General System Requirements
Before you install or use any CIMCO product, we recommend that you verify that your computer meets or exceeds the minimum system requirements detailed below.
Specific system requirements for CIMCO Machine Simulation can be found further down.
Server Installation
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 or AMD FX @ 2.8 GHz | Intel Core i7 or AMD A-Series @ 3.5 GHz Intel Xeon E or AMD Epyc @ 3.5 GHz |
| 4 logical processors | 8-12 logical processors | |
| Memory | 4 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Hard drive | HDD 512 GB (7200 rpm) in RAID1 | SSD 512 GB in RAID1 |
| 2 GB of disk space for the installation of the full suite. Allocate enough space for database growth. |
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| Operating system | Windows® Server 2012 | Windows® Server 2012 / 2012 R2 or newer |
| (Only 64 bit version is supported) | ||
| Additional Software | Microsoft® Visual C++ 2015-2019 Redistributable Microsoft® .NET Framework 4.5 (All required redistributables are included within the installer) |
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Scalability on the CPU requirements:
| CNC Machines | 20 | 100 | 200 | 325 | 1000 |
| Logical Processors | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 32 |
Requirements when connecting to external database:
| Database supported | Minimum version |
|---|---|
| Microsoft SQL Server | SQL Server 2012 or newer |
Client Installation
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon @ 1.6 GHz | Intel Core i3 or AMD Phenom II @ 2.5 GHz |
| Memory | 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Hard drive | At least 2 GB of free space | |
| Operating system | Windows® 8 minimum (Only 64 bit version is supported) |
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| Additional Software | Microsoft® Visual C++ 2015-2019 Redistributable Microsoft® .NET Framework 4.5 (All required redistributables are included within the installer) |
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Machine Simulation System Requirements
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 2.3GHz, Quad core | 3.2GHz, Quad core (or better) |
| GPU | 2GB, Dedicated GPU, OpenGL 3.3 | 4GB, Dedicated GPU, OpenGL 3.3 (or better) |
| Memory | 4GB | 16GB (or more) |
| Operating system | Windows 8, 64bit | Windows 10, 64bit |
System Requirements for new simulation
Requirements for the new and faster simulation introduced in CIMCO Edit 2022.01.11. This feature is currently in beta.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 2.3GHz, Dual core | Recommended: 3.2GHz, Octa core (or better) |
| GPU | 2GB, Dedicated GPU, OpenGL 4.3 | 4GB, Dedicated GPU, OpenGL 4.3 (or better) Nvdia RTX 2060 or better. |
| Memory | 8GB | 16GB (or more) |
| Operating system | Windows 8, 64bit | Windows 10, 64bit |
