ArchiCAD 15 System Requirements
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System:
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Windows® XP SP3
Windows® 7(32-bit and 64-bit) Windows® Vista (32-bit and 64-bit) (32-bit and 64-bit) 64-bit system is recommended Note: ArchiCAD 15 was tested by Graphisoft on Microsoft Windows 7 Professional, Windows Vista Ultimate, and Windows XP Professional. Not tested editions differ in features that do not affect the correct functionality of ArchiCAD. |
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Only case insensitive file-system volumes are supported. |
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| Note: QuickTime 7 or later and Java 1.6.0 or later are required. Note: ArchiCAD installer will automatically install QuickTime 7 and Java 1.6.12 if they are not present on your computer. |
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CPU:
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Intel® Pentium 4, or compatible processors with equal or higher performance
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Mac: Macintosh® with 64-bit Intel® processor (Core2Duo and later)
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Multicore processor is recommended to exploit ArchiCAD 15 performance capabilities. Read more about multiprocessing. |
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RAM:
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With 64-bit system: 3 GB RAM is required, 6 GB RAM or more is recommended.
With 32-bit system: 2 GB RAM is required, 4 GB or more is recommended. The maximum amount of memory ArchiCAD can use on a 32-bit system is 4GB. Read more about this topic. |
3 GB RAM is required, 6 GB RAM or more is recommended.
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Hard Drive:
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5 GB free disk space required for a full installation of ArchiCAD. |
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Display:
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1024x768 resolution is required |
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Video Card:
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True Color display adapter is needed. Open GL and DirectX9 compatible graphic card with on-board video memory of 256 MB or more is recommended to fully exploit hardware acceleration capabilities. |
Open GL compatible graphic card with on-board video memory of 256 MB or more is recommended to fully exploit hardware acceleration capabilities. |
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You can find a list of recommended video cards at: |
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Requirements for BIM Server
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System:
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Windows® XP SP3 (32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows Server® 2003, 2008 (32-bit and 64-bit)Windows® Vista (32-bit and 64-bit) Windows® 7 (32-bit and 64-bit) 64-bit system is recommended Note: The BIM Server for ArchiCAD 15 was tested by Graphisoft on Microsoft Windows 7 Professional, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition 64-bit, Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition 64-bit, and Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition 64-bit. Not tested editions of the mentioned non server operating systems differ in features that do not affect the correct functionality of BIM Server. |
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard (64-bit)
Only case insensitive file-system volumes are supported.Mac OS X 10.6 Server (64-bit) |
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Note: Java 6 or later are required to run BIM Server. The installer will automatically install Java 6 (build 1.6.12) if it is not present on your computer. |
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CPU:
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Intel® Pentium 4, or higher required
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Mac: Macintosh® with 64-bit Intel® processor (Core2Duo and later)
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Multicore processor is recommended Read more about multiprocessing. |
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RAM:
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4 GB of RAM is required. 8 GB or more is recommended for complex models. |
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Hard Drive:
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5 GB free disk space is required for the Graphisoft BIM Server installation. 10 GB of disk space (physically located on the server) is required per project. |
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