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DriveWorks Solo 21
Prerequisites

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Hardware

CPUIntel or AMD with SSE2 support.

See Note below.

RAM16GB or more recommended.

See Note below.

Hard DiskSSD drives recommended for optimal performance
GraphicsA DirectX 11 approved graphics card, which must be SOLIDWORKS certified if working with SOLIDWORKS.

See Note below.

Network (if files are stored on a network)

1Gb or faster network card.

Microsoft Active Directory Domain.

Please Note

When using DriveWorks on a machine with SOLIDWORKS installed, please refer to the SOLIDWORKS system requirements for recommended hardware details.

Please refer to the section SOLIDWORKS>SOLIDWORKS System Requirements in the knowledge base article Info: Third Party Information And Downloads for details.

Operating Systems

When installing DriveWorks alongside SOLIDWORKS please check SOLIDWORKS System Requirements.
Operating SystemSupported VersionNotes
Windows® 1064-bit (Professional/Enterprise)
Windows® 1164-bit (Pro)
Please see Supported DriveWorks Versions for a full list of previous DriveWorks versions and the operating systems each has been tested with.

Operating System Components

ComponentSupported VersionNotes
.NET Framework4.8 or 4.8.1
Will be installed if it is not already installed. To download separately please see the knowledge base article Info: Third Party Information And Downloads.

Databases

DatabaseSupported VersionNotes
SQLite®3.0
Will be installed if it is not already installed. To download separately please see the knowledge base article Info: Third Party Information And Downloads.
SQL Server® Compact Edition4.0
See Note 1 below

1 Microsoft® SQL Server® Compact Edition is only required when converting Projects, created in versions prior to DriveWorks 19, to SQLite.

To manually download SQL Server® Compact Edition (for example when a Project requires converting from DriveWorks 18 to DriveWorks 21) please see Info: Third Party Software Information And Downloads.

Software - CAD

CAD ApplicationSupported VersionNotes
SOLIDWORKS

2021

2022

2023

2024

Service Packs

We always recommend installing the most recent service pack for the SOLIDWORKS version you are running.

Please check SOLIDWORKS System Requirements for SOLIDWORKS supported hardware, operating system and Microsoft products. Please see Info: Third Party Information And Downloads for link.

Virtualization & Remote Desktop

DriveWorks Solo is supported on virtual and remote desktop environments as long as the guest operating system meets the requirements set out above.

However please check SOLIDWORKS Support for Virtual Environments. The link can be found under the heading SOLIDWORKS System Requirements in the topic Info: Third Party Information And Downloads.