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System requirements for AutoCAD MEP

This document provides the system requirements for AutoCAD MEP products.

AutoCAD MEP 2014 System Requirements

For 32-bit AutoCAD MEP

  • Windows® 8 Enterprise or Professional edition; Windows® 7 Enterprise, Ultimate, Professional, or Home Premium edition; or Windows® XP Professional or Home edition (SP3 or later) operating system
  • For Windows 7 and 8: Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon® dual-core processor, 3.0 GHz or Higher with SSE2 technology
  • For Windows XP: Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon dual-core processor, 1.6 GHz or greater with SSE2 technology
  • 2 GB RAM (4 GB recommended)
  • 6 GB free disk space for installation
  • Video card 1,024 x 768 with true color (1,600 x 1,050 or higher recommended)
  • Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 7.0 (or later)
  • Microsoft® Mouse-compliant pointing device
  • Download and installation from DVD
  • .NET Framework Version 4.0 Update 1

For 64-bit AutoCAD MEP

  • Windows 8 Enterprise or Professional edition, Windows 7 Enterprise, Ultimate, Professional, or Home Premium edition, or Windows XP Professional (SP2 or later)
  • Pentium 4 with Intel® EM64T support and SSE2 technology, Intel® Xeon® processor with Intel EM64T support and SSE2, AMD Opteron® processor with SSE2 technology, or AMD Athlon® 64 processor with SSE2 technology
  • 2 GB RAM (4 GB RAM recommended)
  • 6 GB free disk space for installation
  • Video card 1,024 x 768 with true color (1,600 x 1,050 or higher recommended)
  • Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 7.0 (or later)
  • Microsoft Mouse-compliant pointing device
  • Download and installation from DVD
  • .NET Framework Version 4.0 Update 1

Additional Requirements for 3D Modeling

  • Windows 7 recommended
  • Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon processor, 3.0 GHz or greater, or Intel or AMD dual-core processor, 2.0 GHz or greater
  • 4 GB RAM or more
  • 6 GB free hard disk available, not including installation requirements
  • 1,280 x 1,024 true color video display adapter 128 MB or greater, Pixel Shader 3.0 or greater, and Direct3D® capable workstation class graphics card

AutoCAD MEP 2013 System Requirements

For 32-Bit AutoCAD MEP 2013

  • Windows® 8 Standard, Enterprise, or Professional edition (requires installation of AutoCAD MEP 2013 Service Pack 2)
  • Microsoft® Windows® 7 Enterprise, Ultimate, Professional, or Home Premium edition, or Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional or Home edition (SP3 or later)
  • 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 greater with SSE2 technology
  • 2 GB RAM (4 GB recommended)
  • 6 GB free disk space for installation
  • Video card 1,024 x 768 with true color (1,600 x 1,050 or higher recommended)
  • Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 7.0 (or later)
  • Microsoft Mouse-compliant pointing device
  • Download and installation from DVD
  • .NET Framework Version 4.0 Update 1

For 64-Bit AutoCAD MEP 2013

  • Windows® 8 Standard, Enterprise, or Professional edition (requires installation of AutoCAD MEP 2013 Service Pack 2)
  • Microsoft® Windows® 7 Enterprise, Ultimate, Professional, or Home Premium edition, or Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional (SP2 or later)
  • Intel® Pentium® 4 with Intel® EM64T support and SSE2 technology, Intel® Xeon® with Intel EM64T support and SSE2, AMD Opteron® with SSE2 technology, or AMD Athlon® 64 with SSE2 technology
  • 2 GB RAM (4 GB RAM recommended)
  • 6 GB free disk space for installation
  • Video card 1,024 x 768 with true color (1,600 x 1,050 or higher recommended)
  • Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 7.0 (or later)
  • Microsoft Mouse-compliant pointing device
  • Download and Installation from DVD
  • .NET Framework Version 4.0 Update 1

Additional Requirements for 3D Modeling

  • Microsoft® Windows 7® recommended
  • Intel® Pentium® 4 processor or AMD Athlon®, 3.0 GHz or greater or Intel or AMD Dual Core processor, 2.0 GHz or greater
  • 4 GB RAM or more
  • 6 GB free hard disk available not including installation requirements
  • 1,280 x 1,024 true color video display adapter 128 MB or greater, Pixel Shader 3.0 or greater, and Direct3D® capable workstation class graphics card.

AutoCAD MEP 2012 System Requirements

For 32-Bit AutoCAD MEP 2012

  • Microsoft® Windows® 7 Enterprise, Ultimate, Professional or Home Premium edition, Windows Vista® Enterprise, Business, Ultimate, or Home Premium edition (SP2), or Windows XP® Professional or Home edition (SP3 or later) (compare Windows Vista versions)
  • Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon® dual-core processor, 3.0 GHz or greater with SSE2 technology
  • 2 GB RAM (3 GB RAM recommended) 
  • 4 GB free disk space for default installation (5 GB for full installation)
  • 1,024 x 768 display with true color, (1,280 x 1,024 true color recommended)
  • 128 MB graphics card (256 MB or greater recommended), Pixel Shader 3.0 or greater, Direct3D®-capable workstation-class 3D graphics card recommended (currently supported graphics cards)
  • Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 7.0 or later
  • Microsoft Mouse-compliant pointing device
  • DVD drive (for installation only)

