AutoPLANT Plant Design Workgroup V8i (SELECTseries 2) System Requirements

Processor

Memory

Hard disk

Input device

Output device

Video Graphics card

Operating system

.NET Framework

Network Environment

Internet Explorer

Microsoft Office

AutoCAD

Document Management System

CAD File Viewer

Project Review Tools

i-model Composition

Bentley ProSteel

Databases

Processor

Intel Pentium 4 processor or AMD Athlon , 3.0 GHz or greater

Intel or AMD Dual Core processor, 2.0 GHz or greater

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Memory

2 GB minimum (more memory typically results in better performance)

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Hard Disk

2 GB minimum free hard disk space

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Input Device

Any industry standard input device supported by Windows

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Output Device

Any industry standard output device supported by Windows

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Video Graphic Card

1280 x 1024 32-bit color video display adapter (true color) 128 MB or greater,
OpenGL, or Direct3D capable workstation class graphics card

For Windows Vista, a Direct3D capable workstation class graphics card with 128 MB or
greater is required

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Operating System

Microsoft Windows XP Professional (32 bit) SP3 (or later)

Microsoft Windows Vista (32 bit) SP2 (or later)

Microsoft Windows 7 (32 bit)

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.NET Framework

Microsoft .NET 1.1 SP1 is required as a minimum requirement to install AutoPLANT

PDW

For Windows Vista and Windows 7 run Windows Update to ensure that the latest
version of .NET Framework is installed

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Network Environment

Microsoft Windows Server 2000

Microsoft Windows Server 2003

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Internet Explorer

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 (or later)

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Microsoft Office

Microsoft Office 2003 SP3

Microsoft Office 2007 SP2

*Note: Microsoft Office is required for Project Administrator, Data Manager, Datasheets,
SpecGen editing & outputs, Piping & Equipment reports.
Microsoft Office is not required for 3D modeling.
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AutoCAD

AutoCAD 2007

AutoCAD 2008 (32 bit only)

AutoCAD 2009 (32 bit only)

AutoCAD Architecture 2009 (32 bit only)

AutoCAD MEP 2009 (32 bit only)

AutoCAD 2010 (32 bit only)

AutoCAD Architecture 2010 (32 bit only)

AutoCAD MEP 2010 (32 bit only)

AutoCAD 2011 (32 bit only)

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Document Management System

Bentley ProjectWise V8i

Bentley ProjectWise V8i (SELECTseries 1)

*Note: ProjectWise V8i (SELECTseries 1) only supports AutoCAD up to AutoCAD 2010.

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CAD File Viewer

Bentley View V8i (SELECTseries 1)

*Notes:
1. Bentley View is required to view 3D documents in the Relationship Manager and the 2D
to 3D Consistency Reporter.
2. Bentley View can also be installed as the default CAD file viewer for Bentley Vision.

3. Bentley View is not required for 3D modeling.

4. See Known Issues regarding DWG 2010 files.
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Project Review Tools

Bentley ProjectWise Navigator V8i

Bentley ProjectWise Navigator V8i (SELECTseries 1)

*Notes:
1. See Known Issues regarding DWG 2010 files.
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i-model Composition

Bentley ProjectWise i-model Composer V8i (SELECTseries 1)

*Notes:
1. See Known Issues regarding DWG 2010 files.
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Bentley ProSteel

Bentley ProSteel V8i

Bentley ProSteel V8i (SELECTseries 2)

*Notes:
2. See Known Issues regarding AutoCAD compatibility.
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Databases

Microsoft Access 2003*

Microsoft Access 2007*

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition with Advanced Services

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express Edition

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express Edition with Advanced Services

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Standard Edition

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition (plus SP1 for ProjectWise integration)

ORACLE 10g Release 2 (v10.2.0.3)

ORACLE 10g Release 2 (v10.2.0.4)

ORACLE 11g Release 1 (v11.1.0.6)

ORACLE 11g Release 1 (v11.1.0.7)

*Note: The AutoPLANT Plant Design Workgroup applications are only supported on a Microsoft
Access database in a single user, non-networked environment. For a multi-user, server based
project environment, SQL Server or ORACLE must be deployed.
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