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heath.simone
2013-04-29, 10:43 PM
System Requirements from Autodesk Support:


OperatingSystems:
•Microsoft®Windows 7 Enterprise (32-bit and 64-bit)
•Microsoft® Windows 7 Ultimate (32-bit and 64-bit)
•Microsoft® Windows 7 Professional (32-bit and 64-bit)
•Microsoft® Windows 8 (32-bit and 64-bit)
•Microsoft® Windows XP (32-bit)

2.0 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
4 GB or more RAM
1280x1024 with True Color
OpenGL 3.3 capable graphics device with 256 MB graphics memory

and recommended environment is,
OperatingSystems:
•Microsoft®Windows 7 Enterprise (64-bit)
•Microsoft® Windows 7 Ultimate (64-bit)
•Microsoft® Windows 7 Professional (64-bit)
•Microsoft® Windows 8 (64-bit)

2.0 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 64-bit (x64) processor
8 GB or more RAM
1600x1050 or higher True color
OpenGL 3.3 capable workstation class graphics card with 1 GB or greatergraphics memory
To installand use Autodesk Recap, at least minimum condition should be satisfied.
Bestregards,

<name removed>
Autodesk Support Team
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From Autodesk Product Design Suite 2014 (http://images.autodesk.com/adsk/files/product_design_suite_2014.pdf):

Recommended Graphics Hardware
BASELINE RECOMMENDATION
Minimum
Microsoft® Direct3D 9® capable graphics card or higher (256 MB) or equivalent

EXCEPTIONS
OpenGL-capable card (Nvidia or ATI) is required for 3D conceptual
design using Autodesk® Mudbox®.
OpenGL 2.0 or higher is required for Autodesk® Alias®
OpenGL 3.0 or higher is required for Autodesk® ReCap®

Recommended
Microsoft® Direct3D 10® capable graphics card or higher (512MB) or equivalent
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If you are wanting to use ReCap you might want to verify what Opengl version your card can support. We have found ReCap did not work with a Opengl 3.2 graphics card.

cadtag
2013-05-01, 02:32 PM
Which 3.2 card, from which vendor did not work with ReCap? I'm looking at replacing a box in the near future, and am not getting solid info on cards known to run with recap from Adesk. Since it's personal mioney, I do NOT want to try a GTX, and then try AMD, and then buy yet another

heath.simone
2013-05-01, 08:53 PM
You should be able to look up the spec's on the cards your looking at and verify the Opengl version that the card supports.

From a quick look at the ATI site, the 6000 series cards and above all support Opengl 4.1, the 5700 series cards support Opengl 3.2.

I would assume that any card in the last 2 years should be able to support it.

cadtag
2013-05-01, 09:43 PM
assuming always get's me in trouble....

:mrgreen:

heath.simone
2013-05-01, 09:48 PM
Hehe yup.

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BUT if you buying a new one it's a safe assumsion / use google / manufactures site for spec's.