System requirements for AutoCAD Map 3D 2016

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Oct 8, 2023


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Issue:

This article provides the system requirements for Autodesk® AutoCAD Map 3D 2016.

Before installing Autodesk® AutoCAD Map 3D 2016, it is important that you verify that your computer meets, or exceeds, the minimum system requirements for operation.

If your system does not meet the minimum requirements, problems can occur while running the product, and at the operating system level.

For more information about determining the bit count for your operating system, refer to the Microsoft® Support site and read http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827218.

Solution:

Operating Systems

Microsoft Windows 32-bit System Requirements
Microsoft Windows 64-bit System Requirements
Citrix System Requirements

 
System Requirements (32-bit)

The following tables outline the hardware and software requirements if you're running on a system installed with a 32-bit environment.

Hardware and Software Requirements
Operating SystemWindows® 7 Ultimate
Windows 7 Enterprise
Windows 7 Professional
Windows 8/8.1
Windows 8/8.1 Professional
Windows 8/8.1 Enterprise
BrowserInternet Explorer® 9.0 or later
ProcessorMinimum Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon® 64 processor
Memory2 GB RAM (minimum)
4 GB RAM (recommended)
Display Resolution1024 x 768 (1600 x 1050 or higher recommended) with True Color
Hard Disk12 GB for installation (downloaded file)
Pointing DeviceMS-Mouse compliant
MediaDownload and Installation from DVD
.NET Framework.NET Framework Version 4.5 SP1
Additional requirements for Large Datasets, Point Clouds and 3D Modeling16 GB RAM or more.
20 GB free hard disk available not including installation requirements.
1600 x 1050 or greater True Color video display adapter; 128 MB VRAM or greater, Pixel Shader 3.0 or greater, Direct3D® capable workstation class graphics card.
Optional for Industry ModelsSAP® Crystal Reports runtime engine for .NET Framework 4.0

An instance of Oracle® is optional for some products.

Optional: Database
Oracle Database Specifications - ServerOracle 10g R2 (10.2.0.4.0) Standard Edition, Standard Edition One, or Enterprise Edition

Oracle 11g R2 (11.2.0.4.0) Enterprise Edition, Standard Edition

Oracle 12cR1 (12.1.0.1.0) Enterprise Edition, Standard Edition
Oracle 10g or 11g Enterprise
Edition is required to support jobs and long transactions

Oracle 11g and Spatial or
Oracle 12c and Spatial are required to support 3D

Microsoft Windows Server®
2008 R2 requires Oracle 11g R2
Oracle Database Specifications - ClientOracle Database 11g Client Release 2 (11.2.0.4.0) Administrator (Not Instant or Run-time)

Oracle Database 12c Client Release 1 (12.1.0.1.0) Administrator (not Instant or Run-time)
Microsoft Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 require an Oracle 11g R2 Client or Oracle 12cR1 Client

Note: The following information is sensitive and should be distributed only to individuals authorized to use the Infrastructure Administrator and Server Administrator.

During the installation and configuration of your products, you must connect to the database. Make sure your administrator provides the following settings and passwords:

  • Oracle user with rights on SYS.DBMS_RLS and DBA rights (default "SYS AS SYSDBA"). Default = SYS
  • Oracle system user: Default = SYSTEM
  • Service name: Default = ORCL
  • Spatial system user MDSYS (unlocked: we recommend that you unlock MDSYS through the Industry Model Setup after you have installed the Infrastructure Administrator).
  • Tablespace defaults: Tablespace: USERS, Temporary tablespace: TEMP, and Index.
 
FDO Provider Requirements
FDO ProviderCertified withNotes
Microsoft SQL ServerMicrosoft® SQL Server® 2008 SP2 Standard and Enterprise Editions;

Industry Models support Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Standard and Enterprise Editions;

Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Standard and Enterprise Editions;

Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Standard and Enterprise Editions
 
Oracle 10g Release 2Oracle Standard, and Enterprise Editions 
Oracle 11g Release 2Oracle Express, Standard, and Enterprise Editions 
Oracle 12c Release 1Standard Edition, Standard Edition 1, and Enterprise Edition 
RasterDEM, JPG2K, DTED, MrSID, ECW, PNG, ESRI Grid, TIFF, JPEG, ESRI ASCII 
Autodesk SDF3.0 
ESRI ArcSDEArcSDE® 9.3 SP1
ArcSDE 10.2
This Provider requires ESRI® licensed components to be installed on client system. Required components depend on the type of connection (SDE Service or Direct Connect).
ESRI ArcGISArcGIS® 10.2 (32-bit only)This Provider requires the ESRI licensed ArcObjects library to be installed on the client system.
MySQL5.6 
ODBCThe FDO ODBC provider has been tested with corresponding versions of ODBC drivers that are shipped with the relevant supported operating systems version. 
OGC WMSWMS 1.3.0 
OGC WFSWFS 1.1.0 
SQLiteSQLite 3.6 
PostgreSQLPostgreSQL 9.2+PostGIS 2.0 
 
