Inventor 2014 System Requirements

Here are the system requirements for Inventor 2014:




For Inventor 2014 Windows users
For general part and assembly design (typically fewer than 1,000 parts):

• Windows 7 (32-bit minimum, 64-bit recommended), Windows 8 64-bit, or Windows XP Professional 32-bit operating system
• Intel Pentium 4, AMD Athlon 64 with SSE2 technology, 3 GHz or greater, or AMD dual-core processor with SSE2, 2 GHz or greater recommended, or Intel Xeon E3 or Core i7 or equivalent with SSE2, 3.0 GHz or greater
• 4 GB RAM minimum for less than 500 part assemblies (8 GB recommended)
• 15 GB free disk space for installation
• 1,280 x 1,024 or higher screen resolution
• Microsoft Direct3D 9 or compatible graphics card (Microsoft Direct3D 11 or higher recommended)
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or later (.NET Framework Version 4.5 web browser)
• Microsoft Excel 2003 or later software for iFeatures, iParts, iAssemblies, thread customization, and spreadsheet-driven designs
• Adobe Flash Player 10
• Internet connection for web downloads and Subscription Aware access
• Microsoft-compliant mouse or pointing device
• DVD-ROM drive

For complex models, complex mold assemblies, and large assemblies (typically more than 1,000 Parts):

• 64-bit Windows 7 or Windows 8
• Xeon E3 or Core i7 or equivalent, 3.3 GHz or greater
• 16 GB RAM or greater
• 15 GB free disk space for installation
• 1,280 x 1,024 or higher screen resolution
• Direct3D 9 or compatible graphics card (Direct3D 11 or higher recommended)
• Internet Explorer 6 or later (.NET Framework Version 4.5 web browser)
• Excel 2003 or later for iFeatures, iParts, iAssemblies, thread customization, and spreadsheet-driven designs
• Flash Player 10
• Internet connection for web downloads and Subscription Aware access
• Microsoft-compliant mouse or pointing device
• DVD-ROM drive

For Inventor 2014 Mac users
On Boot Camp:
You can install Autodesk Inventor Professional software on a Mac computer on a Windows partition. The system must use Apple Boot Camp to manage a dual OS configuration and meet the minimum system requirements.

• Mac OS X 10.6 (10.8 or higher recommended)
• Boot Camp v2.0 or higher
• Windows 7 64-bit
• Intel Core 2 Duo or greater processor with SSE2 technology, 3.0 GHz or greater
• 8 GB RAM or greater
• 64 GB free disk space on Windows OS partition (250 GB recommended)

Mac Virtualization on Parallels Desktop:

• Mac OS X 10.6 (10.8 or higher recommended)
• Parallels Desktop 8.0 or higher
• 64-bit Windows 7 or Windows 8
• Core 2 Duo or greater with SSE2 technology, 3.0 GHz or greater
• 8 GB RAM (16 GB recommended)
• 500 GB free disk space or greater