SURFCAM & SURFCAM Designer System Requirements
SURFCAM
Minimum System Requirements
- Operating System: Windows 7, Service Pack 1, 64-bit
- Processor: Duo Core II or higher
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Hard Disk Space: 8 GB Free
- Video: 1 GB Windows XP DirectX® 11.0 or higher compatible display adapter capable of 1024x768 resolution in 32-bit color.
(Note: Integrated graphics cards can degrade performance and are not recommended.) - DirectX: DirectX 11.0 (Loaded during the install if not available)
- .NET Framework: .NET 3.5 (loaded via the internet during install if not available)
- Pointer: Windows Compatible Mouse
- Communications Port: USB
- Drive: DVD Drive
Recommended System Requirements
- Operating System: Windows 10 64-bit B1907 or newer; Professional or Enterprise editions
- Processor: Intel i7 (6th generation or newer)
- Memory: 16 GB RAM or better
- Hard Disk Space: 32 GB Free (Installer download is Approximately 1.5 GB, Initial installed size is approximately 5 GB)
- Video: Discrete Video Card NVIDIA GeForce or Quadro series chipsets
- Video Memory: 4GB or better dedicated Video memory
(Note: Integrated graphics cards can degrade performance and are not recommended.) - DirectX: DirectX 11.0 (Loaded during the install if not available)
- .NET Framework: .NET 3.5 (loaded via the internet during install if not available)
- Pointer: Mouse including wheel (Intellimouse), optional Spaceball
- Communications Port: USB port for the SURFCAM security key (unless using keyless licensing), Internet connection needed for download.
Note: SURFCAM is not supported to run on any Mac system.
SURFCAM Designer
Minimum Hardware Specifications
- Windows 10 - 64 bit:
- Only Professional versions supported.
- The processor chip must support the SSE2 instruction set:
- All 64 bit processors support SSE2.
- Graphics board supporting either OpenGL or DirectX:
- Minimum 1920x1080 resolution.
- Supporting at least 65,000 colors.
- OpenGL graphics cards must support OpenGL 3.0.
- DirectX graphics cards must support DirectX 9.0c.
- 4GB RAM.
Recommended Hardware Specifications
- Windows 10 Creator edition onwards.
- Graphics: 512MB+ onboard RAM.
- ATI FirePro series or the NVidia Quadro series with latest drivers.
- 16GB RAM.
- SSD HardDisk.
Recommended Hardware Specification for Reverse and Data Acquisition
- Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
- 64GB RAM
- Intel Xeon processor @3 GHz or equivalent.
- NVIDIA Quadro P5000 with 5 GB memory.
IMPORTANT: End Of Life Announcements
Attention 32-bit OS Users
SURFCAM 2014 R2 will be the last release of SURFCAM that supports 32-bit operating systems. SURFCAM 2015 R1 and future versions will not install on 32-bit operating systems.
Attention Microsoft XP/Vista Users
SURFCAM 2014 R2 will be the last release of SURFCAM that supports Windows® XP and Windows Vista®. SURFCAM 2015 R1 and future versions will not install on Windows® XP and Windows Vista® operating systems.
Attention Parallel Port Dongle Users
SURFCAM 2014 and future versions will not run with a parallel-port licensing dongle.
“End of Life” positions taken by Microsoft and SolidWorks are below:
Microsoft:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/enterprise/endofsupport.aspx
SolidWorks:
http://files.solidworks.com/Supportfiles/Release_Notes/2014/English/relnotes.htm