System Requirements
Operating Systems | MS SQL/Office | Hardware & Hypervisors | Antivirus | Support Lifecycle | Notes
Operating Systems
SOLIDWORKS 2022(EDU 2022-2023)SOLIDWORKS 2023(EDU 2023)SOLIDWORKS 2024(EDU 2024)
Client Products (e.g. SOLIDWORKS)
Windows 11, 64-bit
(SW2022 SP2)
Windows 10, 64-bit
Server Products (e.g. SOLIDWORKS PDM, SNL Manager)
Windows Server 2022
(SW2022 SP4)
Windows Server 2019
(End of Life: SW 2025)
Windows Server 2016
eDrawings for Mac
macOS Sonoma (14.0)
To be announced
macOS Ventura (13.0)
(End of Life: eDrawings 2025)
macOS Monterey (12.0)
(End of Life: eDrawings 2024)
macOS Big Sur (11.0)
macOS Catalina (10.15)
Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft Office
SOLIDWORKS 2022(EDU 2022-2023)SOLIDWORKS 2023(EDU 2023)SOLIDWORKS 2024(EDU 2024)
MS SQL
SQL 2022
(SW2023 SP2)
SQL 2019
SQL 2019 CU4 required
SQL 2019 CU4 required
SQL 2019 CU4 required
(End of Life: SW 2025)
SQL 2017
(End of Life: SW 2024)
SQL 2016
MS Office
Word, Excel, PowerPoint 2016, 2019,
2021 (SW2022 SP2)
2016, 2019, 2021
2021
Hardware and Hypervisors
SOLIDWORKS 2022
SOLIDWORKS 2023
SOLIDWORKS 2024
Hardware
Processor 64-bit; Intel or AMD
RAM 16 GB or morePDM Contributor/Viewer or Electrical Schematic: 8 GB or more
Graphics Certified cards and drivers
Drives SSD drives recommended for optimal performance
Hypervisors (Virtual Environments)
VMware vSphere ESXi 7.0 U3c 7.0 U3f To be announced
VMware Workstation 16.2.3 16.2.4 To be announced
Microsoft Hyper-V 2019 2022 To be announced
Parallels Desktop, Mac 17.1.2 17.1.2 To be announced
Citrix XenServer 8.2 LTSR 8.2 LTSR To be announced
SOLIDWORKS and eDrawings require a GPU for optimal performance in a virtualized environment. SOLIDWORKS has tested and certified graphics cards for virtualized environments. For a complete listing, check <a href="https://www.solidworks.com/support/hard ... ification/" style="background-col