Issue:
This article provides the system requirements for Autodesk® 3ds Max® 2018.Environment:
This article applies to the operating systems listed. If your operating system is not shown, it may be because it is not supported or because support information is not yet available. For details on operating systems no longer supported by the vendor, see Product Support Lifecycle.Solution:
Autodesk 3ds Max 2018 software is supported on the following 64-bit operating systems and at a minimum, requires a system with the following 64-bit hardware:
| Software | |
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| Operating System | Microsoft® Windows® 7 (SP1), Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 Professional operating system |
| Browser | Autodesk recommends the latest version of the following web browsers for access to online supplemental content:
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| Hardware | |
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| CPU | 64-bit Intel® or AMD® multi-core processor * * The Arnold renderer requires that the processor supports SSE4.1 (How to check if your processor supports SSE4.1) |
| Graphics Hardware | Refer to Recommended Hardware wizard for a detailed list of recommended systems and graphics cards |
| RAM | 4 GB of RAM minimum (8 GB or more recommended) |
| Disk Space | 6 GB of free disk space for install |
| Pointing Device | Three-button mouse |
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