There are 2 versions of CAMWorks 2010:
- 32-bit version: CAMWorks 2010 runs in the 32-bit versions of SolidWorks/CAMWorks Solids 2009 and SolidWorks/CAMWorks Solids 2010 on Windows XP Professional SP2 or higher (32-bit or 64-bit version) and Windows Vista® Ultimate, Business, and Enterprise editions (32-bit version) and Windows 7 Professional, Ultimate and Enterprise editions (32-bit version).
- 64-bit version: CAMWorks 2010x64 runs in the 64-bit versions of SolidWorks/CAMWorks Solids 2009 and SolidWorks/CAMWorks Solids 2010 on Windows XP Professional SP2 or higher (64-bit version) and Vista Ultimate, Business and Enterprise editions (64-bit version) and Windows 7 Professional, Ultimate and Enterprise editions (64-bit version).
Because CAMWorks runs within the SolidWorks environment, the system requirements are basically the same as for SolidWorks:
RAM
- 1GB
- Recommended: 2GB or more
CPU
- Platform: Intel® and AMD® processors
- Intel® Pentium® 3, AMD Athlon and Athlon XP CPU's are not supported. CPU must support SSE2 (Streaming SIMD Extensions 2 )
- see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SSE2 for more details.
Video
- A certified OpenGL workstation graphics card and driver. For a listing of tested and certified graphics cards and driver combinations visit the SolidWorks website
Other
- Mouse or other pointing device
- DVD drive - to install from the CAMWorks 2010 DVD
- CAMWorks License/Security Dongle - required only when using a hardware device for license/security (one for each CAMWorks license purchased)
Network
- Mouse or other pointing device
- Microsoft's Windows Networking environment
Novell networks and non-Windows based network storage devices are not tested or recommended
Required Software
- Microsoft® Access 2003 or 2007
Note: These requirements also apply to running CAMWorks in CAMWorks Solids.
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CAMWorks Solids System Requirements
The system requirements for CAMWorks Solids are basically the same as for SolidWorks.