Minimum and recommended specs to run Netfabb and/or Local Simulation
Netfabb, including utilities
| Operating system |
Microsoft® Windows® 10 64-bit Windows 11 Windows 8 is no longer supported. |
| CPU |
Intel® Core i7 (2.8+ GHz) with 8 cores, or equivalent |
| RAM |
8 GB, 16 GB recommended, up to 64 GB recommended for simulation with the limited solver in Netfabb |
| Fixed memory |
Approx. 2 to 4 GB for complete installation depending on subscription level, up to 120 GB free temporary space during generation and compression of build files depending on size and complexity recommended |
| Graphics |
2 GB video, dedicated graphics recommended Full OpenGL 3.3 support required |
| Display |
1920×1080 minimum, effective after GUI scaling |
| Networking |
Required for network licensing |
| Internet connection |
Typically required for licensing |
| Java Runtime |
|
No longer required as all functions that used Java have been removed
Local Simulation
| Operating system |
Microsoft Windows 10 64-bit (GUI and solver) Windows 11 Windows 8 is no longer supported Windows Remote Desktop is not supported. Linux® CentOS 8 64-bit (solver only) Older or different versions of Linux are no longer supported. |
| CPU |
14 physical processor cores, up to 24 and more recommended for larger and more intricate projects, disabling hyper-threading or equivalent recommended |
| Memory |
64 GB minimum 128 GB or more recommended 16 GB sufficient for DED-only simulations |