Operating system

64-bit Microsoft® Windows® 11 and Windows 10.

See Autodesk’s Product Support Lifecycle for support information.

CPU type

Recommended
3.0 GHz or faster. 4 or more cores

Minimum
2.5 GHz or faster

Memory

Recommended
20 GB RAM or more
160GB free disk space or more

Minimum
8 GB RAM for less than 500 part assemblies
40GB free disk space

Note: Autodesk recommends settings which allow Microsoft Windows to manage virtual memory as needed. There should always be at least twice as much free hard disk space as system memory (RAM).

Graphics hardware

Recommended
8GB GPU with 106 GB/S Bandwidth and DirectX 11 compliant

Minimum
2GB GPU with 29 GB/S Bandwidth and DirectX 11 compliant

For more information, see Certified Hardware.

Display resolution

Recommended
3840x2160 (4K)
Preferred scaling: 100%, 125%, 150% or 200%

Minimum
1280 x 1024

Spreadsheet

Full local install of Microsoft® Excel 2016 or later for workflows that create and edit spreadsheets. Inventor workflows that read or export spreadsheet data do not require Microsoft® Excel.

Office 365 subscribers must ensure they have a local installation of Microsoft Excel.

Windows Excel Starter®, OpenOffice®, and browser-based Office 365 applications are not supported.

.NET

NET Framework: Navisworks Factory and Vault Factory require .NET Framework Version 4.8 or later. Windows Updates enabled for installation.

NET Core: Inventor Factory and AutoCAD Factory require .NET Core 8.0 or later. Windows Updates enabled for installation.

Pointing device

MS-Mouse compliant

Productivity: 3DConnexion SpaceMouse®, driver version 10.5.12 or later

Browser

Google Chrome™ or equivalent

Network

Internet connection for web install with Autodesk® Desktop Application, Autodesk® collaboration functionality, .NET installation, web downloads, licensing, access to cloud assets, online Help, updates, and other features.

Network license manager supports Windows Server® 2016, 2012, 2012 R2, 2008 R2, and the operating systems listed above.