Template:Hardware and Software requirements
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- SysCAD 9.3 is a 32bit Windows application. The recommended operating system is Windows10 or Windows11.
- SysCAD also runs under the Windows8.0, Windows8.1 operating systems.
- SysCAD is not supported on Windows 7 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 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 significant enhancement for productivity.
- An accessible USB port for USB License Key when using a stand-alone license.
- SysCAD makes use of Excel for reporting. It is recommended that Excel 2010 or newer is used.
- For editing text files used with SysCAD we recommend Notepad++.
- SysCAD can be used on Mac OS X where Parallels or similar is installed with a Windows virtual machine.