ODBC DriversTested Versions
Microsoft® Access® Driver (*.mdb)6.02.9200.16384
Microsoft® Excel® Driver (*.xls)6.02.9200.16384
MySQL® ODBC 5.3 Driver5.03.04.00
SQL Server®6.02.9200.16384
Oracle® in OraClient11g_home111.02.00.03

Note: Adobe® Flash® Player is not installed by default. If a version of Flash is not currently installed on your system, a message is displayed requesting that you install it. Flash Player can be installed from the product media or Adobe’s website - www.adobe.com.
 

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System Requirements (64-bit)

The following tables outline the hardware and software requirements if you're running on a system installed with a 64-bit environment.

Hardware and Software Requirements
Operating SystemsWindows® 7 Ultimate
Windows 7 Enterprise
Windows 7 Professional
Windows 8/8.1
Windows 8/8.1 Professional
Windows 8/8.1 Enterprise
BrowserInternet Explorer® 9.0 or later
ProcessorIntel Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon® 64 processor.
Memory8 GB RAM (minimum)
16 GB RAM (recommended)
Display Resolution1024 x 768 (1600 x 1050 or higher recommended) with True Color
Hard Disk12 GB for installation (downloaded file)
Pointing DeviceMS-Mouse compliant
MediaDownload and Installation from DVD
.NET Framework.NET Framework Version 4.5 SP1
Additional requirements for Large Datasets, Point Clouds and 3D Modeling16 GB RAM or more.
20 GB free hard disk available not including installation requirements.
1600x1050 or greater True color video display adapter; 128 MB VRAM or greater, Pixel Shader 3.0 or greater, Direct3D® capable workstation class graphics card.
Optional SoftwareCitrix XenApp® 6.0 or 6.5 on Windows Server® 2008 R2 - 64-bit.
Optional for Industry ModelsSAP® Crystal Reports runtime engine for .NET Framework 4.0

An instance of Oracle is optional for some products.

Optional: Database
Oracle Database Specifications - ServerOracle 10g R2 (10.2.0.4.0) Standard Edition, Standard Edition One, or Enterprise Edition

Oracle 11g R2 (11.2.0.4.0)  Standard Edition, Enterprise Edition

Oracle 12cR1 (12.1.0.1.0) Standard Edition, Enterprise Edition
Oracle 10g or 11g Enterprise Edition is required to support jobs and long transactions

Oracle 11g and Spatial Oracle 12c and Spatial are required to support 3D

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 requires Oracle 11g R2
Oracle Database Specifications - ClientOracle Database 11g Client Release 2 (11.2.0.4.0) Administrator (Not Instant or Run-time)

Oracle Database 12c Client Release 1 (12.1.0.1.0) Administrator (Not Instant or Run-time)
Microsoft Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 require an Oracle 11g R2 Client or Oracle 12cR1 Client

Note: The following information is sensitive and should be distributed only to individuals authorized to use the Infrastructure Administrator and Server Administrator.

During the installation and configuration of your products, you must connect to the database. Make sure your administrator provides the following settings and passwords:

  • Oracle user with rights on SYS.DBMS_RLS and DBA rights (default "SYS AS SYSDBA"). Default = SYS
  • Oracle system user: Default = SYSTEM
  • Service name: Default = ORCL
  • Spatial system user MDSYS (unlocked: we recommend that you unlock MDSYS through the Industry Model Setup after you have installed the Infrastructure Administrator).
  • Tablespace defaults: Tablespace: USERS, Temporary tablespace: TEMP, and Index.
 
