- Required Components and FeaturesDisk
- Drive: An internal or external disk drive is required to store program executables, program data, the user environment, and to provide paging space. Installation of CADAM Drafting requires about 400MB of free disk space.
- Memory: Minimum recommended by your Operating System.
- Display: A graphics color display compatible with the selected platform-specific graphics adapter. The minimum recommended size for usability reasons is 17 inches. Minimum resolution for Windows workstations is 1024 x 768.
- Keyboard: A specific keyboard compatible with the selected installation locale may be required for national language support.
- Pointing device: Three-button mouse. On Windows workstations, a two-button mouse may alternatively be used (the third button is emulated with a keyboard sequence). The three-button mouse is recommended for usability reasons. IntelliMouse (two buttons plus a wheel instead of the third button) is an alternative to the three-button mouse on Windows workstations. The wheel acts as the middle button to allow additional manipulations, such as panning and scrolling.
Although CADAM Drafting Version 5 products might run on configurations or with graphic adapters other than those specified for each of the platforms below, incidents specific to such configurations or adapters will not be accepted for support.
Hardware Requirements for a Windows 10 and Windows 11 Environment
- System Unit: Workstation capable of running one of the supported Windows operating systems, as listed in the Software Requirements section.
- Graphic Adapter: Any graphic adapter supported by the Windows versions listed in the Software Requirements section.
- Network adapter: An active LAN adapter (ethernet or token ring, installed and configured) is required for licensing purposes.
Software Requirements
Common Software Requirements
CADAM Drafting V5 runs on selected levels of:
- Microsoft Windows 7
- Microsoft Windows 8
- Microsoft Windows 10
- Microsoft Windows 11
Software Requirements in a Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10 and Windows 11 Environment:
One of the following:
- Microsoft Windows 7 x86
- Microsoft Windows 7 x64
- Microsoft Windows 8
- Microsoft Windows 10
- Microsoft Windows 11
Access to Product Information:
CADAM Drafting product information is delivered on the product CDs in HTML format. An HTML browser is required to access this documentation. This requirement can be satisfied with latest version of Microsoft Edge or Firefox. Although access to the online documentation might work on other HTML browsers, incidents specific to browsers other than those specified are not eligible for support.
Prerequisites for the Licensing Environment:
One of the following licensing mechanisms is required: Dassault Systemes License Server (DSLS). DSLS is included with the CATIA installation media or may be downloaded from the Dassault Systemes support website. Latest version is recommended. IBM License Use Management (LUM) is no longer supported as of CADAM Drafting V5-6 R2013.
Printer and Plotter support in a Windows Environment:
Support of printers and plotters for Windows is performed through the vendor's drivers for the targeted printer or plotter. Contact the printer or plotter vendor for requirements and support
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