System Requirements

System Requirements for the Factory Design Utilities and the Factory Design Suite.

System Requirements for the Factory Design Utilities

The Factory Design Utilities are available in the following Autodesk® products:

AutoCAD® Architecture
AutoCAD® Mechanical
AutoCAD® MEP
Inventor® Professional
Navisworks® Manage
Vault Professional

Operating System

64-bit Microsoft® Windows® 10 Semi-Annual Channel

See Autodesk’s Product Support Lifecycle for support information.

CPU Type

Recommended: 3.0 GHz or faster. 4 or more cores.
Minimum: 2.5 GHz or faster.

Memory

Recommended: 20-GB RAM or more with 160-GB free disk space or more.
Minimum: 8-GB RAM for less than 500 part assemblies. 40-GB free disk space.

Note: Autodesk recommends settings which 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).

Graphics Hardware

Recommended: 4 GB GPU with 106 GB/S Bandwidth and DirectX 11 compliant.
Minimum: 1 GB GPU with 29 GB/S Bandwidth and DirectX 11 compliant.

For more information, see Certified Hardware.

Display Resolution

Recommended: 3840x2160 (4K); Preferred scaling: 100%, 125%, 150% or 200%.
Minimum: 1280 x 1024.

Browser

Google Chrome™ or equivalent.

Third Party Software

Full local install of Microsoft® Excel 2010, 2013 or 2016 for iFeatures, iParts, iAssemblies, Global BOM, Parts Lists, Revision Tables, spreadsheet-driven designs and Studio animation of Positional Representations.
64-bit Microsoft Office is required to export Access 2007, dBase IV, Text and CSV formats.
Office 365 subscribers must ensure they have a local installation of Microsoft Excel 2016.
Windows Excel Starter®, OpenOffice®, and browser-based Office 365 applications are not supported.

.Net Framework

.NET Framework Version 4.8 or later. Windows Updates enabled for installation.

Pointing Device

MS-Mouse compliant

Productivity: 3DConnexion SpaceMouse®, driver version 10.5.12 or later.

Network

Internet connection for web install with Autodesk® Desktop Application, Autodesk® collaboration functionality, .NET installation, web downloads, licensing, access to cloud assets, online Help, updates, and other features.
Network license manager supports Windows Server® 2016, 2012, 2012 R2, 2008 R2, and the operating systems listed above.

Spreadsheet

Full local install of Microsoft® Excel 2016 or later for workflows that create and edit spreadsheets. Inventor workflows that read or export spreadsheet data do not require Microsoft® Excel.

Office 365 subscribers must ensure they have a local installation of Microsoft Excel.

Windows Excel Starter®, OpenOffice®, and browser-based Office 365 applications are not supported.

For Complex Models, Complex Mold Assemblies, and Large Assemblies

Typically more than 1,000 parts.

CPU Type1

Recommended: 3.30 GHz or faster, 4 or more cores.

Memory2

Recommended: 24 GB RAM or greater.

Graphics

Recommended: 4 GB GPU with 106 GB/S Bandwidth and DirectX11 compliant.

For more information, see Certified Hardware.