For 64-Bit AutoCAD MEP 2012

  • Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise, Ultimate, Professional, or Home Premium edition (SP2), Windows Vista Enterprise, Business, Ultimate, or Home Premium, or Windows XP Professional or Home edition (SP2 or later) (compare Windows Vista versions)
  • Intel Pentium 4 with Intel EM64T support and SSE2 technology, Intel Xeon® with Intel EM64T support and SSE2, AMD Opteron™ with SSE2 technology, or AMD Athlon™ 64 with SSE2 technology
  • 2 GB RAM (4 GB RAM recommended)
  • 4 GB free disk space for default installation (5 GB for full installation)
  • 1,024 x 768 display with true color (1,280 x 1,024 true color recommended)
  • 128 MB graphics card; 256 MB or greater, Direct3D-capable workstation-class 3D graphics card recommended (currently supported graphics cards)
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 or later
  • Microsoft Mouse-compliant pointing device
  • DVD drive (for installation only)

Additional Requirements for 3D Modeling

  • Windows 7 recommended
  • Intel Pentium 4 processor or AMD Athlon, 3 GHz or greater, or Intel or AMD Dual Core processor, 2 GHz or greater
  • 4 GB RAM or more
  • 4 GB free disk space for default installation (5 GB for full install)
  • 1,280 x 1,024 true color video display adapter
  • 128 MB or greater graphics card (256 MB Recommended), Pixel Shader 3.0 or greater, Direct3D®-capable workstation class graphics card


AutoCAD MEP 2011 System Requirements

System Requirements for 32-bit AutoCAD MEP

  • Microsoft® Windows® 7 Enterprise, Ultimate, Professional or Home Premium, Windows Vista® (SP1), including Enterprise, Business, Ultimate, or Home Premium, or Windows XP® Professional or Home edition (SP2 or later)
  • Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon® dual-core processor, 3.0 GHz or greater with SSE2 technology for Windows 7 and Windows Vista, or Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon dual-core processor, 1.6 GHz or greater with SSE2 technology for Windows XP
  • 3 GB RAM
  • 5.0 GB free disk space for default install, 7.0 GB for full install
  • 1,024 x 768 display with true color, 1,280 x 1,024 true color recommended
  • 128 MB graphics card; 256 MB or greater, Direct3D®-capable workstation-class 3D graphics card recommended
  • Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 7.0 or later
  • Microsoft Mouse-compliant pointing device
  • DVD drive (for installation only)

System Requirements for 64-bit AutoCAD MEP

  • Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise, Ultimate, Professional or Home Premium, Windows Vista (SP1), including Enterprise, Business, Ultimate, or Home Premium, or Windows XP Professional or Home edition (SP2 or later)
  • Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon dual-core processor, 3.0 GHz or greater with SSE2 technology for Windows 7 and Windows Vista, or Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon dual-core processor, 1.6 GHz or greater with SSE2 technology for Windows XP
  • 3 GB RAM
  • 5.3 GB free disk space for default install, 7.0 GB for full install
  • 1,024 x 768 display with true color, 1,280 x 1,024 true color recommended
  • 128 MB graphics card; 256 MB or greater, Direct3D-capable workstation-class 3D graphics card recommended
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 or later
  • Microsoft Mouse-compliant pointing device
  • DVD drive (for installation only)

AutoCAD MEP 2010 System Requirements

32-bit System Requirements

  • Intel Pentium 4, 3.0 GHz or greater with SSE2 technology, AMD Athlon™ 3.0 GHz or greater with SSE2 technology, Dual Core Supported
  • Windows XP Home and Professional SP2 or later, Windows Vista Enterprise SP1, Windows Vista Business SP1, Windows Vista Ultimate SP1, Windows Vista Home Premium SP1
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 4.0 GB disk space (default install)
  • 1024 x 768 True Color display resolution
  • 128 MB graphics card
  • Microsoft®-Mouse compliant
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 or later
  • Download and installation from DVD

32-bit System Recommendations

  • Intel Pentium 4, 3.0 GHz or greater with SSE2 technology, AMD Athlon™ 3.0 GHz or greater with SSE2 technology
  • Windows XP Professional SP2 or later
  • 3 GB RAM
  • 4.2 GB disk space (full install)
  • 1280 x 1024 True Color display resolution
  • 256 MB or greater, Direct3D® capable workstation class 3D graphics card

64-bit System Requirements

  • AMD Athlon™64 with SSE2 technology, AMD Opteron™with SSE2 technology, Intel® Xeon with Intel EM64T support & SSE2 technology, Intel Pentium 4 with Intel EM64T support & SSE2 technology
  • Windows Vista® 32-bit (Business, Enterprise, Ultimate, Home Premium), Windows Vista 64-bit (Business, Enterprise, Ultimate, Home Premium), Windows XP Home SP2, Windows XP Professional x64, SP2
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 4.3 GB disk space (default install)
  • 1024 x 768 True Color display resolution
  • 128 MB Video Adapter Card
  • Microsoft®-Mouse compliant
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 or later
  • Download and installation from DVD

64-bit System Recommendations

  • Intel Pentium 4 with Intel EM64T support & SSE2 technology or AMD Athlon™64 with SSE2 technology
  • Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SP2 and later
  • 4 GB RAM
  • 4.7 GB disk space (full install)
  • 1280 x 1024 True Color display resolution
  • 256 MB or greater, Direct 3D Video Adapter Card

Note: AutoCAD MEP 64-bit cannot be installed on a 32-bit Windows operating system

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  • Document Information

    Published date: 2013-Jun-03
    ID: TS18535892

     

    Applies to:
    AutoCAD® MEP 2014
    AutoCAD® MEP 2013
    AutoCAD® MEP 2012
    AutoCAD® MEP 2011
    AutoCAD® MEP 2010