System Requirements for Graphisoft Products – BIMcloud

Operating Systems for BIMcloud Manager, BIMcloud Server, BIMcloud Delta Cache for Archicad 19

Recommended Operating Systems
  • Windows 10 (64-bit version)
  • Windows 8.1 (64-bit version)
  • Windows 8 (64-bit version)
  • Windows 7 (64-bit version)
  • Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Windows Server 2012
  • macOS 10.12 Sierra
  • Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan
  • Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite
  • Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Notes on older systems
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 is compatible but not tested by Graphisoft
  • Windows XP, Vista and Windows Server 2008 are not compatible (BIMcloud cannot be installed)
  • Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion is compatible but not tested by Graphisoft
  • Mac OS X 10.7 Lion and earlier are not compatible (BIMcloud cannot be installed)

Hardware for BIMcloud Manager, BIMcloud Server, BIMcloud Delta Cache

Recommended hardware

Processor:

  • BIMcloud Manager, BIMcloud Server, BIMcloud Delta Cache: 64-bit processor with four or more cores

RAM:

  • BIMcloud Manager: 8 GB
  • BIMcloud Server and BIMcloud Delta Cache: 16 GB or more is recommended

Hard disk space:

  • BIMcloud Manager: 5 GB free disk space is required for the installation. Maintain the minimum of 50 GB of free space for standard operation.
  • BIMcloud Server: 5 GB free disk space is required for the installation, 10 GB or more is required per active project. Maintain 100 GB of free space for standard operation.
  • BIMcloud Delta Cache: 10 GB free disk space is required for the installation, 50 GB is required for the caches. (default setting)

You can find more details about recommended hardware on Help Center.

Minimum hardware
  • Processor: 64-bit processor with two cores
  • RAM: 4 GB
  • Hard disk space: 5 GB or more is required for the installation

Other Software

Java 8 or later is required. You can find details here: http://www.graphisoft.com/Java

Supported browsers:

  • Google Chrome (version 26 and newer)
  • Firefox (version 20 and newer)
  • Internet Explorer (version 10 and newer)
  • Safari (version 5.1 and newer)

Network requirements

  • Your network has to accommodate HTTP 1.1 standard
  • It is recommended to configure Fully Qualified Domain Names for all BIMcloud components
  • The network ports used by BIMcloud needs to be open on all related firewalls. The default ports are:
    • BIMcloud Manager: 19000
    • BIMcloud Server: 19001
    • BIMcloud Delta Cache: 9921
  • In case of having a HTTP proxy, make sure the BIMcloud traffic gets bypassed
  • For more details see: http://helpcenter.graphisoft.com/?p=43354

Protection Key

You will need a CodeMeter hardware key or CodeMeter Act software protection key to run the BIMcloud products.