ARCHLine System Requirements
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
To run ARCHLine.XP® the following software and hardware conditions are needed:
FOR PC USERS:
RECOMMENDED:
Operating System: 64 bit Microsoft Windows 7 / 8 /10 with the latest updates installed (Windows XP* is and Windows Vista are NOT supported.)
CPU: Intel i7 or 8 core AMD processor
Hard disk: HDD or SSD – 2 GB available hard disk space on the installation drive and at least an additional 6 GB free space on the system drive (this is the C: drive in most cases)
RAM: 8 GB or more
GPU: Video card with DirectX 11 and 9.0c support. Suggestion: NVIDIA or ATI graphics cards with minimum 1 GB or more dedicated memory. Integrated Intel video cards are NOT recommended, except Intel HD Graphics 2000 or better!
Display: At least 1920×1080 resolution (4K is supported).
Mouse: 2 button, scroll-wheel mouse
MINIMUM:
Operating System: 64 bit Microsoft Windows 7 / 8 /10 with the latest updates installed (Windows XP* is and Windows Vista are NOT supported.)
CPU: Intel Core 2 or AMD Phenom processor or better
Hard disk: HDD – 2 GB available hard disk space on the installation drive and at least an additional 3 GB free space on the system drive (this is the C: drive in most cases)
RAM: 4 GB RAM or more
GPU: Video card with DirectX 9.0c support. Suggestion: NVIDIA 6600 or higher, or ATI X 600 series or higher with minimum 512 MB dedicated memory. Integrated Intel video cards are NOT recommended, except Intel HD Graphics 2000 or better!
Display: At least 1366×768 resolution (4K resolution is supported)
Mouse: 2 button, scroll-wheel mouse
FOR MAC USERS:
Intel powered MAC, running MAC OS X v10.5.8 “Leopard” or MAC OS X v10.6.3 or later
Intel Core 2 processor or better (i7 is recommended)
Boot Camp or Parallels Desktop 6 and later** or VMware Fusion 6 and later**
at least Microsoft Windows* (Windows 7 / Windows 8.1 or 10), installed on a virtual hard disk or a physical Boot Camp partition with all necessary drivers
minimum 4 GB RAM (8 GB RAM or more is recommended) dedicated to Windows
1.5 GB available hard disk space on the installation drive and at least an additional 1.5 GB free space on the system drive (this is the C: drive in most cases)
2 button, scroll-wheel mouse
* Microsoft officially ended support for Windows XP on April 8, 2014. To learn more about this, please visit the following webpage: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/eos From this date CADLine Network Ltd. cannot guarantee support for issues with any version of ARCHLine.XP running on the unsupported operating system. This does not necessarily mean that ARCHLine.XP itself will not run but in case of any issue the possible solutions will be definitely very limited.
** Please check the Boot Camp or Parallels Desktop or VMware Fusion homepage for further details about actual software requirements. Use this matrix for Parallels Desktop installation.
In order to run ARCHLine.XP Interior in Mac environment you need to install the Window operating system too.
Every new Mac lets you install and run Windows at native speed, using a built-in utility called Boot Camp.
http://www.dummies.com/computers/macs/how-to-switch-between-windows-and-os-x-with-macs-boot-camp/
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201468
After you’ve completed the installation, you can boot up your Mac using either OS X or Windows.
More information about using Windows on your Mac via Boot Camp: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1461
*** Please note that you will need at least 512 MB memory for the videocard for 3D visualization.
DIRECTX SUPPORT
ARCHLine.XP® requires DirectX support on version 11 or 9.0.c level. DirectX 11 is recommended.
How can I update my computer’s graphics driver?
If you have a notebook or laptop computer:
Please visit the website of the notebook manufacturer to download the latest driver.
If you have a desktop or workstation computer:
Before you can update the graphics driver, you need to know what kind of graphics card you have. For more information about how to find out what graphics card you have in your PC, do the following.
The easiest way is to run the DirectX Diagnostic Tool:
– Click “Start.”
– On the “Start” menu, click “Run.”
– In the “Open” box, type “dxdiag” (without the quotation marks) , and then click “OK.”
– The DirectX Diagnostic Tool opens. Click the “Display” tab.
– On the “Display” tab, information about your graphics card is shown in the “Device” section. You can see the name of your card, as well as how much video memory it has.
Once you know the kind of graphics card you have, visit the manufacturer’s website to download the latest driver. Here are links for downloading drivers from the most common graphics card manufacturers:
Important note: Most Intel graphics solutions are developed for office use and NOT recommended for CAD applications!
NOT SUPPORTED SOFTWARE:
LogMeIn users may experience warnings about outdated drivers at the program startup. This is due to the LogMeIn Mirror Driver which may affect the performance while working with ARCHLine.XP. Please contact the LogMeIn HelpDesk for further instructions and information. Uninstalling the LogMeIn Mirror Driver might be necessary.
The Plays.TV screen recorder client is reported to be incompatible with ARCHLine.XP, making it unstable and causing frequent crashes. It is highly recommended to uninstall the Plays.TV client, if you have it installed on your computer.
Attention!
NOT SUPPORTED HARDWARE:
3DLABS graphics cards
Mobile Intel (e.g.: 945 GM Express)
Intel HD Graphics older than HD Graphics 2000
NVidia Quadro series
AMD FireGl and FirePro series
RECOMMENDED ANTI-VIRUS SOLUTIONS:
Windows Defender
Bitdefender
NOT RECOMMENDED ANTI-VIRUS SOLUTIONS:
Kaspersky: in case of running Kaspersky anti-virus, we cannot guarantee that ARCHLine.XP will operate as expected.
