Advance Steel 2024 System Requirements

Learn about the system requirements for configuring Advance Steel.

Note: When installing the software using the Autodesk® Desktop App, make sure that at least 9 GB of free space are available on the drive you specify in the Autodesk® Desktop App content path.

Requirement Area	Basic Requirement	Recommended Requirement
Operating System	64-bit Microsoft® Windows® 10 and Windows 11. See Autodesk's Product Support Lifecycle for support information.
Browser	Chrome	Chrome
Processor	2.5-2.9 GHz (base) ARM Processors are not supported.	3+ GHz (base), 4+ GHz (turbo)
Memory	8 GB	32 GB
Display Resolution	1920x1080 (1080p)	3840x2160 (4K)
Display Card	2 GB GPU with 29 GB/s Bandwidth and DirectX 11 compliant.	8 GB GPU with 106 GB/s Bandwidth and DirectX 12 compliant. DirectX 12 with Feature Level 12_0 is required for Shaded(Fast) and Shaded with edges(Fast) visual styles. Please be sure to use the latest drivers from the video card manufacturer's website. Note: The software uses your computer's display card for a variety of essential graphics operations including but not limited to view manipulation, line smoothing, and text/linetype generation . It's recommended that you have a display card with dedicated VRAM to support these operations at optimal speeds.
Disk Space	10 GB (suggested SSD) 1 GB additional free disk space is recommended for disk cache. Note: The system temporary folder requires up to 12 GB of additional free space during download installation.	16 GB 1 GB additional free disk space is recommended for disk cache. Note: The system temporary folder requires up to 12 GB of additional free space during download installation.
Pointing Device	MS-Mouse compliant	MS-Mouse compliant
Media	Install Now (WI) Download / Browser (DLM)	Install Now (WI) Download / Browser (DLM)
Additional Requirement	Internet connectivity for license registration	Internet connectivity for license registration
.NET Framework	NET Framework Version 4.8 or later	NET Framework Version 4.8 or later

Additional requirements for large datasets, point clouds, and 3D modeling
Memory	16 GB RAM or more
Disk Space	6 GB free hard disk available, not including installation requirements
Display Card	Basic: 1 GB GPU with 29 GB/s Bandwidth and DirectX 11 compliant. Recommended: 4 GB GPU with 106 GB/s Bandwidth and DirectX 12 compliant. DirectX 12 with Feature Level 12_0 is required for Shaded+(Fast) and Shaded with edges(Fast) visual styles. Please be sure to use the latest video card manufacturer drivers from their website.