System Requirements for Graphisoft Products – BIMx Desktop Viewer

Operating Systems for BIMx Desktop Viewer

Recommended Operating Systems
  • Windows 10 (64-bit version)
  • Windows 8.1 (32-bit and 64-bit)
  • Windows 8 (32-bit and 64-bit)
  • Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)
  • Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite
  • Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Notes on older systems
  • Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion is compatible but not tested by Graphisoft
  • Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard and Mac OS X 10.7 Lion are not compatible
  • Windows Vista is not compatible (BIMx cannot be installed)
  • Windows XP is not compatible (BIMx cannot be installed)

Hardware for BIMx Desktop Viewer

Recommended hardware
  • Processor: 64-bit processor with two or more cores
  • RAM: 4 GB or more is recommended, for complex, detailed models 8 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: OpenGL 2.0 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: https://helpcenter.graphisoft.com/knowledgebase/43983/
  • 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: 32-bit processor
  • RAM: 2 GB
  • Hard disk space: 0.5 GB or more is required for the installation
  • Graphics card: OpenGL 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: Archicad installer will automatically install Java 8, if it is not present on your computer.


System Requirements for Previous Versions