Getting the most out of SURFCAM System Requirements And Settings

SURFCAM 2014 R1 - Minimum System Requirements:

• Operating System: Windows® XP SP3 (32-bit or 64-bit)
• Processor: Duo Core II or higher
• Memory: 2 GB RAM
• Hard Disk Space: 2 GB Free
• Video: 1 GB Windows XP DirectX® 11.0 or higher compatible display adapter capable of 1024x768 resolution in 32-bit color.
  (Note: Integrated graphics cards can degrade performance and are not recommended.)
• DirectX: DirectX 9.0
• Pointer: Windows Compatible Mouse
• Communications Port: USB
• Drive: DVD Drive

SURFCAM 2014 R1 - Recommended System Requirements:

• Operating Systems:
  Windows 7 (64-bit)
  Windows 8 (64-bit)
• Processor: Quad Core
• Memory: 8 GB RAM (64-bit)
• Hard Disk Space: 4 GB Free
• Video: 2 GB Windows XP/7 DirectX 11.0 or higher compatible display adapter capable of 1280x1024 resolution in 32-bit color (XP)/ Basic Mode (Win 7)
  (Note: Integrated graphics cards can degrade performance and are not recommended.)
• DirectX: DirectX 11.0
• Pointer: Windows IntelliMouse Optical Mouse with wheel
• Communications Port: USB
• Drive: DVD Drive

Note: SURFCAM is not supported to run on any Mac system.

IMPORTANT: End Of Life Announcements

Attention 32-bit OS Users
SURFCAM 2014 R2 will be the last release of SURFCAM that supports 32-bit operating systems. SURFCAM 2015 R1 and future versions will not install on 32-bit operating systems.

Attention Microsoft XP/Vista Users
SURFCAM 2014 R2 will be the last release of SURFCAM that supports Windows® XP and Windows Vista®. SURFCAM 2015 R1 and future versions will not install on Windows® XP and Windows Vista® operating systems.

Attention Parallel Port Dongle Users
SURFCAM 2014 and future versions will not run with a parallel-port licensing dongle.

“End of Life” positions taken by Microsoft and SolidWorks are below:

Microsoft:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/enterprise/endofsupport.aspx

SolidWorks:
http://files.solidworks.com/Supportfiles/Release_Notes/2014/English/relnotes.htm