Hardware and Graphics Card Requirements
Hardware Requirements
1 - Will PowerSHAPE run on my existing computer?
PowerSHAPE will run if your computer is less than 4 years old and has at least a Pentium or Athlon processor, 1Gb of RAM, a 128Mb (or higher) nVIDIA Quadro graphics card, with Windows XP Professional.
2 - What would you recommend?
The current recommended specification for running PowerSHAPE is:-
- Dual core, preferably Quad Core 64-bit processor
- 4Gb RAM
- Windows XP64 or Vista64 (Professional versions)
- An Open GL 2.1 compliant graphics card is required. nVIDIA Quadro graphics card are recommended.
Graphics Cards
CAD/CAM is one of the most graphically demanding of computer applications. The graphics card is therefore one of the most important elements to consider when designing your system, depending on individual budget. Whilst it is not possible for us to test every card from every manufacturer the following cards have all been thoroughly tested and are known be fully compatible with Delcam products.
nVIDIA Graphics cards
| Card |
Driver |
Operating system |
PowerSHAPE version |
| nVIDIA Quadro 400 |
267.79 |
Windows 7 Professional 64 |
2011 R3 |
| Quadro 600 |
267.17 |
Windows 7 Professional 64 |
2011 R3 |
| Quadro 2000 |
267.17 |
Windows 7 Professional 64 |
2011 R3 |
| Quadro 4000 |
267.17 |
Windows 7 Professional 64 |
2011 R3 |
| Quadro 5000 |
267.17 |
Windows 7 Professional 64 |
2011 R3 |
Other graphic cards that are known to be compatible include:
nVIDIA Graphics cards
- Quadro FX 580, 1700, 1800, 3700, & 3800
AMD Graphics cards
- FirePRO v3800, v4800 & v5800
If you are considering a card that is not in this list, then you should test the card yourself before purchasing, bearing in mind that the lowest specification recommended would be the FirePRO v3800.
ATI Radeon cards are known to cause picking problems, and should not be used.
