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Support System Requirements:

The table below contains the recommended system requirements for VectorWorks 2008. For professional use, we recommend using the data in the typical or ideal columns.

When considering RAM requirements, remember that all modern operating systems run slower when memory is tight and that it is a common requirement for users to want to have four or more programs open at once. RAM is cheap, so make sure you have plenty.
VectorWorks 2008 System Requirements
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VectorWorks 12 System Requirements
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Mac General Requirements

Minimum

 Typical Ideal
Operating System OS 10.4.10 or later OS 10.4.10 or later OS 10.4.10 or later
Processor PowerPC G4 PowerPC G5 or any Intel Mac Any Intel Mac with one or more Core 2 Duo processor/s. Dual processors will be up to 40% faster for ray traced RenderWorks modes, so the more processors the better for this rendering mode.
Other Hardware - Drives DVD/CD-RW DVD-R/CD-RW DVD-R/CD-RW
Other Hardware - Graphics Card Any Mac Card Any Mac Card NVIDIA Card
Screen Resolution 1024 x 768 (XGA) 1280 x 1024 1680 x 1050 or
1920 x 1200
Display Colour Depth 16 bit 32 bit 32 bit
Other Software - QuickTime®
 QuickTime® 6.5.2 or later QuickTime® 6.5.2 or later QuickTime® 7 or later
Windows General Requirements

Minimum

 Typical Ideal
Operating System Windows XP SP2 Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista 32 or 64
Processor Pentium IV Pentium IV or Intel Core 2 Duo Intel Core 2 Duo processor/s. Dual processors will be up to 40% faster for ray traced RenderWorks modes, so the more processors the better for this rendering mode.
Other Hardware - Drives DVD/CD-RW DVD-R/CD-RW DVD-R/CD-RW
Other Hardware - Graphics Card
[click here for more information on graphics cards]		 Separate card with
16 mb VRAM.
Video systems on the mother board that utilise system RAM are not recommended		 Good quality card with OpenGL support and 128-256 mb VRAM Good quality card such as Nvidia, with OpenGL support and 256-512mb VRAM.
Screen Resolution 1024 x 768 (XGA) 1280 x 1024 1680 x 1050 or
1920 x 1200
Display Colour Depth 16 bit 32 bit 32 bit

Other Software - QuickTime®
[can be downloaded from Apple or installed from the VW 2008 DVD]

 QuickTime® 6.5.2 to 7.2 (higher versions not recommended) QuickTime® 6.5.2 to 7.2 (higher versions not recommended) QuickTime® 6.5.2 to 7.2 (higher versions not recommended)
RAM Requirements (Mac/Win)

Minimum

 Typical Ideal
VectorWorks 512 mb 1 gb 1-2 gb
VectorWorks with RenderWorks 1 gb 1-2 gb 2-4 gb
Design Series (Architect, Landmark, etc) 512 mb 1 gb 2 gb
Design Series with RenderWorks 1 gb 1-2 gb 2-4 gb
Free Hard Disk Space (Mac/Win)

Minimum

 Typical Ideal
VectorWorks 4 gb 4 gb 4+ gb
VectorWorks with RenderWorks 4 gb 4 gb 4+ gb
Design Series (Architect, Landmark, etc) 6 gb 6 gb 6+ gb
Design Series with RenderWorks 6 gb 6 gb 6+ gb

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