System Requirements for Autodesk AutoCAD Architecture 2015

Autodesk Support

Oct 8, 2023


Products and versions covered


Issue:

 
 This article provides the system requirements for Autodesk AutoCAD Architecture 2015.

Solution:

System Requirements 
Operating System
  • Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise
  • Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate
  • Microsoft Windows 7 Professional
  • Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
  • Microsoft Windows 8/8.1
  • Microsoft Windows 8/8.1 Pro
  • Microsoft Windows 8/8.1 Enterprise
BrowserInternet Explorer® 9.0 or later
CPU Type32-bit: Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon™ Dual Core, 3.0 GHz or higher with SSE2 technology

64-bit:
  • AMD Athlon™ 64 with SSE2 technology
  • AMD Opteron™ with SSE2 technology
  • Intel Xeon®  with Intel EM64T support and SSE2 technology
  • Intel Pentium® 4 with Intel EM64T support and SSE2 technology
Memory32-bit: 2 GB (4 GB Recommended)
64-bit: 2 GB (8 GB Recommended)
Display Resolution1024x768 (1600x1050 or higher – Recommended) with True Color
Display CardWindows display adapter capable of 1024x768 with True Color capabilities.  DirectX9 or DirectX11 compliant card recommended but not required.
Disk SpaceInstallation 10.0 GB
Network

Deployment via Deployment Wizard

The license server and all workstations that will run applications dependent on network licensing must run TCP/IP protocol.
 
Either Microsoft or Novell TCP/IP protocol stacks are acceptable.  Primary login on workstations may be Netware or Windows.

In addition to operating systems supported for the application, the license server will run on the Windows Server 2012, 2012 R2, 2008, and 2008 R2.

Citrix® XenApp™ 6.5 FP1
Citrix® XenDesktopTM 5.6

Pointing DeviceMS-Mouse compliant
DigitizerWINTAB support
Plotter/PrinterSame as AutoCAD Architecture 2013 & AutoCAD Architecture 2014 – system printer and HDI support
Media (DVD)Download and Installation from DVD
BrowserInternet Explorer® 9.0 or later
Side-by-side InstallSupported
ToolClips Media PlayerAdobe Flash Player v10 or up
.NET Framework.NET Framework Version 4.5
 
Additional  requirements for 3D Modeling
CPU TypeIntel Pentium 4 processor or AMD Athlon, 3.0 GHz or greater or Intel or AMD Dual Core processor, 2.0 GHz or greater
Memory

32-bit: 4 GB RAM
64-bit: 8 GB RAM or more

Display Resolution
1280 x 1024
Display CardTrue color video display adapter 128 MB or greater, Pixel Shader 3.0 or greater, Direct3D® capable workstation class graphics card.
Disk Space

6 GB free hard disk available not including installation requirements

Note64-bit Operating Systems are recommended if you are working with Large Datasets, Point Clouds and 3D Modeling - please refer to the AutoCAD 64-bit System Requirements for more information.

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Products:

AutoCAD Architecture;

Versions:

2015;


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