System Requirements

This section lists the minimum, and the recommended, system requirements for PartMaker 2011 and higher.

Make sure the computer at least meets the minimum system requirements before you install PartMaker. However, to achieve optimal performance, the computer should meet the recommended system requirements

64-bit and 32-bit versions of PartMaker are available:

PartMaker version	Supported operating system
64-bit	Windows 7
32-bit	Windows XP or Windows Vista

Recommended requirements

The recommended system requirements for PartMaker are:

	Standard PartMaker	Parasolid Import Module (Solids)	Full Machine Simulation (FMS)	Surface Machining Wizard (SMW)	PowerMILL Companion*
Processor	Pentium 3 800 MHz or higher	Pentium 3 800 MHz or higher	Pentium 4 3 GHz or higher	Intel Core Duo processor or higher	Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 or higher
Memory speed	512 MB or more	1 GB or more	2 GB or more	4 GB or more	4 GB or more
Hard drive	40 GB	40 GB	40 GB	80 GB	120 GB
Independent video card	128 MB NVIDIA	128 MB NVIDIA	512 MB NVIDIA	1 GB NVIDIA	1 GB NVIDIA

* Processor must support SSE2 Instruction Set for PowerMILL Companion.

Minimum requirements

The minimum system requirements for PartMaker are:

	Standard PartMaker	Parasolid Import Module (Solids)	Full Machine Simulation (FMS)	Surface Machining Wizard (SMW)	PowerMILL Companion*
Processor	Pentium 3 800 Mhz	Pentium 3 800 Mhz	Pentium 4 2 GHz	Pentium 4 3 GHz	Pentium 4 3 GHz
Memory speed	512 MB	512 MB	1 GB	2 GB	2 GB
Hard drive	20 GB	40 GB	40 GB	40 GB	40 GB
Independent video card	128 MB	128 MB	256 MB	512 MB	512 MB

* Processor must support SSE2 Instruction Set for PowerMILL Companion.

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