Factory Design Utilities Product details
Factory Design Utilities Product details
System requirements for Autodesk Factory Design Utilities 2026
System requirements for Autodesk Factory Design Utilities 2026
The Factory Design Utilities are available in the following Autodesk® products:
AutoCAD® Architecture
AutoCAD® Mechanical
AutoCAD® MEP
Inventor® Professional
Navisworks® Manage
Vault Professional
Operating system | 64-bit Microsoft® Windows® 11 and Windows 10. See Autodesk’s Product Support Lifecycle for support information. |
CPU type | Recommended |
Memory | Recommended Note: Autodesk recommends settings which allow Microsoft Windows to manage virtual memory as needed. There should always be at least twice as much free hard disk space as system memory (RAM). |
Graphics hardware | Recommended For more information, see Certified Hardware. |
Display resolution | Recommended |
Spreadsheet | Full local install of Microsoft® Excel 2016 or later for workflows that create and edit spreadsheets. Inventor workflows that read or export spreadsheet data do not require Microsoft® Excel. Office 365 subscribers must ensure they have a local installation of Microsoft Excel. Windows Excel Starter®, OpenOffice®, and browser-based Office 365 applications are not supported. |
.NET | NET Framework: Navisworks Factory and Vault Factory require .NET Framework Version 4.8 or later. Windows Updates enabled for installation. NET Core: Inventor Factory and AutoCAD Factory require .NET Core 8.0 or later. Windows Updates enabled for installation. |
Pointing device | MS-Mouse compliant Productivity: 3DConnexion SpaceMouse®, driver version 10.5.12 or later |
Browser | Google Chrome™ or equivalent |
Network | Internet connection for web install with Autodesk® Desktop Application, Autodesk® collaboration functionality, .NET installation, web downloads, licensing, access to cloud assets, online Help, updates, and other features. Network license manager supports Windows Server® 2016, 2012, 2012 R2, 2008 R2, and the operating systems listed above. |
For Complex Models, Complex Mold Assemblies, and Large Assemblies (typically more than 1,000 parts)
CPU type | Recommended: 3.30 GHz or faster, 4 or more cores |
Memory | Recommended: 64GB RAM or greater |
Graphics | Recommended: 8GB GPU with 106 GB/S Bandwidth and DirectX 11 compliant For more information, see Certified Hardware. |
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