System: | Windows®XP (32-bit) Note: Archicad 16 is the last version of Archicad to support 32-bit Operating Systems, and the last version of Archicad compatible with Windows XP. | Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard* Only case insensitive file-system volumes are supported. |
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| * Suitable for running Archicad 16, but not tested by Graphisoft. Not tested editions differ in features that do not affect the correct functionality of Archicad. Note: QuickTime 7 or later and Java 1.6.0 or later are required. Note: Archicad installer will automatically install QuickTime 7 and Java 1.6.12 if they are not present on your computer. | ||
CPU: | Intel® Core or higher required. | 64-bit processor required. |
| Multicore processor is recommended to exploit Archicad 16 performance capabilities. Read more about multiprocessing. | ||
RAM: | With 64-bit system: 3 GB RAM is required, 6 GB RAM or more is recommended. | 3 GB RAM is required, 6 GB RAM or more is recommended. |
Hard Drive: | 5 GB free disk space required for a full installation of Archicad. Additional 10 GB hard disk space required per project for work with complex models and 3D visualization. | |
Display: | Resolution of 1024 x 768 is required. Resolution of 1280 x 1024 or higher is recommended. | |
Video Card: | True Color display adapter is needed. OpenGL and DirectX 9 compatible graphic card with on-board video memory of 256 MB or more is recommended. Note: OpenGL3.3 may be needed to fully exploit hardware acceleration capabilities. You can find a list of recommended video cards at: https://helpcenter.graphisoft.com/knowledgebase/25756/ | |
Requirements for BIM Server
System: | Windows® 7 (64-bit) | Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Mac OS X 10.6 Server (64-bit)* Only case insensitive file-system volumes are supported. |
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| * Suitable for running the BIM Server, but not tested separately by Graphisoft. Not tested editions of the mentioned non server operating systems differ in features that do not affect the correct functionality of BIM Server. Note: Java 6 or later are required to run BIM Server. The installer will automatically install Java 6 (build 1.6.12) if it is not present on your computer. | ||
CPU: | Intel® Core or higher required | Mac with 64-bit Intel® processor (Core2Duo and later) |
| Multicore processor is recommended. Read more about multiprocessing. | ||
RAM: | 4 GB of RAM is required. 8 GB or more is recommended for complex models. Read more about this topic | |
Hard Drive: | 5 GB free disk space is required for the Graphisoft BIM Server installation. 10 GB of disk space (physically located on the server) is required per project. | |
BIMx for Archicad and BIMx Desktop Viewer
Supported* Operating Systems | Windows®XP(32-bit version) Windows® 7(32-bit and 64-bit versions) Mac OS X 10.7Lion |
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| *Supported Operating Systems are tested by Graphisoft | |
Compatible** Operating Systems | Windows®XP(64-bit version) Windows® Vista(32-bit and 64-bit versions) Mac OS X 10.6Snow Leopard |
| **Compatible Operating Systems are suitable for running BIMx, but are not tested by Graphisoft | |
| CPU | Mac (MacIntel): 64-bit processor required. (for BIMx Desktop Viewer 64-bit or 32-bit processor required Mactel with Intel processor (Core2Duo and later). Only case-insensitive file-system volumes are supported. Windows: Intel Core or higher required. |
| RAM | 2 GB of RAM is required. 4 GB or more is recommended for complex models. |
| Hard Drive | Minimum of 1 GB free hard disk space is required for a full installation of Archicad 16 and BIMx. Additional 2-3 GB is required for work with complex projects and 3D visualization. |
| Display | BIMx supports 1024*768 or higher resolutions. |
| Video card | OpenGL 2.0 compatible graphics card with on-board memory of 256 MB is required. To find compatibility data for video cards, please visit the following website: Help Center |
BIMx foriOS devices
| Software | iOS 5 or later is required |
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| Compatible iOS devices | iPhone (3GS, 4, 4S, 5) iPod Touch (3rd, 4th, 5th generation) iPad (all generations) |
BIMx for Android
| Software | Smartphones: Android 2.3 is required, 4.0+ is recommended Tablets: Android 3.0 or later is recommended |
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| Hardware | Processor: 1 Ghz or better |
| Memory | 512MB is required 1 GB or more is recommended |
| GPU | Tegra3, Tegra2,Mali400MP, PowerVR SGX 540 or faster is recommended |
For a list of recommended Android tablets, please consult theBIMx FAQ page on Help Center
System Requirements for Previous Versions
