2010

64-bit Hardware and Software Requirements
3D Modeling Addi-
tional Require-
ments
■ Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon pro-
cessor, 3.0 GHz or higher; or Intel or
AMD Dual Core processor, 2.0 GHz or
higher
■ 2 GB RAM or greater
■ 2 GB free hard disk space available not
including installation
■ 1280 x 1024 32-bit color video display
adapter (True Color) 128 MB or
greater, Direct3D
®
capable worksta-
tion class graphics card
Additional Hardware and Software Recommendations - 3D use
32-BitOperating system
■ It is recommended that non-
English language versions of
Windows XP Home and Professional SP2
or later
AutoCAD Plant 3D be installed
Windows Vista Enterprise
on an operating system with a
Windows Vista Business
user interface language that
Windows Vista Ultimate
matches the code page of Auto-
Windows Vista Home Premium
CAD Plant 3D language. A code
64-Bit
page provides support for charac-
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
SP2 or later
ter sets used in different lan-
guages.
Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit
■ Whether the Windows operating
system is 32-bit or 64-bit, the
Windows Vista Business 64-bit
Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit
version is automatically detected
Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit
when you install AutoCAD Plant
3D. The appropriate version of
AutoCAD Plant 3D is installed.
The 32-bit version of AutoCAD
Plant 3D cannot be installed on
a 64-bit version of Windows and
vice-versa.
Intel Pentium 4 processor or AMD Ath-
lon, 2.2 GHz or greater
Processor
or
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