Hardware and System Requirements for ProtaStructure Suite

Hardware & System Requirements for ProtaStructure Suite

Minimum Hardware & System Requirements for ProtaStructure Suite:

  1. Operating System : 64 bit versions of Windows 10 or Windows 11 (Windows 7 is not supported)
  2. At least 1 GB free disk space and 8 GB physical memory (RAM)
  3. A CPU with multi-core support (Intel i5, AMD Ryzen 5 or equivalent)
  4. A screen resolution of 1280x720 pixels and higher is required
  5. A dedicated graphics card supporting OpenGL and DirectX with min 2GB of video memory is required (such as NVIDIA or ATI Radeon series, since ProtaStructure and ProtaDetails make use of latest graphical visualization techniques). Integrated GPU is not sufficient. 
  6. Windows .NET Framework version 4.7 (please turn on Windows auto-update)

Recommended Hardware & System Requirements for ProtaStructure Suite (for better performance of large models):

  1. Operating System: 64 bit version of Windows 10 or Windows 11 (Windows 7 is not supported)
  2. Intel I7 multi-core processor, AMD Ryzen 7 or equivalent.  The higher CPU cache and clock speed the better.
  3. SSD Hardisk (Solid State Drive) with ample free hard disk space. 
  4. 16 GB physical memory (RAM)
  5. A screen resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and higher. 
  6. A dedicated graphics card supporting OpenGL and DirectX with 4GB of video memory (such as NVIDIA or ATI Radeon series, since ProtaStructure and ProtaDetails make use of latest graphical visualization techniques). Integrated GPU is not sufficient. 
  7. Windows .Net Framework version 4.7 (please turn on Windows auto-update)

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