SoftPlan and SoftPlan Lite System Requirements

What type of computer does SoftPlan require?

SoftPlan can be run on any current generation PC which is 100% IBM® compatible and uses the Windows® XP or Vista operating system along with an Intel® or equivalent processor. SoftPlan is not compatible with the Apple® Mac OS®, including when used on a computer with an Intel processor. In addition, configurations such as terminal or server operating systems as well as the Linux and Sun® Solaris™ operating systems are not supported. It is also possible to run SoftPlan on those earlier versions of the Windows operating system which are still supported by Microsoft®.

Some additional technical details:

SoftPlan is a 32-bit application. It can be run on the Windows XP Professional 64-bit operating system by making use of the operating system's 32-bit emulator, but this typically results in slower performance than if SoftPlan were run on a 32-bit operating system.
SoftPlan will take advantage of dual core and hyper threading processors to increase the performance of its SoftView 3D module.
For SoftPlan to achieve maximum performance, the video card should have a minimum of 256 MB of memory and must fully support the OpenGL 2.0 and directX 9 standards.
A minimum of 256 MB of system RAM is required, with 512 MB recommended.
A DVD drive is required for software installation.
A USB port is required for the SoftPlan copy protection device.
A 100% Microsoft compatible mouse is required.
A minimum of 40 GB of free hard drive space is recommended.
A tablet PC can be used but SoftPlan does not make use of any tablet specific input features.
SoftPlan does not endorse any particular vendor or model of computer or accessory.
An Internet connection is required.

What type of video card does SoftPlan require?

To fully exploit all of SoftPlan's enhanced SoftView modes (for example, sketched and illustrated modes) a video card capable of supporting a minimum of Open GL 2.0, DirectX version 9.0 and a minimum Shader Model Support Version 3.0. The more memory on the video card the better. The higher the number of pixel shaders, vertex shaders, or stream processors, depending on the card, the better the performance will be. Note the video card does not affect the performance of Rendering mode in SoftView but rather wire frame, visible line, shaded, sketched, illustrated and textured modes.

The following cards (chips) will NOT allow all of SoftView's features to be used (please note this is not a complete list):

Intel(R) 910GL, 945G, 945GM, 946GZ, Q943, Q965, G31, G33, Q35
NVIDIA GeForce2 MX/MX 400, Geforce 4 MX 4000

The following cards (chips) will allow all of SoftView's features to be used (please note this is not a complete list):

Nvidia GeForce 5600, 6200, 6600, 6800, 7900 GA, 7900 GS, 7950 GT, 8400
MG, 8800 GT, ATI Mobility Radeon X1400, Mobility Radeon 9000 IGP ATI Radeon X1300, X1550, HD2600 XT, ATI Raydeon 9250

It is advised that you keep the video drivers current; check the manufacturers site.

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