System Requirements for GRAPHISOFT Products Archicad 20 STAR(T) Edition 2018 BIM Server BIMcloud BIMx Desktop Viewer BIMx Mobile Operating Systems for STAR(T) Edition 2018 Recommended Operating Systems Windows 10 (64-bit version) Windows 8.1
System Requirements for GRAPHISOFT Products
Operating Systems for STAR(T) Edition 2018
Recommended Operating Systems
Compatible, but not tested Operating Systems
Incompatible systems (STAR(T) Edition 2018 cannot be installed)
- Windows Vista and older
- OS X 10.9 Mavericks and older
Notes
- The latest updates are required to be installed on all Operating Systems
- Only 64-bit Operating Systems are supported
Hardware for STAR(T) Edition 2018
Recommended hardware
- Processor: 64-bit processor with two cores
- RAM: 8 GB or more is recommended, for complex, detailed models 16 GB or more may be required
- Hard disk space: 5 GB free disk space is required for the installation, 10 GB or more is required per active project
- Graphics card: Dedicated OpenGL 2.1 compatible graphics card with on board memory of 1024 MB or more is recommended to fully exploit hardware acceleration capabilities. You can find a list of recommended graphics cards at: http://www.graphisoft.com/videocards
- Display: A resolution of 1440 x 900 or higher is recommended
You can find more details about recommended hardware on Help Center.
Minimum hardware
- Processor: 64-bit processor with two cores
- RAM: 4 GB
- Hard disk space: 5 GB or more is required for the installation
- Graphics card: OpenGL 2.0 compatible graphics card
- Display: A resolution of 1024 x 768 or higher
Other Software
Java 8 or later is required. You can find details here: http://www.graphisoft.com/Java
Note: STAR(T) Edition 2018 installer will automatically install Java 8, if it is not present on your computer.
Optional Hardware Peripherals
All major plotters, printers and digitizers can be used with STAR(T) Edition 2018.
Internet
Fast Internet access is needed to download updates for STAR(T) Edition 2018.
Protection Key
You will need a STAR(T) Edition 2018 CodeMeter hardware key or CodeMeter Act software protection key to start STAR(T) Edition 2018.
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