This topic is specific to DriveWorks 23 onwards, for earlier DriveWorks versions please see DriveWorks Pro Server.
CPU | Intel or AMD with SSE2 support.
See Note below. |
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RAM | 16GB or more recommended.
See Note below. |
Hard Disk | SSD drives recommended for optimal performance |
Graphics | A dedicated, physical graphics card that supports OpenGL.
When installed on a machine with SOLIDWORKS the graphics card must be SOLIDWORKS certified. See Note below. |
Network (if using DriveWorks in a shared environment) | 1Gb or faster network card. Microsoft Active Directory Domain. |
When using DriveWorks on a machine with SOLIDWORKS installed, please refer to the SOLIDWORKS system requirements for recommended hardware details.
Please refer to the section SOLIDWORKS>SOLIDWORKS System Requirements in the knowledge base article Info: Third Party Information And Downloads for details.
Operating System | Supported Version | Notes |
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Windows® 10 | 64-bit (Professional/Enterprise) | Microsoft will end support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025. This means that after that date, Windows 10 will no longer receive free software updates, including security patches and other bug fixes.
We recommend using the latest supported operating system. |
Windows® 11 | 64-bit (Pro) | |
Windows® Server | 2019 2022 2025 |
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. |
.NET Runtime | 8 | Will be installed if it is not already installed. To download separately please see the knowledge base article Info: Third Party Information And Downloads. |
Webview2 | 138.0.3351 | Older versions of WebView2 are supported, the version listed will be installed in the unlikely event WebView2 is not present. 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 |
SQL Server® Express | 20142 2016 2017 2019 2022 | SQL Server 2014
Please see note 2 below. DriveApps When running DriveApps on SQL Server, version 2016 or newer must be used. |
SQL Server® Standard or higher editions | 20142 2016 2017 2019 2022 | SQL Server 2014
Please see note 2 below. DriveApps When running DriveApps on SQL Server, version 2016 or newer must be used. |
1 Microsoft® SQL Server® Compact Edition is only required when converting Individual Groups, created in versions prior to DriveWorks 19, to SQLite.
To manually download SQL Server® Compact Edition (for example when an Individual Group requires converting from DriveWorks 18 to DriveWorks 21) please see Info: Third Party Software Information And Downloads.
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. |
The latest supported versions, shown below, are the most up to date versions as tested at the release of this version of DriveWorks.
Browsers will update outside of the latest release of DriveWorks, and although we recommend using the latest stable browser version we cannot ensure support for versions released beyond those listed.
Browser | Latest Supported Version (Stable Channel) | Notes |
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Microsoft Edge | 138 | See Microsoft Edge release schedule for more information.
Microsoft Edge prior to version 77 (Edge Legacy) is not supported. |
Google Chrome | 138 | See Chrome Releases for more information. |
Firefox | 141 | See Firefox Releases for more information. |
Safari MacOS / iOS | 18.5 | See Safari Release Notes for more information. |
Opera | 120 | See Opera Stable Update for more information. |
A web browser is required for the following:
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: