Solid-CIM 3D Minimum System Requirements
For 32-bit Systems
•Microsoft Windows® 7 w/SP1, Windows® 8/8.1 with update KB2919355
•2.5 - 2.9 gigahertz (GHz) or faster
•8GB of RAM (16GB for 3D Modeling)
•8GB Free disk space for Installation (16GB for 3D Modeling)
•1920 x 1080 True Color video display adapter 128 MB or greater, Pixel Shader 3.0 or greater, Direct3D®-capable workstation-class graphics card
•Microsoft® Internet Explorer 11.0 or later web browser with network connection
•.NET Framework Version 4.7 or higher
•1 Available USB port (2 available USB ports if the nesting option was included)
•DVD Drive
For 64-bit Systems (Recommended for 3D Modeling)
•Microsoft Windows® 7 w/SP1, Windows® 8/8.1 with update KB2919355, Microsoft Windows® 10 (desktop OS, Windows® 10 requires AutoCAD 2016 or newer)
•3 gigahertz (GHz) or faster
•8GB of RAM (16GB for 3D Modeling)
•8GB Free disk space for Installation (12GB for 3D Modeling)
•1920 x 1080 True Color video display adapter 128 MB or greater, Pixel Shader 3.0 or greater, Direct3D®-capable workstation-class graphics card (3840 x 2160 on Windows® 10, 64-bit systems with capable display card)
•Microsoft® Internet Explorer 11.0 or later web browser with network connection
•128 MB or greater, OpenGL®-capable workstation class graphics card
•.NET Framework Version 4.7 or higher
•1 Available USB port (2 available USB ports if the nesting option was included)
•DVD Drive
You should check your hardware against the supported software versions to be sure of compatibility with your version of AutoCAD, Autodesk, Solidedge or the SOLIDWORKS products.
Supported AutoCAD Versions
Solid-CIM 3D supports the following Autodesk products:
AutoCAD 2017
AutoCAD 2018
AutoCAD 2019
Supported Autodesk Inventor Versions
Autodesk Inventor 2017
Autodesk Inventor 2018
Autodesk Inventor 2019
Supported AutoDesk Fusion 360 Versions
Autodesk Fusion 360 2018
Autodesk Fusion 360 2019
Supported SW (SOLIDWORKS) Versions
SOLIDWORKS 2017
SOLIDWORKS 2018
SOLIDWORKS 2019
Hardware Locks
In addition to the hardware requirements listed above, it is important to note that Solid-CIM 3D requires a hardware lock in order to operate. Upon completion of the Solid-CIM 3D installation, make sure to open AutoCAD and start Solid-CIM 3D.