If your work is mostly or entirely 2D — and therefore, this applies especially for LT users — AutoCAD 2014 runs adequately on pretty much any recent computer that runs Windows 8, 7, or XP. On the other hand, if you get heavily into 3D and photorealistic renderings, then there is no such thing as “too much.”
Autodesk® - AutoCAD® and/or Bricsys® - BricsCAD® For use on Windows® PC Platforms. ABOUT: The EPD setup ( also GDS and GerbARX stand-alone products ) installation creates a new 'Profile' that contains startup / support path and to ARX or BRX files AFTER the host-graphics platform loads. Mar 19, 2017 - This article provides the system requirements for Autodesk® AutoCAD 2018. System requirements for AutoCAD 2018 Operating System.
AutoCAD 2014 does not run on any version of Windows earlier than XP (Home or Professional). Autodesk also does not support you if you have AutoCAD 2014 running on Windows Vista.
There are 64-bit versions of AutoCAD 2014 and AutoCAD LT 2014 that run in the 64-bit versions of Windows XP, 7, or 8. The 64-bit versions can access much more system memory for faster operation, while 32-bit systems are limited to 2GB or 3GB of RAM. This is normally significant only if you get into heavy-duty 3D work.
- Application compatibility: If you use third-party applications with a previous AutoCAD release, they may not work with AutoCAD 2014. AutoCAD applications developed with the .NET or the ObjectARX (AutoCAD Runtime eXtension) interfaces may or may not need to be recompiled. Many LSP (AutoLISP) programs written for the last several versions of AutoCAD should work without change.
- Built-in support for VBA (Visual Basic for Applications, a Microsoft programming language) isn’t included in AutoCAD 2014. You can continue to run VBA applications, but you first have to download and install the VBA installer from the Autodesk website. Go to www.autodesk.com and enter VBA installer in the Search box to find it. There are 32- and 64-bit versions, so make sure you download the right one for your system.
- Computer system requirements: For the latest on specific requirements and recommendations, go to http://usa.autodesk.com/autocad/system-requirements. Note that there are few “absolute” requirements. A beginning student or an occasional 2D user can often get by with somewhat less than the “recommended minimum,” but at the other end of the scale, if you’re doing daily work on very large, complex 3D models and are producing photorealistic renderings with shadows, reflections, transparency, and refraction, then there is no such thing as “too much” hardware. In any case, you can never have too much RAM.
You should also note that a gaming graphics card is different from an engineering graphics card. It’s well worth the few extra dollars to get an engineering card, especially when working in 3D. So how can you tell the difference? First, check the price. Engineering boards will usually be a little more expensive, but not outrageously so. Next, make sure it supports “Open GL” and/or “Direct 3D.”
This article provides the system requirements for Autodesk® AutoCAD 2019 including Specialized Toolsets.
System requirements for AutoCAD 2019 including Specialized Toolsets | |
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Operating System |
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Processor | Basic: 2.5–2.9 GHz processor Recommended: 3+ GHz processor |
Memory | Basic: 8 GB Recommended: 16 GB |
Display Resolution | Conventional Displays: 1920 x 1080 with True Color High Resolution & 4K Displays: Resolutions up to 3840 x 2160 supported on Windows 10, 64 bit systems (with capable display card) |
Display Card | Basic: 1 GB GPU with 29 GB/s Bandwidth and DirectX 11 compliant Recommended: 4 GB GPU with 106 GB/s Bandwidth and DirectX 11 compliant |
Disk Space | 6.0 GB |
Browser | Google Chrome™ (for AutoCAD Web) |
Network | Deployment via Deployment Wizard. The license server and all workstations that will run applications dependent on network licensing must run TCP/IP protocol. Either Microsoft® or Novell TCP/IP protocol stacks are acceptable. Primary login on workstations may be Netware or Windows. In addition to operating systems supported for the application, the license server will run on the Windows Server® 2016, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, and Windows Server 2008 R2 editions. Citrix® XenApp™ 7.6, Citrix® XenDesktop™ 7.6. |
Pointing Device | MS-Mouse compliant |
