Structural Precast for Revit System Requirements

Learn about the system requirements for different configurations of Structural Precast for Revit.

To successfully install and run Structural Precast for Revit, you must have Autodesk Revit 2018 installed.

Minimum: Entry-level configuration

Description	Requirement
Operating System	Microsoft® Windows® 7 SP1 64-bit Windows 7 Enterprise Windows 7 Ultimate Windows 7 Professional Windows 7 Home Premium Microsoft® Windows® 8 64-bit Windows 8 Enterprise Windows 8 Pro Windows 8 Microsoft® Windows® 8.1 64-bit Windows 8.1 Enterprise Windows 8.1 Pro Windows 8.1
CPU type	Single- or Multi-Core Intel® Pentium®, Xeon®, or i-Series processor or AMD® equivalent with SSE2 technology. Highest affordable CPU speed rating recommended. Revit software products will use multiple cores for many tasks, using up to 16 cores for near-photorealistic rendering operations.
Memory	4 GB RAM Usually sufficient for a typical editing session for a single model up to approximately 100 MB on disk. This estimate is based on internal testing and customer reports. Individual models will vary in their use of computer resources and performance characteristics. Models created in previous versions of Revit may require more available memory for the one-time upgrade process.
Video display	1280 x 1024 with true color DPI display setting: 150% or less
Video adapter	Basic graphics: Display adapter capable of 24-bit color Advanced graphics: DirectX® 11 capable graphics card with Shader Model 3 as recommended by Autodesk at http://www.autodesk.com/revit-graphicshardware
Disk space	5 GB free disk space
Media	Download or installation from DVD9 or USB key
Pointing device	MS-Mouse or 3Dconnexion® compliant device
Browser	Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 7.0 (or later)
Connectivity	Internet connection for license registration and prerequisite component download

Value: Balanced price and performance

Description	Requirement
Operating System	Microsoft® Windows® 7 SP1 64-bit Windows 7 Enterprise Windows 7 Ultimate Windows 7 Professional Windows 7 Home Premium Microsoft® Windows® 8 64-bit Windows 8 Enterprise Windows 8 Pro Windows 8 Microsoft® Windows® 8.1 64-bit Windows 8.1 Enterprise Windows 8.1 Pro Windows 8.1
CPU type	Multi-Core Intel® Xeon®, or i-Series processor or AMD® equivalent with SSE2 technology. Highest affordable CPU speed rating recommended. Revit products will use multiple cores for many tasks, using up to 16 cores for near-photorealistic rendering operations.
Memory	8 GB RAM Usually sufficient for a typical editing session for a single model up to approximately 300 MB on disk. This estimate is based on internal testing and customer reports. Individual models will vary in their use of computer resources and performance characteristics. Models created in previous versions of Revit may require more available memory for the one-time upgrade process.
Video display	1680 x 1050 with true color
Video adapter	DirectX® 11 capable graphics card with Shader Model 3 as recommended by Autodesk at http://www.autodesk.com/revit-graphicshardware
Disk space	5 GB free disk space
Media	Download or installation from DVD9 or USB key
Pointing device	MS-Mouse or 3Dconnexion® compliant device
Browser	Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 7.0 (or later)
Connectivity	Internet connection for license registration and prerequisite component download

Performance: Large, complex models

Description	Requirement
Operating System	Microsoft® Windows® 7 SP1 64-bit Windows 7 Enterprise Windows 7 Ultimate Windows 7 Professional Windows 7 Home Premium Microsoft® Windows® 8 64-bit Windows 8 Enterprise Windows 8 Pro Windows 8 Microsoft® Windows® 8.1 64-bit Windows 8.1 Enterprise Windows 8.1 Pro Windows 8.1
CPU type	Multi-Core Intel® Xeon®, or i-Series processor or AMD® equivalent with SSE2 technology. Highest affordable CPU speed rating recommended. Revit products will use multiple cores for many tasks, using up to 16 cores for near-photorealistic rendering operations.
Memory	16 GB RAM Usually sufficient for a typical editing session for a single model up to approximately 700 MB on disk. This estimate is based on internal testing and customer reports. Individual models will vary in their use of computer resources and performance characteristics. Models created in previous versions of Revit may require more available memory for the one-time upgrade process.
Video display	1920 x 1200 or higher with true color
Video adapter	DirectX® 11 capable graphics card with Shader Model 3 as recommended by Autodesk at http://www.autodesk.com/revit-graphicshardware
Disk space	5 GB free disk space 10,000+ RPM (for Point Cloud interactions) or Solid State Drive
Media	Download or installation from DVD9 or USB key
Pointing device	MS-Mouse or 3Dconnexion® compliant device
Browser	Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 7.0 (or later)
Connectivity	Internet connection for license registration and prerequisite component download