The following information details the system requirements for DriveWorks User.
Any components or databases installed automatically are also listed.
When installing DriveWorks User alongside SOLIDWORKS, use SOLIDWORKS recommended requirements, see SOLIDWORKS System Requirements for links.
For a list of previous DriveWorks versions and the SOLIDWORKS versions and operating systems they have been tested with see Supported DriveWorks Versions .
| Minimum Recommended | |
|---|---|
| CPU | Intel or AMD with SSE2 support. |
| RAM | 16GB or more recommended. |
| 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. |
| Network | When using DriveWorks in a shared environment:
1Gb or faster network card. |
| Operating System | Supported Version |
|---|---|
| Windows® 11 | 64-bit (Pro) |
| Windows® Server | 2019 2022 2025 |
The following OS components will be installed if not already installed.
To download separately please see the knowledge base article Info: Third Party Information And Downloads.
| Component | Supported Version |
|---|---|
| .NET Framework | 4.8 or 4.8.1 |
| .NET Runtime | 10.0.14 |
| Webview2 | 156.0.4314.42 |
| Database | Supported Version | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| SQLite® | 3.0 | Required when working with Individual groups. Will be installed if not already installed. To download separately please see the knowledge base article Info: Third Party Information And Downloads. |
| SQL Server® Express | 20171 20191 2022 2025 | Minimum required version when working with Shared groups. Shared group connection is managed through DriveWorks Pro Server. The database instance can be hosted on any machine accessible on the network. |
| SQL Server® Standard or higher editions | 20171 20191 2022 2025 | Optional but recommended version when working with Shared groups. Shared group connection is managed through DriveWorks Pro Server. The database instance can be hosted on any machine accessible on the network. |
1 Microsoft has ended mainstream support for these SQL Server versions.
A DriveWorks fix that is dependent on a Microsoft SQL Server 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 Lifecycle Information for more information.
| CAD Application | Supported Version | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| SOLIDWORKS | 2024 2025 2026 2027 | SOLIDWORKS is only required on the machines that are required to:
Service Packs We recommend installing the most recent service pack for the SOLIDWORKS version you are running. |
When using Product Data Management applications the following versions are supported:
| PDM Application | Supported Version | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| SOLIDWORKS PDM | 2024 2025 2026 2027 | Service Packs We recommend installing the most recent service pack for the SOLIDWORKS version you are running. |
| Software | Supported Version | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Office | 2021 2024 Microsoft 365 | The Microsoft 365 Plan must include desktop versions of the applications being automated (Word/ Excel). Microsoft Office Starter Edition is not supported. |
Microsoft Office is only required when generating Microsoft Word and Excel documents on the DriveWorks User machine.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Edge | 156 | See Microsoft Edge release schedule for more information.
Microsoft Edge prior to version 77 (Edge Legacy) is not supported. |
| Google Chrome | 156 | See Chrome Releases for more information. |
| Firefox | 158 | See Firefox Releases for more information. |
| Safari MacOS / iOS | 27 | See Safari Release Notes for more information. |
| Opera | 138 | See Opera Desktop Stable Update for more information. |
A web browser is required for the following:
| Cloud Service | Notes |
|---|---|
| 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. |
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: