General System Requirements
Before you install or use any CIMCO product, we recommend that you verify that your computer meets or exceeds the minimum system requirements detailed below.
Specific system requirements for CIMCO Machine Simulation can be found further down.
Server Installation
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 or AMD FX @ 2.8 GHz | Intel Core i7 or AMD A-Series @ 3.5 GHz Intel Xeon E or AMD Epyc @ 3.5 GHz |
| 4 logical processors | 8-12 logical processors | |
| Memory | 4 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Hard drive | HDD 512 GB (7200 rpm) in RAID1 | SSD 512 GB in RAID1 |
| 2 GB of disk space for the installation of the full suite. Allocate enough space for database growth. |
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| Operating system | Windows® Server 2008 / 2008 R2 or newer | Windows® Server 2012 / 2012 R2 or newer |
| (32 bit and 64 bit versions supported) | ||
| Additional Software | Microsoft® Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable Microsoft® Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable (x86) Microsoft® Visual C++ 2012 Redistributable (x86) Microsoft® Visual C++ 2013 Redistributable (x86) Microsoft® Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable (x86) Microsoft® .NET Framework 4.5 (All required redistributables are included within the installer) (.NET Framework required only for the Software Manager) |
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Scalability on the CPU requirements:
| CNC Machines | 20 | 100 | 200 | 325 | 1000 |
| Logical Processors | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 32 |
Requirements when connecting to external database:
| Database supported | Minimum version |
|---|---|
| Microsoft SQL Server | SQL Server 2012 or newer |
| Oracle Database | Oracle Database 11g Release 2 or newer |
Client Installation
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon @ 1.6 GHz | Intel Core i3 or AMD Phenom II @ 2.5 GHz |
| Memory | 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Hard drive | At least 2 GB of free space | |
| Operating system | Windows® 7, Windows® 8 / 8.1, or Windows® 10 (32 bit and 64 bit versions supported) |
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| Additional Software | Microsoft® Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable Microsoft® Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable (x86) Microsoft® Visual C++ 2012 Redistributable (x86) Microsoft® Visual C++ 2013 Redistributable (x86) Microsoft® Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable (x86) (All required redistributables are included within the installer) |
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Machine Simulation system requirements
Operating system
- Minimum: Windows 7, 32bit
- Recommended: Windows 10, 64bit
Processor
- Minimum: 2.3GHz, Quad core
- Recommended: 3.2GHz, Quad core (or better)
Memory
- Minimum: 4GB
- Recommended: 16GB (or more)
GPU
- Minimum: 2GB, Dedicated GPU, OpenGL 3.3
- Recommended: 4GB, Dedicated GPU, OpenGL 3.3 (or better)