.NET Framework | .NET Framework Version 4.7 |
System requirements for AutoCAD for Mac 2019 | |
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Operating System | Apple® macOS® Mojave v10.14 or later; High Sierra v10.13 or later; Apple macOS Sierra v10.12 or later |
Model | Apple Mac Pro® 4,1 or later; MacBook Pro® 5,1 or later; iMac® 8.1 or later; Mac mini® 3.1 or later; MacBook Air® 2.1 or later; MacBook® 5.1 or later |
CPU Type | 64-bit Intel CPU (Intel Core Duo CPU, 2 GHz or faster recommended) |
Memory | 3 GB of RAM (4 GB or above recommended) |
Display Resolution | 1280 x 800 display with true color (2880 x 1800 with Retina Display recommended) |
Disk Space | 3 GB free disk space for download and installation |
Pointing Device | Apple® Mouse, Apple Magic Mouse, Magic Trackpad, MacBook® Pro trackpad, or Microsoft-compliant mouse. |
Printer | Mac OS X-compliant printer |
Media | Download and installation from DVD |
Browser | Apple Safari® 5.0 or later |
OS Language | All Mac OS X supported language operating systems |
Additional Requirements for large datasets, point clouds, and 3D modeling | |
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Memory | 8 GB RAM or more |
Disk Space | 6 GB free hard disk available, not including installation requirements |
Display Card | 1920 x 1080 or greater True Color video display adapter; 128 MB VRAM or greater; Pixel Shader 3.0 or greater; Direct3D®-capable workstation class graphics card. |
Note: 64-bit Operating Systems are recommended if you are working with large datasets, point clouds and 3D modeling and required if you are using Model Documentation or Point Clouds.
Specialized Toolsets
Toolset | Additional Requirements |
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AutoCAD Plant 3D |
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AutoCAD Map 3D |
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AutoCAD Architecture | Disk Space: 10GB |
AutoCAD Electrical | Disk Space: 12GB |
AutoCAD MEP | Disk Space: 12GB |
AutoCAD Mechanical | No additional requirements |
AutoCAD Raster Design | No additional requirements |
AutoCAD Map 3D Additional Requirements
FDO Provider Requirements | ||
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FDO Provider | Certified With | Notes |
Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 R2 Standard and Enterprise Editions; Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Standard and Enterprise Editions; Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Standard and Enterprise Editions; Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Standard and Enterprise Editions | Industry Models also support the versions of Microsoft SQL Server listed on the left. |
Oracle 11g Release 2 | Oracle 11.2.0.4.0 Oracle Express, Standard, and Enterprise Editions | Industry Models support the same Oracle versions as listed on the left. |
Oracle 12c Release 1 | Oracle 12.1.0.2.0 Standard Edition and Enterprise Edition | Industry Models support the same Oracle versions as listed on the left. |
Oracle 12c Release 2 | Oracle 12.2.0.1.0 Standard Edition and Enterprise Edition | Industry Models support the same Oracle versions as listed on the left. |
Raster | DEM, JPG2K, DTED, MrSID®, ECW, PNG, ESRI® Grid, TIFF, JPEG, ESTRI, ASCII | Not supported on Linux |
Autodesk SDF | 3.0 | |
ESRI ArcSDE | ArcSDE® 9.3 SP1 ArcSDE 10.2 | This Provider requires ESRI licensed components to be installed on client system. Required components depend on the type of connection (SDE Service or Direct Connect) |
ESRI ArcGIS | ARCGIS® 10.4 ARCGIS 10.3.1 ARCGIS 10.3 ARCGIS 10.2 | This Provider requires ESRI licensed components to be installed on client system. |
MySQL | 5.7 | |
ODBC | The FDO ODBC provider has been tested with corresponding versions of ODBC drivers that are shipped with the relevant supported operating systems version. | |
OGC WMS | WMS 1.3.0 | |
OGC WFS | WFS 2.0.0 | |
SQLite | SQLite 3.6 | |
PostgresSQL | PostgreSQL 9.5 + PostGIS 2.2 |
ODBC Drivers | Tested Versions |
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Microsoft® Access® Driver (*.mdb, *.accdb) | Microsoft Access database engine 2016 (English) 16.00.4513.1000 |
Microsoft® Excel® Driver (*.xls, *xlsx, *.xlsm, *.xlsb) | Microsoft Access database engine 2016 (English) 16.00.4513.1000 |
MySQL® ODBC 5.3 Driver | 5.03.07.00 |
SQL Server® | 10.00.10240.16384 |
Oracle® in OraClient12Home1 | 12.01.00.01 |
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