CPU | Intel or AMD with SSE2 support. |
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RAM | 16GB or more recommended.
See Note below. |
Hard Disk | 300MB required for installation. |
Graphics | A DirectX 11 approved graphics card. |
Network | 100Mb or faster network card. Microsoft Active Directory Domain. |
RAM
16GB RAM is considered a realistic starting point for a typical implementation, serving 10 concurrent web users.
A more scalable solution, especially when serving more than 10 concurrent web users, is to load balance DriveWorks Live over multiple servers using Internet Information Services.
Please see How To: Load Balance IIS for more information.
Operating System | Supported Version | Notes |
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Windows® 10 | 64-bit (Professional/Enterprise) | Windows 10 running IIS When running DriveWorks Live through IIS on a Windows 10 machine only 8 connections are allowed (IIS uses 1 or 2 connections itself). If you use DriveWorks Live through IIS and have 8 or more licenses (a 10 license pack for example) we recommend using a supported Windows Server OS. |
Windows® 11 | 64-bit (Pro) | Windows 11 running IIS When running DriveWorks Live through IIS on a Windows 10 machine only 8 connections are allowed (IIS uses 1 or 2 connections itself). If you use DriveWorks Live through IIS and have 8 or more licenses (a 10 license pack for example) we recommend using a supported Windows Server OS. |
Windows® Server | 2019 2022 |
Component | Supported Version | Notes |
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.NET Framework | 4.8 or 4.8.1 | Will be installed if it is not already installed. To download separately please see the knowledge base article Info: Third Party Information And Downloads. |
DirectX® | 11 | Will be installed if it is not already installed. To download separately please see the knowledge base article Info: Third Party Information And Downloads. |
Database | Supported Version | Notes |
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SQLite® | 3.0 | Will be installed if it is not already installed. To download separately please see the knowledge base article Info: Third Party Information And Downloads. |
SQL Server® Compact Edition | 4.0 | See Note 1 below Will be installed if it is not already installed. To download separately please see the knowledge base article Info: Third Party Information And Downloads. |
SQL Server® Express | 20142 2016 2017 2019 | SQL Server 2014
Please see note 2 below. |
SQL Server® Standard or higher editions | 20142 2016 2017 2019 | SQL Server 2014
Please see note 2 below. |
1 Microsoft SQL Server® Compact Edition is only required for converting Individual Groups created in versions prior to DriveWorks 19. Individual Groups created or opened in DriveWorks 19 will be converted to SQLite.
2 Microsoft has ended mainstream support for SQL Server 2014 (all versions).
A DriveWorks fix that is dependent on a Microsoft Windows fix cannot be provided unless the machine that DriveWorks is installed on is covered by a Microsoft extended support contract.
Please see Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Lifecycle for more information.
Cloud Service | Notes | |
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![]() | Microsoft Azure | All DriveWorks modules are supported to run on Microsoft Azure Virtual machines with a Windows Server operating system listed above.
DriveWorks Shared Groups are supported to run on Microsoft Azure SQL Database. For more information on working with Microsoft Azure please see How To: Microsoft Azure. |
Software | Supported Version | Notes |
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Microsoft Office | 2016 2019 2021 | The Microsoft Office Plan (Office 365 Personal, Office 365 Business, etc.) installed must include desktop versions of the applications being automated (Word/ Excel).
Microsoft Office Starter Edition is not supported. Microsoft Office is only required on the machines that are required to capture Microsoft Office Documents (through DriveWorks Administrator), or to generate Microsoft Office Documents (through DriveWorks Administrator, DriveWorks User or DriveWorks Autopilot). |
Web Browser |
Internet Explorer 11 is not supported from DriveWorks 18 onwards. Microsoft Edge versions prior to 77 (Edge Legacy) is not supported from DriveWorks 19 onwards. | A Web Browser is only required when running Personal Web Edition (through DriveWorks Administrator) or when accessing or running a project over the internet (through DriveWorks Live). |
DriveWorks products are supported on virtual and remote environments as long as the guest operating system meets the requirements set out above.
Also when utilizing the SOLIDWORKS capabilities of DriveWorks (for example Capture and Model Generation), please check SOLIDWORKS Support for Virtual Environments.
The link can be found under the heading SOLIDWORKS System Requirements in the topic Info: Third Party Information And Downloads.
License information is held in Trusted Storage.
Trusted storage is a secure location that is locked to the machine on which it is located using a combination of machine identities.
A license can become untrusted for a number of reasons, the more common of which are:
When a DriveWorks License is held on a VM (either from a Fixed license being activated on the VM or when the VM is the Network License Server) the potential for a license to become untrusted can be minimized by: