SOLIDWORKS and SW PDM System Requirements
SOLIDWORKS and PDM System Requirements
Updated December 15, 2022
These requirements apply to all SOLIDWORKS products except where noted. Use this information to ensure you are always working with a SOLIDWORKS-supported and optimized system for hardware, operating system and Microsoft products.
Note: Versions next to green check indicates the earliest version with support. EOL (End of Life) indicates the last version that is supported.
SOLIDWORKS
Note: Windows Home Editions and Windows To Go are not supported.
| Operating System | SOLIDWORKS 2021 (EDU 2021-2022) | SOLIDWORKS 2022 (EDU 2022-2023) | SOLIDWORKS 2023 (EDU 2023-2024) |
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| Windows 11, 64-bit | (SW2022 SP2) |
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| Windows 10, 64-bit | |||
| Virtual Environments | |||
| Hardware | SOLIDWORKS 2021 (EDU 2021-2022) | SOLIDWORKS 2022 (EDU 2022-2023) | SOLIDWORKS 2023 (EDU 2023-2024) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Processor | |||
| RAM | ECC RAM recommended PDM Contributer / Viewer or Electrical Schematic: 8 GM or more |
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| Graphics Card | |||
| Drives | |||
| Software | SOLIDWORKS 2021 (EDU 2021-2022) | SOLIDWORKS 2022 (EDU 2022-2023) | SOLIDWORKS 2023 (EDU 2023-2024) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Excel & Word | 2021 (SW2022 SP2) |
2019 (EOL SW2023), 2021 |
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| Antivirus | |||
SOLIDWORKS PDM Server Products
| Operating System | SOLIDWORKS 2021 (EDU 2021-2022) | SOLIDWORKS 2022 (EDU 2022-2023) | SOLIDWORKS 2023 (EDU 2023-2024) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows Server 2022 | |||
| Windows Server 2019 | |||
| Windows Server 2016 |
| Microsoft SQL | SOLIDWORKS 2021 (EDU 2021-2022) | SOLIDWORKS 2022 (EDU 2022-2023) | SOLIDWORKS 2023 (EDU 2023-2024) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SQL 2019 | SQL 2019 CU4 required |
SQL 2019 CU4 required |
SQL 2019 CU4 required |
| SQL 2017 | |||
| SQL 2016 | |||
| SQL 2014 | SQL 2014 SP3 Required |
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