System requirements for Autodesk Moldflow Adviser 2018

Autodesk Support

Oct 8, 2023


Products and versions covered


Issue:

This article provides the system requirements for Autodesk® Moldflow Adviser 2018.

Solution:

IMPORTANT: Universal C Runtime (CRT) is a Windows OS component that is updated through the Windows update process. This component is required to enable you to modify result dialog entries in Moldflow products.

Supported Windows platforms

Operating SystemService Pack
Windows 10 (64-bit edition)
  • Windows 10
  • Windows 10 Professional
  • Windows 10 Enterprise
 
Windows 8.1 (64-bit edition)
  • Windows 8.1
  • Windows 8.1 Professional
  • Windows 8.1 Enterprise
 
Windows 7 (64-bit edition)
  • Windows 7 Professional
  • Windows 7 Enterprise
  • Windows 7 Ultimate
SP1 or later
 

System specifications for Windows platforms

Minimum and recommended hardware and software specifications for Windows platforms
 
System ComponentRecommended
CPU speed2 GHz or higher
Main memory (RAM)8 GB or higher
Virtual memory/swap space4 GB or higher
Disk space12 GB or higher for free disk space (at least 2 GB free disk space for installation)
Web browserInternet Explorer 9.0 or later

Note: Autodesk Moldflow 2018 products are supported on 64-bit Windows operating systems only.

Third-party software:

The help system requires Microsoft Internet Explorer 9.0 or later. All updated web browsers, including Google Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Opera are also supported.

The reports generated by Autodesk Moldflow products are optimized for use with Internet Explorer 9.0 and Office 2010 and later versions (PowerPoint and Word applications only).

 

CAD integrations

Autodesk Moldflow Adviser can be integrated with the following CAD packages, which need to be installed before proceeding with installation of Autodesk Moldflow Adviser:

  • Autodesk Inventor 2016
  • Autodesk Inventor 2017
  • Autodesk Inventor 2018
  • Creo™ Parametric 2.0
  • Creo™ Parametric 3.0
  • Creo™ Parametric 4.0
  • Dassault Systèmes® Solidworks 2015
  • Dassault Systèmes® Solidworks 2016
  • Dassault Systèmes® SolidWorks 2017
  • NX 10
  • NX 11

Note: Appropriate integration components must be included for each CAD package. In the Autodesk Moldflow Adviser installer, click the down arrow and choose to configure a Custom installation.

 

Disk space requirements

Installation disk space requirements
 
Software installedInstalled size on disk (approximate)
Autodesk Moldflow Adviser only900 MB
Autodesk Moldflow Adviser with CAD integration950 MB

Note: During the installation process you will need approximately twice the amount of disk space as specified above.

 

Graphics requirements

The graphic requirements listed here reflect the minimum required to obtain acceptable simulations.
  • ■ 512 MB DRAM or higher, OpenGL-capable graphics card that supports double buffering. Ensure you have installed the latest driver for your card. Please refer to the card manufacturer's website for drivers and instructions.
  • 24-bit color setting at 1280 x 1024, or higher, screen resolution.

Note: Autodesk does not guarantee the use of any particular graphics card. Autodesk will make every effort to work with card manufacturers to resolve any problems that may arise in the use of our software with a particular card. However, we cannot guarantee that all graphics-related issues can be fixed, as they may lie within the card manufacturer's drivers rather than Autodesk software.

Recommended

The software makes extensive use of OpenGL and texture mapping, therefore any device offering OpenGL acceleration and texture memory will give improved performance.

Unsupported graphics cards

Use of the following graphics card and drivers will potentially cause your computer to lock up.

Graphics cardDriver
Geforce GT220320.18-desktop-win8-win7-winvista-64bit-englishwhql
320.49-desktop-win8-win7-winvista-64bit-englishwhql
331.65-desktop-win8-win7-winvista-64bit-englishwhql

This card, in conjunction with these drivers, is not supported for use with Autodesk Moldflow products and should not be used, to avoid potential problems.

Products:

Moldflow Adviser;

Versions:

2018;


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