Solid Edge ST7 System Requirements

Solid Edge ST7 System Requirements and Information

Operating System Requirements and Information

This release of Solid Edge has been certified to run on the following:

• Windows 7 Enterprise, Ultimate, or Professional (64-bit only) with Service Pack 1
• Windows 8 or 8.1 Pro or Enterprise (64-bit only)
• Windows 8 (home) and Windows 8 RT are not supported
• Internet Explorer 10 or 11 (IE 8 meets minimum requirements)

NOTE: Solid Edge ST7 is 64-bit only. Solid Edge ST6 was the last release of 32-bit Solid Edge.

Solid Edge stops certifying new releases against an operating system shortly after Microsoft drops mainstream support for it. Microsoft dropped mainstream support for XP in April 2009. Microsoft dropped mainstream support for Vista in April 2012. Solid Edge ST7 will not install on Windows Vista or Windows XP. Microsoft plans to drop support for Windows 7 in January 2015.

Hardware System Requirements

Recommended system configuration

• 64-bit Windows 7 operating system
• 8 GB RAM or more
• True Color (32-bit) or 16 million colors (24-bit)
• Screen Resolution: 1280 x 1024 or higher, widescreen format

Minimum system configuration

• Any of the above 64-bit operating systems
• 2 GB RAM or more
• 65K colors
• Screen Resolution: 1280 x 1024 or higher
• 4 GB of disk space is required to install Solid Edge.

It is not recommended that you run Solid Edge on Server operating systems. Solid Edge is not supported on Intel Itanium processors.

Internet Explorer is not required to be the default browser.

Some Solid Edge commands, such as Gage Table and Curve by Table, require Microsoft Excel. Solid Edge stops testing with Microsoft products shortly after Microsoft drops mainstream support for them. Microsoft dropped mainstream support for Office 2007 in October 2012. On ST7, we recommend Microsoft Office Professional 2010 or 2013.