System requirements for Autodesk Navisworks 2020 products

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Oct 8, 2023


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This article provides the system requirements for the following Autodesk® Navisworks® 2020 software:
  • Navisworks Manage
  • Navisworks Simulate
  • Navisworks Freedom
  • Navisworks File Exporters

Note: Windows 8.1 users must apply update KB2919355 before installing Autodesk Navisworks 2020. 

Single Installation Requirements
Operating SystemMicrosoft® Windows® 10, Microsoft Windows 8.1, Microsoft Windows 8 (64-bit) or Microsoft Windows 7 (64-bit) (Service Pack 1) Home Basic, Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise, or Ultimate (recommended) 
CPUIntel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon™ 3.0 GHz (or higher) with SSE2 technology 
RAM2 GB RAM (minimum) 
Disk Space15 GB free disk space for installation 
GraphicsDirect3D 9® and OpenGL® capable graphics card with Shader Model 2 (minimum) 
Display1280 x 800 VGA display with true color (1920 x 1080 monitor and 32-bit video display adapter recommended) 
Pointing DeviceMicrosoft Mouse-compliant pointing device 
BrowserMicrosoft Internet Explorer® 8.0 or later 
 
Deployment Requirements
Hardware and software requirements for the location of the administrative image
Disk Space10 GB hard disk
Hardware and software requirements for the client machine
Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows 8.1, Microsoft Windows 8 (64-bit) or Microsoft Windows 7 (64-bit) (Service Pack 1) Home Basic, Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise, or Ultimate (recommended) 
CPUIntel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon 3.0 GHz (or higher) with SSE2 technology 
RAM2 GB RAM (minimum) 
Disk Space15 GB free disk space for installation 
GraphicsDirect3D 9 and OpenGL capable graphics card with Shader Model 2 (minimum) 
Display1280 x 800 VGA display with true color (1920 x 1080 monitor and 32-bit video display adapter recommended) 
Pointing DeviceMicrosoft Mouse-compliant pointing device 
BrowserMicrosoft Internet Explorer 8.0 or later 
Hardware and software requirements for the network license server (Windows)
Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows 8.1, Microsoft Windows 8 or Microsoft Windows 7 (Service Pack 1) 
CPUIntel Pentium 3 or higher, 450 Mhz (minimum) 
NetworkNetwork interface card compatible with existing Ethernet network infrastructure
Note: The Network License Manager supports Ethernet network configurations only.

TCP/IP communication protocol
Note: The Network License Manager uses TCP packet types.

FLEXnet 11.12.0.0 or later

Products:

Navisworks Exporters; Navisworks Freedom; Navisworks Manage; Navisworks Simulate;

Versions:

2020;


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