System requirements for Autodesk Simulation Mechanical/Multiphysics

This document provides the system requirements for Autodesk Simulation Mechanical/Multiphysics.

System Requirements for Autodesk Simulation Mechanical 2014

For 32-bit and 64-bit Windows:

• Windows® 8; Windows® Server 2012; Windows® 7 Home Premium, Professional, Ultimate, or Enterprise edition (SP1); Windows® XP Professional (32-bit: SP3); or Windows Server® 2008 R2 SP1[1] operating system
• Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel Xeon®, Intel Core™, AMD Athlon™ II, or AMD Opteron™ or later (2 GHz CPU speed or higher)[1] processor
• 2 GB RAM or higher [1][2]
• 500 GB hard drive or higher (SCSI: 15000 RPM, SATA: 10000 RPM)
• 30 GB or higher of free disk space (8 GB free disk space for installation)
• 512 MB DRAM or higher OpenGL®-capable graphics card
• 24-bit color setting at 1,280 x 1,024 or higher screen resolution
• DVD-ROM drive[3]
• Microsoft® mouse-compliant pointing device
• Web browser
• Internet connection for web downloads and Subscription Aware Access

For 32-bit and 64-bit Linux[4]

• Red Hat® Enterprise v6.2
• Pentium 4 (2 GHz CPU speed or faster), Xeon, Core, Athlon II, Opteron, or later[1]
• 2 GB RAM or higher[1]
• 30 GB or higher of free disk space (80 MB free disk space for installation)
• CD-ROM drive[3]

System Requirements for Autodesk Simulation Mechanical/Multiphysics 2013

Autodesk Simulation Mechanical/Multiphysics 2013 (32-bit, 64-bit Windows)

Windows® 7 Home Premium, Professional, Ultimate, Enterprise (SP1); Windows XP Professional (32-bit: SP3, 64-bit: SP2); Windows Server® 2003, 2008 R2 SP1¹

• Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel Xeon®, Intel Core™, AMD Athlon™ II, or AMD Opteron™ processor or later (2 GHz CPU speed or higher)¹
• 2 GB RAM or higher^1,2
• 500 GB hard drive or higher (SCSI: 15000 RPM, SATA: 10000 RPM)
• 30 GB or higher of free disk space (8 GB free disk space for installation)
• 512 MB DRAM or higher OpenGL-capable graphics card
• 24-bit color setting at 1,280 x 1,024 or higher screen resolution
• DVD-ROM drive³
• Microsoft® mouse-compliant pointing device
• Web browser
• Internet connection for web downloads and Subscription Aware Access

Autodesk Simulation Mechanical/Multiphysics 2013 (32-bit, 64-bit Linux)⁴

• Fedora™ Core 6; Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® WS v.5¹
• Intel Pentium 4 (2 GHz CPU speed or faster), Intel Xeon, Intel Core, AMD Athlon II, or AMD Opteron or later¹
• 2 GB RAM or higher¹
• 30 GB or higher of free disk space (80 MB free disk space for installation)
• CD-ROM drive³

Notes

¹For superior performance, Autodesk recommends Windows 7 Ultimate (64-bit: SP1) or Windows XP Professional (64-bit: SP2), an Intel or AMD 64-bit quad-core processor, and 16 GB RAM or higher.

²Autodesk recommends settings that allow Windows to manage virtual memory, as needed. There should always be at least twice as much free hard disk space as system memory (RAM).

³Autodesk Simulation Mechanical/Multiphysics software is only available on CD and DVD media or electronic download. CD-ROM and DVD-ROM drives are not required if installing via electronic download.

⁴The Autodesk Simulation Mechanical/Multiphysics user interface is not supported on Linux platforms.

System Requirements for Autodesk Simulation 2012

Autodesk Simulation 2012 (32-bit, 64-bit Windows)

• Windows® 7 Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise, Ultimate; Windows Vista® Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, Enterprise, Ultimate (SP2); Windows XP Professional (32-bit: SP3, 64-bit: SP2); Windows Server® 2003, 2008 R2¹
• Intel® Pentium® 4 (1.8 GHz CPU speed or faster), Intel Xeon®, Intel Core™, AMD Athlon™ 64, or AMD Opteron™ or later¹
• 2 GB RAM or higher^1,2
• 30 GB or higher of free disk space (8 GB free disk space for installation)
• 512 MB DRAM or higher OpenGL-capable graphics card
• 64K color setting at 1,024 x 768 or higher screen resolution
• DVD-ROM drive³
• Microsoft Mouse-compliant pointing device
• Web browser
• Internet connection for web downloads and Subscription Aware Access

Autodesk Simulation 2012 (32-bit, 64-bit Linux)⁴

• Fedora™Core 6; Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® WS v.5¹
• Intel Pentium 4 (1.8 GHz CPU speed or faster), Intel Xeon, Intel Core, AMD Athlon 64, or AMD Opteron or later¹
• 2 GB RAM or higher¹
• 30 GB or higher of free disk space (80 MB free disk space for installation)
• CD-ROM drive³

Notes

¹For superior performance, Autodesk recommends a supported 64-bit operating system, a supported 64-bit processor, and 8 GB RAM or higher.

²Autodesk recommends settings that allow Microsoft Windows to manage virtual memory, as needed. There should always be at least twice as much free hard disk space as system memory (RAM).

³Autodesk Simulation software is only available on CD and DVD media or electronic download. CD-ROM and DVD-ROM drives are not required if installing using electronic download.

⁴The Autodesk Simulation user interface is not supported on Linux platforms.