editions
Raster DEM, JPG2K, DTED, MrSID, ECW, PNG, ESRI Grid, TIFF

AutoCAD Map 3D 2009 System Requirements

Operating system
Windows Vista Enterprise (or Windows Vista Enterprise Service Pack 1)
Windows Vista Business (or Windows Vista Business Service Pack 1)
Windows Vista Ultimate (or Windows Vista Ultimate Service Pack 1)
Windows XP Professional (Service Pack 2 or 3)

Web browser
Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 or later
You cannot install AutoCAD Map 3D if Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 with Service Pack 1 (or later) is not installed on the installation workstation. You can download Internet Explorer from the Microsoft website: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/

Processor
Intel® Pentium® 4 processor or AMD® Athlon, 2.2 GHz or greater
Intel or AMD Dual Core processor, 1.6 GHz or greater

RAM
1 GB (Windows XP SP2; 2 GB recommended)
2 GB (Windows Vista)

Graphics card
1280 x 1024 32-bit color video display adapter (True Color) 128 MB or greater, OpenGL®, or Direct3D® capable workstation class graphics card.
For Windows Vista, a Direct3D capable workstation class graphics card with 128 MB or greater is required1024 x 768 VGA with True Color (minimum)
Requires a Windows-supported display adapter.
For graphic cards that support Hardware Acceleration, DirectX 9.0c, or later, must be installed.
Installing from the ACAD.msi file does not install DirectX 9.0c, or later. Manual installation of DirectX is required, in this circumstance, for Hardware Acceleration to be configured.

Hard disk
2.5 GB (Windows XP SP2 and Windows Vista)

Pointing device
Mouse, trackball, or other device

DVD/CD-ROM
Any speed (for installation only)
Download (ESD) and installation from DVD or CD-ROM

FDO Provider requirements    

Autodesk SDF 3.0  
ESRI ArcSDE ArcSDE 9.2 and 9.1 using Oracle 10gR2, SQL Server 2005 SP2, and SQL Server 2000 SP4
ESRI SHP
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP2: Express, Standard and Enterprise Editions
SQL-Server 2000 SP4
MySQL 5.0.27
ODBC Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb, *.accdb) 12.00.4518
Microsoft Excel Driver (*.xls, *xlsx, *.xlsm, *.xlsb) 12.00.4518
Microsoft Text Driver (*.txt, *.csv) 4.00.6304.00
MySQL ODBC 3.51 Driver 3.51.20
Oracle 10.1.0.5 or 10.2.0.2
SQL Server: SQL Native Client 2005.90.1399.00; SQL Server 2000.85.1117.00
OGC WMS 1.0.0, 1.1.0, 1.3.0
OGC WFS 1.0.0
Oracle 11g, 10gR2: Oracle Express, Standard and Enterprise Editions Oracle 9i is also supported, but you must use the Oracle 11g or 10gR2 client.
Raster DEM, JPG2K, DTED, MrSID, ECW, PNG, ESRI Grid, TIFF   

Additional recommendations for 3D use

Operating system
Windows Vista Enterprise (or Windows Vista Enterprise Service Pack 1)
Windows Vista Business (or Windows Vista BusinessService Pack 1)
Windows Vista Ultimate (or Windows Vista UltimateService Pack 1)
Windows XP Professional (Service Pack 2 or 3)

It is recommended that non-English language versions of AutoCAD Map 3D be installed on an operating system with a user interface language that matches the code page of the AutoCAD Map 3D language. A code page provides support for character sets used in different languages.

Processor
Intel® Pentium® 4 processor or AMD® Athlon, 2.2 GHz or greater
Intel or AMD Dual Core processor, 1.6 GHz or greater

RAM
2 GB (or greater)  

Graphics card
1280 x 1024 32-bit color video display adapter (True Color) 128 MB or greater, OpenGL®, or Direct3D® capable workstation class graphics card.
For Windows Vista, a Direct3D capable workstation class graphics card with 128 MB or greater is required1024 x 768 VGA with True Color (minimum.  For graphic cards that support Hardware Acceleration, DirectX 9.0c, or later, must be installed. Installing from the ACAD.msi file does not install DirectX 9.0c, or later. Manual installation of DirectX is required, in this circumstance, for Hardware Acceleration to be configured.

For more information about tested and certified graphics cards, visit http://www.autodesk.com/autocad-graphicscard

Hard disk
2.5 GB or greater   

AutoCAD Map 3D 2008 System Requirements

Operating System
(32-Bit)
Windows® XP Professional, Service Pack 2
Windows XP Home, Service Pack 2
Windows 2000, Service Pack 4
Windows Vista Business
Windows Vista Ultimate

Browser
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, Service Pack 1 (or later)
You cannot install AutoCAD Map 3D if Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 with Service Pack 1 (or later) is not installed on the installation workstation. You can download Internet Explorer from the Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com

Processor
Pentium IV 1 GhZ or greater

RAM
512 MB

Graphics Card
1024 x 768 VGA with True Color (minimum)
Open GL®-compatible 3D video card (optional)
Requires a Windows-supported display adapter.
For graphic cards that support Hardware Acceleration, DirectX 9.0c, or better, must be installed.
Installing from the ACADMAP.msi file does not install DirectX 9.0c, or later. Manual installation of DirectX is required, in this circumstance, for Hardware Acceleration to be configured.

Hard disk
Installation 1.5 GB

Pointing device
Mouse, trackball, or other device

CD-ROM
Any speed (for installation only)

Additional recommendations for 3D use

Operating system
Windows® XP Professional, Service Pack 2

Processor
3.0 GHz or greater

RAM
2 GB (or greater)

Graphics card
128 MB or greater, OpenGL-capable workstation-class
For graphic cards that support Hardware Acceleration, DirectX 9.0c, or better, must be installed.
Installing from the ACADMAP.msi file does not install DirectX 9.0c, or better. Manual installation of DirectX is required, in this circumstance, for Hardware Acceleration to be configured.
For more information about tested and certified graphics cards, visit http://www.autodesk.com/autocad-graphicscard/.

Hard disk
2 GB (in addition to the 1.5 MB required for installation)