System Requirements

Minimum Requirements

Required for Simultaneous Fabric Preview and Very Large Projects

How to check DirectX of your computer:

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    Open the Command Prompt.
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    Enter the dxdiag.
  1. The DirectX Diagnostic Tool appears.
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    Open the Display tab.
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    Check the entries of the Drivers section / Direct3D-DDI and Feature Levels.

Integrated and Discrete Video Cards

Newer Intel processors (CPU) have an integrated video processor (GPU).

Some computers have the option to add a discrete video card for better video.

Always Use Discrete Video Card (e.g. NVIDIA):

Use the following steps to use always the NVIDIA video card.

  1. Intel processor (CPU) has an integrated video processor (GPU)
  2. NVIDIA video card is mounted.
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    Open NVIDIA control panel.
    3D Settings > Manage 3D Settings
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    Open the Program Settings tab.
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    Select High-performance NVIDIA Processor in the Preferred Graphics Processor picklist of the Global Settings tab.
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    Confirm with Apply.

How to check the currently installed version of Windows?

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    Open the Execute window by ⊞ Win + R.
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    Enter the Winver.
  1. Info appears and shows the current Windows version.