System Requirements

Software Requirements

Autodesk® 3ds Max Design® 2010 software requires one of the following 32-bit or 64-bit operating systems:

• Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional (Service Pack 2 or higher)
  
• Microsoft® Windows® Vista (Business, Premium and Ultimate)
  
• Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional x64
  
• Microsoft® Windows® Vista 64 bit (Business, Premium and Ultimate)

3ds Max Design 2010 software requires the following internet browser:

• Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 6 or higher

3ds Max Design 2010 software requires the following supplemental software:

• DirectX® 9.0c* (required), OpenGL® (optional)

*Some features of 3ds Max Design 2010 are only enabled when used with graphics hardware that supports Shader Model 3.0 (Pixel Shader and Vertex Shader 3.0). Check with your manufacturer to determine if your hardware supports Shader Model 3.0.

Hardware Requirements

At a minimum, 3ds Max Design 2010 32-bit software requires a system with the following:

• Intel Pentium® 4 or higher, AMD Athlon® 64 or higher, or AMD Opteron® processor
  
• 1 GB RAM (2 GB recommended)
  
• 1 GB swap space (2 GB recommended)
  
• Direct3D 10, Direct3D 9, or OpenGL-capable graphics card, 128 MB
  
• Three-button mouse with mouse driver software
  
• 2 GB hard disk space
  
• DVD-ROM drive

Note: Apple® computers based on Intel processors and running Microsoft operating systems are supported using Apple’s Boot Camp. Virtual machine environments are currently not supported.

At a minimum, 3ds Max Design 2010 64-bit software requires a system with the following:

• Intel® EM64T, AMD Athlon® 64 or higher, AMD Opteron® processor
  
• 1 GB RAM (4 GB recommended)
  
• 1 GB swap space (2 GB recommended)
  
• Direct3D 10, Direct3D 9, or OpenGL-capable graphics card, 128 MB
  
• Three-button mouse with mouse driver software
  
• 2 GB hard disk space
  
• DVD-ROM drive