Frequently Asked Questions

General

GW3Dfeatures works with which versions of SolidWorks?

• GW3Dfeatures v8.0 works SolidWorks® 2008 (SP0) or above.
• GW3Dfeatures v9.0 works SolidWorks® 2009 (SP0) or above.

Hardware

Which platforms do you support?

• Windows Vista
• Windows XP

GW3Dfeatures will run with the standard SolidWorks hardware requirements

What type of video card do you recommend?

• A graphics card with OpenGL acceleration will improve shaded model performance (repaints, spins, zooms, pans). SolidWorks is designed to work with any generic graphics card that supports Windows. A desirable resolution would be 1280x1024 or better with 32K colors or better.

How much RAM and what CPU is needed to run GW3Dfeatures?

• We require the same minimum hareware as SolidWorks. The minimum RAM required is 256 Mb, however we recommend 512 Mb of RAM and a Pentium 4 CPU.

How much disk space does GW3Dfeatures require for installation?

• You will need approximately 15 MB of hard disk space.