System requirements for Autodesk CFD 2017

Autodesk Support

Oct 8, 2023


Products and versions covered


Issue:

This article provides the system requirements for Autodesk® CFD 2017.

Solution:

System requirements for Autodesk CFD 2017
Operating System
  • Windows® 8 and 8.1 (Standard, Pro, or Enterprise)
  • Windows® 7 Home Premium, Professional, Ultimate, or Enterprise edition
  • Windows® 10 unofficially supported
  • HPC: Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, or Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Languages: English, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Japanese, German, French, Italian
Suggested HardwareRecommended Desktop
  • Model: Dell T5600 with Intel Xeon E3-1241 v3 @3.5 GHz (8 cores) ¹
  • RAM: 32 GB
  • Video: Nvidia Quadro 4000
  • Hard Drive: 1 TB HDD
¹ If more speed is needed add a 2nd E3-1241 for a total of 16 cores

Recommended Laptop
  • Model: Dell M4700 with Intel i7-4710MQ @ 2.5 GHz (4 Cores)
  • RAM: 16 GB
  • Video: Nvidia Quadro K2000M
  • Hard Drive: 256 GB SSD
Display
  • 24-bit color setting at 1280 x 1024 or higher screen resolution 
  • 512 MB DRAM or higher OpenGL-capable graphics card (recommended) 
  • 256 MB on-board memory (minimum) 
Media ReaderDVD-ROM drive ³
Pointing DeviceMicrosoft® mouse-compliant pointing device
BrowserWindows Internet Explorer® 8 or higher
Internet ConnectionFor web downloads and Subscription Aware access
Note: Hyper-threading should be ON to optimize the performance of the CFD Solver.
 
  1. Autodesk® recommends a supported 64-bit operating system, a supported 64-bit processor, and a minimum of 12 GB RAM or higher. 
  2. Autodesk® recommends allowing Microsoft Windows to manage virtual memory, as needed. There should always be at least twice as much free hard disk space as system memory (RAM). 
  3. A DVD-ROM drive is not required if installing with the electronic download.

Products:

CFD;

Versions:

2017;


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