It’s still cooking away in the great WePC forge at the moment, but rest assured we’ll be sure to publish an update once it’s fit for purpose and ready for our readers to use. To make the process easier and take some of the tedium out of the whole task of checking software requirements, we are developing a tool designed to automatically scan your machine, then list a detailed breakdown of all the components. If your hardware falls short, then you’ll need to consider an upgrade. As a general rule, we suggest aiming to meet or surpass the requirements to avoid any performance issues. If you need help doing this, you can consult our easy to follow step-by-step guide right here.įrom there, compare your findings to the minimum and recommended specifications for SolidWorks we’ve compiled below to check whether your PC is up to the task.
These widely determine if, and how well, the software will run. As a first step to figuring out whether you can run SolidWorks on your rig, you need to know what components you have with a notable emphasis on the CPU, GPU, and RAM.
