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Hardware Requirements

SOLIDWORKS 2020

(EDU 2020-2021)

SOLIDWORKS 2021

(EDU 2021-2022)

SOLIDWORKS 2022

(EDU 2022-2023)

Operating Systems

Windows 11, 64 bits

To be defined

Windows 10, 64-bit

Windows 7 SP1, 64-bit

Windows Server 2022

To be defined

Windows Server 2019

Windows Server 2016

Virtual environments

Supported virtual environments (hypervisors)

SQL Server

SQL 2019

SQL 2019 CU4 requise

SQL 2019 CU4 requise

SQL 2017

SQL 2016

SQL 2014

SQL 2014 SP3 requis

Hardware

Processor

3.3 GHz or higher

RAM

16 GB or more
PDM Contributor or Viewer: 8 GB or more
PDM Web Client or Web Server: 8 GB or more

ECC RAM recommended

Graphics Card

Certified cards and drivers

Drives

SSD drives recommended for optimal performance

Software

Microsoft Excel and Word

2013, 2016, 2019

2016, 2019

2016, 2019,2021

Browsers (PDM Web2 Client)

Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge,
Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari

Antivirus

Antivirus products

eDrawings for Mac

eDrawings
2020

eDrawings
2021

eDrawings
2022

macOS Monterey (12.0)

To be defined

macOS Big Sur (11.0)

macOS Catalina (10.15)

macOS Mojave (10.14)

macOS High Sierra (10.13)

Microsoft Products (SOLIDWORKS 2020 – 2022)

Start of Life

End of Life 

Windows 11, 64-bit

To be announced

To be announced

Windows 10, 64-bit

SW 2015 SP5

Active

Windows 7, 64-bit

SW 2010 SP1

SW 2020 SP5

Windows Server 2022

To be announced

SW 2028 SP5

Windows Server 2019

SW 2019 SP3

SW 2025 SP5

Windows Server 2016

SW 2017 SP2

SW 2023 SP5

SQL Server 2019

SW 2020 SP0

SW 2026 SP5

SQL Server 2017

SW 2018 SP0

SW 2024 SP5

SQL Server 2016

SW 2017 SP0

SW 2023 SP5

SQL Server 2014

SW 2015 SP0

SW 2021 SP5

Excel, Word 2021 (64-bit recommended)

To be announced

SW 2024 SP5

Excel, Word 2019 (64-bit recommended)

SW 2019 SP2

SW 2023 SP5

Excel, Word 2016 (64-bit recommended)

SW 2016 SP3

SW 2023 SP5

Excel, Word 2013

SW 2013 SP4

SW 2020 SP5

Microsoft Products (SOLIDWORKS 2019 and older)

Start of Life

End of Life

Windows 8.1, 64-bit

SW 2014 SP1

SW 2018 SP5

Windows 7, 32-bit

SW 2010 SP1

SW 2014 SP5

Windows Vista, 64-bit

SW 2008 SP3.1

SW 2013 SP5

Windows Vista, 32-bit

SW 2008 SP0

SW 2013 SP5

Windows XP, 64-bit

SW 2006 SP4

SW 2012 SP5

Windows XP, 64-bit

SW 2006 SP4

SW 2012 SP5

Windows XP, 32-bit

SW 2001Plus SP0

SW 2013 SP5

Windows Server 2012 R2

SW 2014 SP3

SW 2019 SP5

Windows Server 2012

SW 2014 SP0

SW 2018 SP5

Windows Server 2008 R2, SP1

SW 2009

SW 2017 SP5

Windows Server 2008

SW 2008

SW 2014 SP5

SQL Server 2012

SW 2013 SP2

SW 2019 SP5

SQL Server 2008 R2

SW 2010 SP4

SW 2017 SP5

IE 11

SW 2014 SP3

Ended

IE 10

SW 2013 SP0

SW 2016 SP5

IE 9

SW 2011 SP4

SW 2015 SP5

IE 8

SW 2009 SP5

SW 2014 SP5

Excel, Word 2010

SW 2010 SP5

SW 2018 SP5

Excel, Word 2007

SW 2008 SP1

SW 2014 SP5

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