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Operating Systems | MS SQL/Office | Hardware & Hypervisors | Antivirus | Support Lifecycle | Notes
SOLIDWORKS 2020 | SOLIDWORKS 2021 | SOLIDWORKS 2022 | |
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Client Products (e.g. SOLIDWORKS) | |||
Windows 11, 64-bit | ![]() |
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Windows 10, 64-bit | ![]() |
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Windows 7 SP1, 64-bit | ![]() |
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Server Products (e.g. SOLIDWORKS PDM) | |||
Windows Server 2022 | ![]() |
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Windows Server 2019 | ![]() |
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Windows Server 2016 | ![]() |
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eDrawings for Mac | |||
macOS Monterey (12.0) | ![]() |
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To be announced |
macOS Big Sur (11.0) | ![]() |
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macOS Catalina (10.15) | ![]() |
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macOS Mojave (10.14) | ![]() |
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macOS High Sierra (10.13) | ![]() |
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SOLIDWORKS 2020 | SOLIDWORKS 2021 | SOLIDWORKS 2022 | |
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Microsoft SQL | |||
SQL 2019 | ![]() |
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SQL 2017 | ![]() |
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SQL 2016 | ![]() |
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SQL 2014 | ![]() SQL 2014 SP3 required |
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Microsoft Office | |||
Excel and Word | 2013, 2016, 2019 | 2016, 2019 | 2016, 2019 2021 (To be announced) |
SOLIDWORKS 2020 | SOLIDWORKS 2021 | SOLIDWORKS 2022 | |
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Hardware | |||
Processor | 3.3 GHz or higher | ||
RAM | 16 GB or more PDM Contributor / Viewer or Electrical Schematic: 8 GB or more |
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Graphics Card | Certified cards and drivers | ||
Hard Drives | SSD drives recommended for optimal performance | ||
Hypervisors (Virtual Environments) | |||
VMware vSphere ESXi | 6.7 | 6.7 U3 | To be announced |
VMware Workstation | 15 | 15.5 | To be announced |
Microsoft Hyper-V | 2019 | 2019 | To be announced |
Parallels Desktop, Mac | 14 | TBA | To be announced |
Citrix XenServer | 7.6 | 8.2 | To be announced |
Guidelines to help ensure SOLIDWORKS installation success and optimal runtime performance |
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Products | Start of Support | End of Support1 |
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Windows 11, 64-bit | To be announced | To be announced |
Windows 10, 64-bit | SW 2015 SP5 | Active |
Windows 7 64-bit | SW 2010 SP1 | SW 2020 SP5 |
Windows Server 2022 | To be announced | To be announced |
Windows Server 2019 | SW 2019 SP3 | Active |
Windows Server 2016 | SW 2017 SP2 | SW 2023 SP5 |
SQL Server 2019 | SW 2020 SP0 | Active |
SQL Server 2017 | SW 2018 SP0 | Active |
SQL Server 2016 | SW 2017 SP0 | SW 2023 SP5 |
SQL Server 2014 | SW2015 SP0 | SW 2021 SP5 |
Excel, Word 2022 (64-bit recommended) | To be announced | To be announced |
Excel, Word 2019 (64-bit recommended) | SW 2019 SP2 | SW 2023 SP5 |
Excel, Word 2016 (64-bit recommended) | SW 2016 SP3 | SW 2023 SP5 |
Excel, Word 2013 | SW 2013 SP4 | SW 2020 SP5 |
macOS Monterey (12.0) | To be announced | To be announced |
macOS Big Sur (11.0) | eDrawings 2021 | Active |
macOS Catalina (10.15) | eDrawings 2020 | Active |
macOS Mojave (10.14) | eDrawings 2019 | eDrawings 2021 |
macOS High Sierra (10.13) | eDrawings 2019 | eDrawings 2020 |