Template:Hardware and Software requirements

• SysCAD is a 32bit Windows application. The recommended operating system is Microsoft Windows10 or Windows11.

  SysCAD may run under the Windows8.0, Windows8.1 operating systems however this is not supported as Microsoft support for Windows 8 has ended.

  SysCAD is not supported on Windows 7 or older since Microsoft support for Windows 7 has ended.

• 32bit or 64bit Windows OS versions can be used.
• SysCAD does utilise multi-core processors as the solver utilises parallel processing (multi-threading). A multi-core processor should be used, a 4 core (or better) CPU is recommended.
• The use of a local SSD drive for loading and saving SysCAD projects is recommended. A HDD or SSD can be used. SysCAD 9.3 install requires approximately 250MB.
• A minimum of 4GB of available RAM is required to run SysCAD. A PC with 16GB or more is recommended.
• A display resolution of 1080p (1920 × 1080) or better is recommended.
• A dual-screen setup is strongly recommended for SysCAD model developers.

  Having one display for full size SysCAD and one for other applications such as Excel, documentation, data, etc. is a significant enhancement for productivity.

• An accessible USB port for USB License Key when using a stand-alone license.
• SysCAD makes use of Microsoft Excel for reporting. It is recommended that Excel 2016 or newer is used.
• For editing reaction files used with SysCAD we recommend using the SysCAD Reaction Editor, which is included in the SysCAD install file.
• For editing of PGM files used with SysCAD we recommend using Microsoft VS Code with SysCAD Extension.
• For editing other text files used with SysCAD we recommend Notepad++ or VS Code.
• SysCAD can be used on Mac OS X where Parallels or similar is installed with a Windows virtual machine.