# Recommended System Requirements

- PC-DMIS® 2013 Release operates under 32-bit and 64-bit Vista; 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 7; and 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 8. No other operating systems are supported.

NOTE: The Matrox Framegrabber and CMM-V probe PC-DMIS Vision hardware components do not support a 64-bit operating system.

- 2 GHZ or higher Duo-Core processor.

- 4 GB of RAM or higher. (4GB is the highest amount of memory capable on a 32-bit OS.)

NOTE: The size of the CAD data file and the tessellation multiplier value used affects the amount of memory needed. These both affect the amount of tessellated facets needed to display the model. The smaller the tessellation multiplier value used, the more memory needed for the facets. For large CAD models this could cause an “Out Of Memory” error. If this occurs, the current PC-DMIS session will be left in an unstable state and should be terminated.

The default tessellation multiplier value is 1.0. Setting a tessellation multiplier of 0.1 will result in a 10 to 20 percent increase in the memory required over the default value of 1.0. Decreasing the tessellation multiplier further to 0.01 will result in an additional 50 to 65 percent increase of memory required.

- 2 GB of free hard drive space plus allocated Virtual Memory of 8 times the largest CAD file used.

- Professional 3D graphics processors such as Quadro line from Nvidia or FirePro line from AMD/ATI. Nvidia seems to produce better OpenGL drivers than AMD so Nvidia is recommended over AMD.

NOTES

The graphics driver must support OpenGL 3.0 or higher. A warning message will be displayed on PC-DMIS startup if the driver does not support OpenGL 3.0.

A graphics driver that supports OpenGL 4.2 is required for high-quality transparency.

A non-professional graphical processor may also be acceptable (Intel HD Graphics, GeForce, or Radeon for example) as long as it supports OpenGL 3.0 or higher.

- 1GB of video RAM.

- DVD drive.

- High-performance hard disk drive, such as an SAS HDD 10K RPM or a high-end SSD-HDD. The best solution is two drives in RAID 0 mode.

- 2 USB ports.

- 2 Ethernet ports. (This is only required for specific machine controller communication needs, such as CMM systems.)

- Microsoft .NET 4.0 for Windows 7.

- Microsoft .NET 4.5 for Windows 8.

- Internet Explorer version 9.

IMPORTANT: When using 3rd-party drivers you should contact your local Hexagon representative to ensure Operating System compatibility.

ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE: The Sophos® Anti-virus tool was used by Wilcox Associates Inc. while testing PC-DMIS. The performance of any other anti-virus tool will need to be confirmed by the user.

http://sophos.com/products/enterprise/endpoint/security-and-control/

INSPECTION PLANNER: You may need to recreate the IPD file for needed parameters so imported Inspection Plan items are created correctly.

WINDOWS XP SUPPORT: Beginning with v2012 MR1, there will be no support for the Windows XP operating system. While this version likely runs fine in XP, it will not be tested under the XP operating system.

Flashing Issue when the F9 key is pressed for the Edit a Loadprobe command

An issue was found with PC-DMIS where the OpenGL setting error flashes when you press F9 for the Edit Loadprobe command. This has been determined to be a hardware issue when two video cards are simultaneously enabled on the system running PC-DMIS.

To resolve this issue:

1. Update to RDS 3.3.

2. Ensure firmware is version 1.2.

3. Disable Intel (onboard) graphics.

4. Update NVIDIA driver.