AutoCAD & AutoCAD Lt 2019 system requirements

AutoCAD & AutoCAD Lt 2019 system requirements

Thinking of updating your AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT to 2019?

Make sure you meet these system requirements before you download the software!

 

System requirements for AutoCAD 2019
Supported operating systems
  • Microsoft® Windows® 7 SP1 with KB4019990 (32-bit & 64-bit)
  • Microsoft® Windows® 8.1 with Update KB2919355 (32-bit & 64-bit)
  • Microsoft® Windows® 10 Anniversary Update (64-bit only) (version 1607 or higher)
Browser Chrome (latest version)
Processor Basic

 

2.5-2.9 GHz processor

Recommended

3+ GHz processor

Network Deployment via Deployment Wizard.

 

The license server and all workstations that will run applications dependent on network licensing must run TCP/IP protocol.

Either Microsoft® or Novell TCP/IP protocol stacks are acceptable. Primary login on workstations may be Netware or Windows.

In addition to operating systems supported for the application, the license server will run on the Windows Server® 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows 2008 R2 Server editions.

Citrix® XenApp™ 7.6, Citrix® XenDesktop™ 7.6

Hardware  
Memory

 

 

Basic: 8 GB

 

Recommended: 16 GB

Display resolution Conventional Displays:  1920×1080 with True Color

 

High Resolution & 4K Displays:

Resolutions up to 3840×2160 supported on Windows 10, 64 bit systems (with capable display card)

Disk space 6.0 GB
Pointing device MS-Mouse compliant
Multiple processors Supported by the application
Display card Basic:

 

GB GPU with 29 GB/s Bandwidth and DirectX11 compliant

Recommended:

4 GB GPU with 106 GB/s Bandwidth and DirectX11 compliant

Plotter/Printer Continued system printer and HDI support
Compiler Visual Studio 2017 with Update 2 (with C++ option installed)
Installer MSI 5.0
Builds Locked—FLEXnet
Locking/License management FLEXnet & Autodesk Licensing Service will be used for both the stand-alone and networked versions
Side-by-side install Supported
Languages English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Czech, Polish, Hungarian, Russian
File format changes No
Save as support AutoCAD R14, AutoCAD 2000, AutoCAD 2004, AutoCAD 2007, AutoCAD 2010, AutoCAD 2013, AutoCAD 2018. EMR has the same formats as Commercial AutoCAD, with the exception of AutoCAD 2000/LT2000 Drawing.
DXF support AutoCAD R12, AutoCAD 2000, AutoCAD 2004, AutoCAD 2007, AutoCAD 2010, AutoCAD 2013, AutoCAD 2018
Security (DWG) Supports digital signatures.
Drawing size support Full DWG compression
Object interoperability (non-ACAD object model) New objects may require new enablers.
.NET Framework .NET Framework Version 4.7

 

*DirectX11 recommended by supported OS

 

System requirements for AutoCAD LT 2019
Supported operating systems Microsoft® Windows® 7 SP1 with KB4019990 (32-bit & 64-bit)

 

Microsoft® Windows® 8.1 with Update KB2919355 (32-bit & 64-bit)

Microsoft® Windows® 10 Anniversary Update (64-bit only) (version 1607 or higher)

Browser Chrome (latest version)
Processor Basic:

 

2.5-2.9 GHz processor

Recommended:

3+ GHz processor

 

Network Deployment via Deployment Wizard.

 

The license server and all workstations that will run applications dependent on network licensing must run TCP/IP protocol.

Either Microsoft® or Novell TCP/IP protocol stacks are acceptable. Primary login on workstations may be

Netware or Windows.

In addition to operating systems supported for the application,

the license server will run on

the Windows Server® 2012, Windows

Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows 2008 R2 Server editions.

Citrix® XenApp™ 7.6, Citrix® XenDesktop™ 7.6

 

Hardware
Memory Basic: 8 GB

 

Recommended: 16 GB

Display resolution Conventional Displays:

 

1920×1080 with True Color

 

High Resolution & 4K Displays:

Resolutions up to 3840×2160 supported on Windows 10, 64 bit systems (with capable display card)

 

Disk space 6.0 GB
Pointing device MS-Mouse compliant
Multiple processors Supported by the application

 

 

 

Display card Basic:

 

1 GB GPU with 29 GB/s Bandwidth and DirectX11 compliant

Recommended: 4 GB GPU with 106 GB/s Bandwidth and DirectX11 compliant

 

Plotter/Printer Continued system printer and HDI support
Compiler Visual Studio 2017 with Update 2 (with C++ option installed)
Installer MSI 5.0
Builds Locked—FLEXne
Locking/License management FLEXnet & Autodesk Licensing Service will be used for both the stand-alone and networked versions
Side-by-side install Supported
Software
Languages English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Czech, Polish, Hungarian, Russian

 

 

File format changes No
Save as support AutoCAD R14, AutoCAD 2000, AutoCAD 2004, AutoCAD 2007, AutoCAD 2010, AutoCAD 2013, AutoCAD 2018. EMR has the same formats as Commercial AutoCAD, with the exception of AutoCAD 2000/LT2000 Drawing
DXF support AutoCAD R12, AutoCAD 2000, AutoCAD 2004, AutoCAD 2007, AutoCAD 2010, AutoCAD 2013, AutoCAD 2018
Security (DWG) Supports digital signatures.
Drawing size support Full DWG compression
Object interoperability (non-ACAD object model) New objects may require new enablers.
.NET Framework .NET Framework Version 4.7

 

*DirectX11 recommended by supported OS

 

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