To see if your PC is ready for AutoCAD MEP 2012, Your computer system must have the following minimum requirements for installing :
AutoCAD® MEP software is the version of AutoCAD® software for mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) designers and drafters. Experience more accurate drafting and documentation of building systems in a familiar AutoCAD environment
System Requirements For 32-Bit AutoCAD MEP 2012
- CPU Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon® dual-core processor, 3.0 GHz or greater with SSE2 technology
- Operating System : Microsoft® Windows® 7 Enterprise, Ultimate, Professional or Home Premium edition, Windows Vista® Enterprise, Business, Ultimate, or Home Premium edition (SP2), or Windows XP® Professional or Home edition (SP3 or later) (compare Windows Vista versions)
- 2 GB RAM (3 GB RAM recommended)
- Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 7.0 or later
- Microsoft Mouse-compliant pointing device
- DVD drive (for installation only)
- 4 GB free disk space for default installation (5 GB for full installation)
- 1,024 x 768 display with true color, (1,280 x 1,024 true color recommended)
- 128 MB graphics card (256 MB or greater recommended), Pixel Shader 3.0 or greater, Direct3D®-capable workstation-class 3D graphics card recommended (currently supported graphics cards)
System Requirements For 64-Bit AutoCAD MEP 2012
- Intel Pentium 4 with Intel EM64T support and SSE2 technology, Intel Xeon® with Intel EM64T support and SSE2, AMD Opteron™ with SSE2 technology, or AMD Athlon™ 64 with SSE2 technology
- 2 GB RAM (4 GB RAM recommended)
- Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise, Ultimate, Professional, or Home Premium edition (SP2), Windows Vista Enterprise, Business, Ultimate, or Home Premium, or Windows XP Professional or Home edition (SP2 or later) (compare Windows Vista versions)
- 128 MB graphics card; 256 MB or greater, Direct3D-capable workstation-class 3D graphics card recommended (currently supported graphics cards)
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 or later
- Microsoft Mouse-compliant pointing device
- DVD drive (for installation only)
- 4 GB free disk space for default installation (5 GB for full installation)
- 1,024 x 768 display with true color (1,280 x 1,024 true color recommended)
Additional Requirements for 3D Modeling
- Windows 7 recommended
- 1,280 x 1,024 true color video display adapter
- 128 MB or greater graphics card (256 MB Recommended), Pixel Shader 3.0 or greater, Direct3D®-capable workstation class graphics card
- Intel Pentium 4 processor or AMD Athlon, 3 GHz or greater, or Intel or AMD Dual Core processor, 2 GHz or greater
- 4 GB RAM or more
- 4 GB free disk space for default installation (5 GB for full install)
Hi,
I m a beginner on AutoCad. I would like to know whether Mac Book Pro 13″ (2011 version) with Intel HD Graphics 3000, dual core i5 (Sandy Bridge processor)is good enough for 3D Modelling. What is the minimum specs for the graphic card?
Thanks