System requirements for Autodesk MotionBuilder

This document provides the system requirements for Autodesk MotionBuilder.

System requirements for Autodesk® MotionBuilder® 2014

MotionBuilder 2014 is supported on the following 64-bit operating systems and at a minimum requires a system with the following 64-bit hardware:

• Windows® 8 Professional edition, Windows® 7 Professional edition, Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 6.2 WS, or Fedora™ 14 Linux operating system
• 64-bit Intel or AMD multicore processor
• 4 GB RAM (8GB recommended)
• 2 GB free hard drive space
• Refer to the Recommended Hardware wizard for a detailed list of recommended systems and graphics cards
• Microsoft® Internet Explorer®, Apple® Safari®, or Mozilla Firefox® web browser

System requirements for Autodesk MotionBuilder 2013

Software

The 32-bit version of Autodesk® MotionBuilder® 2013 software is supported by any of the following operating systems:

• Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional operating system (SP3)

The 64-bit version of MotionBuilder 2013 software is supported by any of the following operating systems:

• Microsoft Windows® 7 Professional operating system (SP1)
• Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition (SP2)

MotionBuilder 2013 32-bit and 64-bit software requires the following supplemental software:

• Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 8 internet browser or higher
• Mozilla® Firefox® web browser
• Apple® QuickTime® 7.1 or higher media player

Hardware

At a minimum, the 32-bit version of MotionBuilder 2013 software requires a system with the following hardware:

• Intel® Pentium® 4 processor, AMD Athlon™ processor with SSE3 instruction set support (or higher)
• Qualified hardware-accelerated OpenGL® 2.1 (or higher) graphics card
• 2 GB free hard drive space. Setup requires additional temporary disk space for your system’s temporary folder when decompressing files during installation.
• 2 GB of RAM
• USB Cam for Live Video Input.
• Network adaptor with internet connection for licensing (non-internet connected licensing is also supported)
• DVD-ROM drive

At a minimum, the 64-bit version of MotionBuilder 2013 software requires a system with the following hardware:

• Intel Pentium 4, AMD Athlon processor with SSE3 instruction set support (or higher)
• Qualified hardware-accelerated OpenGL 2.1 (or higher) graphics card
• 2 GB free hard drive space. Setup requires additional temporary disk space for your system’s temporary folder when decompressing files during installation.
• 4 GB of RAM
• USB Cam for Live Video Input.
• Network adaptor with internet connection for licensing (non-internet connected licensing is also supported)
• DVD-ROM drive

For the latest list of certified hardware, including graphics cards, to run MotionBuilder 2013, refer to the MotionBuilder 2013 certification chart located at http://www.autodesk.com/motionbuilder- hardware.

System requirements for Autodesk MotionBuilder 2012

Software

The 32-bit version of Autodesk® MotionBuilder® 2012 software is supported on the following operating system:

• Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional operating system (SP3)

The 64-bit version of MotionBuilder 2012 software is supported on any of the following operating systems:

• Microsoft Windows® 7 Professional operating system
• Microsoft® Windows Vista® Business x64 Edition operating system (SP2)
• Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition (SP2)

The following web browsers are supported for MotionBuilder 2012:

• Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 7.0 internet browser or higher
• Mozilla® Firefox® web browser

Hardware

At a minimum, the 32-bit version of MotionBuilder 2012 software requires a system with the following hardware:

• Intel® Pentium® 4, AMD Athlon™ processor with SSE3 instruction set support (or higher)
• Qualified hardware-accelerated OpenGL® 2.1 (or higher) graphics card
• 2 GB free hard drive space. Setup requires additional temporary disk space for your system’s temporary folder when decompressing files during installation.
• 2 GB of RAM USB Cam for Live Video Input.
• Network adaptor with internet connection for licensing (non-internet connected licensing is also supported)
• DVD-ROM drive

At a minimum, the 64-bit version of MotionBuilder 2012 software requires a system with the following hardware:

• Windows: Intel® Pentium® 4 processer, AMD Athlon™ processor with SSE3 instruction set support (or higher)
• Qualified hardware-accelerated OpenGL® 2.1 (or higher) graphics card
• 2 GB free hard drive space. Setup requires additional temporary disk space for your system’s temporary folder when decompressing files during installation.
• 4 GB of RAM
• USB Cam for Live Video Input.
• Network adaptor with internet connection for licensing (non-internet connected licensing is also supported)
• DVD-ROM drive

System requirements for Autodesk MotionBuilder 2011

Software

The 32-bit version of Autodesk® MotionBuilder® 2011 software is supported on the following operating system:

• Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional operating system (SP2 or higher)

The 64-bit version of MotionBuilder 2011 software is supported on any of the following operating systems:

• Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition (SP2 or higher)
• Microsoft® Windows Vista® Business x64 Edition operating system (SP1 or higher)
• Microsoft Windows® 7 Professional operating system

The following web browsers are supported for MotionBuilder 2011:

• Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 7.0 internet browser or higher
• Mozilla® Firefox® 2.0 web browser or higher

Hardware

• Intel® Pentium® processor (minimal)
• Dual Core Processor Workstation or higher (Intel® or AMD® processors) (recommended)
• Qualified hardware-accelerated OpenGL® 2.1 (or higher recommended) professional graphics card with latest graphics driver available on vendor’s site
• 2 GB free hard drive space. Setup requires additional temporary disk space for your system’s temporary folder when decompressing files during installation.
• 2 GB of RAM minimum and recommended for 32-bit operating systems
• 4 GB of RAM minimum for 64-bit operating systems. 8 GB of RAM recommended.
• Network adaptor with internet connection for licensing (non-internet connected licensing is also supported)
• A DVD drive if installing the software or browsing the media

System requirements for Autodesk MotionBuilder 2010

For 32-bit Autodesk MotionBuilder 2010:

• Microsoft ® Windows ® XP Professional operating system (SP2 or higher)
• Intel ® Pentium ® D processor (minimal), Intel ® or AMD ® Dual Core Processor Workstation or higher (recommended)
• 1 GB free hard drive space. Setup requires additional temporary disk space for your system's temporary folder when decompressing files during installation.
• 2 GB of RAM minimum and recommended for 32-bit operating systems
• 4 GB of RAM minimum for 64-bit operating systems. 8 GB of RAM recommended
• Qualified hardware-accelerated OpenGL ® 1.5 professional graphics card with latest graphics driver available on vendor's site (2.0 and higher recommended)
• Network adaptor with Internet connection for licensing (non-Internet connected licensing is also supported)
• A DVD drive if installing the software or browsing media
• Microsoft ® Internet Explorer ® 6.0 web browser or higher, Netscape ® 7 web browser or higher, or Mozilla ® Firefox ® 2.0 web browser or higher

For 64-bit Autodesk MotionBuilder 2010:

• Microsoft ® Windows ® XP Professional x64 Edition operating system
• Microsoft ® Windows Vista ® Business x64 Edition operating system (SP1 or higher)
• Intel ® Pentium ® D processor (minimal), Intel ® or AMD ® Dual Core Processor Workstation or higher (recommended)
• 1 GB free hard drive space. Setup requires additional temporary disk space for your system's temporary folder when decompressing files during installation.
• 2 GB of RAM minimum and recommended for 32-bit operating systems
• 4 GB of RAM minimum for 64-bit operating systems. 8 GB of RAM recommended
• Qualified hardware-accelerated OpenGL ® 1.5 professional graphics card with latest graphics driver available on vendor's site (2.0 and higher recommended)
• Network adaptor with Internet connection for licensing (non-Internet connected licensing is also supported)
• A DVD drive if installing the software or browsing the media
• Microsoft ® Internet Explorer ® 6.0 web browser or higher, Netscape ® 7 web browser or higher, or Mozilla ® Firefox ® 2.0 web browser or higher