SolidWorks System Requirements (Windows

and Mac)


Use this information to ensure you are always working with a SolidWorks
supported and optimized system for hardware, operating system and
Microsoft products.
SolidWorks

Operating Systems

SolidWorks
2012
(EDU
2012-2013)
SolidWorks
2013
(EDU
2013-2014)
SolidWorks
2014
(EDU
2014-2015)
Windows 7 (SP1 required
for
SolidWorks 2014)




Windows 8.1 (64-bit
only)


(2014 SP1)
Windows 8 (64-bit
only)



Windows Vista



Windows XP



Minimum Hardware

RAM 2 GB (8GB or more and 64-bit operating system recommended)
Disk Space 5 GB or more
Video Card Certified cards and drivers
Processor
Intel or AMD with SSE2 support. 64-bit operating system
recommended
Operating Systems

SolidWorks
2012
(EDU
2012-2013)
SolidWorks
2013
(EDU
2013-2014)
SolidWorks
2014
(EDU
2014-2015)
Install Media DVD Drive or Broadband Internet Connection
Microsoft Products
Internet Explorer

IE 7,8,9 IE 8,9,10 IE 8,9,10

Excel and Word

2007, 2010 2007, 2010 2007, 2010, 2013

Other
Anti-Virus Supported Anti-Virus Products

Network
Microsoft Windows networking. Novell networks and non-
Windows network storage devices are not supported

Virtual environments
and storage devices
Supported storage devices


eDrawings

Operating Systems
eDrawings
2012
eDrawings
2013
eDrawings
2014
Windows 7 (SP1 required for
SolidWorks 2014)

Windows 8.1 (64-bit only)


(2014 SP1)
Windows 8 (64-bit only)


Windows Vista


Operating Systems
eDrawings
2012
eDrawings
2013
eDrawings
2014
Windows XP


Mac 10.4

Mac 10.5


Mac 10.6

Mac 10.7

Mac 10.8



SolidWorks Network License Server

Operating Systems
SolidWorks
2012
SolidWorks
2013
SolidWorks
2014

Windows 7 (SP1 required for
SolidWorks 2014)

Windows 8.1 (64-bit only)

(2014 SP1)
Windows 8 (64-bit only)


Windows Vista


Windows XP


Windows Server 2003


Operating Systems
SolidWorks
2012
SolidWorks
2013
SolidWorks
2014
Windows Server 2008

Windows Server 2008 R2 (SP1 required for
SolidWorks 2014)

Windows Server 2012



Microsoft Products

Operating Systems Earliest Supported SolidWorks Version
Windows 7 SolidWorks 2010 SP1
Windows 8 SolidWorks 2013 SP0
Windows 8.1 SolidWorks 2014 SP1
IE 8 SolidWorks 2009 SP5
IE 9 SolidWorks 2011 SP4
IE 10 SolidWorks 2013 SP0
Excel, Word 2007 SolidWorks 2009 SP5
Excel, Word 2010 SolidWorks 2010 SP5
Excel, Word 2013 SolidWorks 2013 SP4