FDO Provider Requirements
FDO ProviderCertified withNotes
Microsoft SQL ServerMicrosoft® SQL Server® 2008 SP2 Standard and Enterprise Editions;

Industry Models support Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Standard and Enterprise Editions;

Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Standard and Enterprise Editions;

Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Standard and Enterprise Editions
 
Oracle 10g Release 2Oracle Standard, and Enterprise Editions 
Oracle 11g Release 2Oracle Express, Standard, and Enterprise Editions 
Oracle 12c Release 1Standard Edition, Standard Edition 1, and Enterprise Edition 
RasterDEM, JPG2K, DTED, MrSID, ECW, PNG, ESRI Grid, TIFF, JPEG, ESRI ASCIINot supported on Linux
Autodesk SDF3.0 
ESRI ArcSDEArcSDE® 9.3 SP1
ArcSDE 10.2
This Provider requires ESRI® licensed components to be installed on client system. Required components depend on the type of connection (SDE Service or Direct Connect).
MySQL5.6 
ODBCThe FDO ODBC provider has been tested with corresponding versions of ODBC drivers that are shipped with the relevant supported operating systems version. 
OGC WMSWMS 1.3.0 
OGC WFSWFS 1.1.0 
SQLiteSQLite 3.6 
PostgreSQLPostgreSQL 9.2+PostGIS 2.0 
 
ODBC DriversTested Versions
Microsoft® Access® Driver (*.mdb, *.accdb)Microsoft Access database engine 2010 (English) 14.00.4760.1000
Microsoft® Excel® Driver (*.xls, *.xlsx, *.xlsm, *.xlsb)Microsoft Access database engine 2010(English) 14.00.4760.1000
MySQL® ODBC 5.3 Driver5.03.04.00
SQL Server®6.02.9200.17415
Oracle® in OraClient11g_home111.02.00.04

Note: Adobe® Flash® Player is not installed by default. If a version of Flash is not currently installed on your system, a message is displayed requesting that you install it. Flash Player can be installed from the product media or Adobe’s website - www.adobe.com.
 

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System Requirements (Citrix)

The following tables outline the system requirements for Citrix XenApp®, administrative image, license server, and client devices.

Hardware and Software Requirements for the location of the Administrative Image
Hardware / SoftwareRequirementNotes
Hard Disk8 GBThe location where you create the administrative image must be a shared location so that all users can access the administrative image.
 
Hardware and Software Requirements for Citrix XenApp
Hardware / SoftwareRequirementNotes
Operating SystemMicrosoft® Windows Server® 2003 SP2 (Standard Edition, Enterprise Edition, or Datacenter Edition) 64-bit
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 (Enterprise Edition) 64-bit
Citrix XenApp does not support installation on Windows domain controllers.
Hardware For information about system sizing, optimization, configuration, and deployment scenarios, see the Advanced Concepts Guide for Citrix XenApp. This guide is available from the Support area of the Citrix Web site at http://support.citrix.com.
 
Hardware and Software Requirements for the Autodesk Network License Server
Hardware / SoftwareRequirementNotes
Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows® XP 32-bit
Microsoft Windows® 2003 Server Edition
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Edition
The Network License Manager supports Ethernet network configurations only.
For more information, see the Autodesk Licensing Guide.
ProcessorIntel Pentium® III or higher, running at 450 Mhz(minimum).See the Autodesk Licensing Guide.
Network Interface CardCompatible with existing Ethernet network infrastructureThe Network License Manager supports multiple network interface cards.
Communication ProtocolTCP/IPThe Network License Manager uses TCP packet types.
 
Hardware and Software Requirements for the Client Devices
Hardware / SoftwareRequirementNotes
Access Hardware and SoftwareAny computing appliance capable of executing a Citrix Presentation Server Client and a Web browser, including desktop PCs, network computers, and mobile devices.The Web Interface supports many browser/client combinations. For a complete list of supported browser/client combinations, see "Citrix XenAppClient Device Requirements" in the Web Interface Administrator's Guide.
Operating SystemAny compatible Citrix XenApp client Operating System.See "Deploying the Web Interface - System Requirements" in the Web Interface Administrator's Guide.
Web BrowserA compatible Presentation Server client Web browser.See "Deploying the Web Interface - System Requirements" in the Web Interface Administrator's Guide.
Client SoftwareA compatible Presentation server client (ICA)For more information on available ICA clients, visit the Citrix Web site at http://support.citrix.com/product/ica.
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Citrix and Xenapp are registered trademarks for Citrix Systems, Inc. 

*The Citrix application is network-based, and performance of Autodesk AutoCAD Map 3D 2016 may vary with network performance.  The software does not include the Citrix application, nor does Autodesk provide direct support for issues with the Citrix application. Users should contract Citrix directly with questions related to procurement and operation of the Citrix application.

Autodesk is not responsible for errors or failures of Autodesk Software arising from the installation of updates, extensions or new releases issued by third party hardware or software vendors for the qualified software or hardware identified in this document (or for any other third party software or hardware that you may use in connection with Autodesk products).

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Products:

AutoCAD Map 3D;

Versions:

2016;


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