System requirements for AutoCAD 2021 including Specialized Toolset
System requirements for AutoCAD 2021 including Specialized Toolsets (Windows)
Operating System |
64-bit OS that follows Autodesk's Product Support Lifecycle policy.
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Processor |
Basic:
2.5 - 2.9 GHz processor
Recommended: 3+ GHz processor Multiple processors: Supported by the application |
Memory |
Basic:
8 GB
Recommended: 16 GB |
Display Resolution |
Conventional Displays:
1920 x 1080 with True Color High Resolution & 4K Displays: Resolutions up to 3840 x 2160 supported on Windows 10, 64-bit systems (with capable display card) |
Display Card |
Basic:
1 GB GPU wiht 29 GB.s Bandwidth and DirectX 11 compliant
Recommended: 4 GB GPU with 106 GB/s Bandwidth and DirectX 11 compliant |
Disk Space | 7.0 GB |
Network |
Deployment via Deployment Wizard.
The license server and all workstations that run applications dependent on network licensing must run TCP/IP protocol. Either Microsoft® or Novell TCP/IP protocol stacks are acceptable. Primary login on workstations may be Netware or Windows. In addition to operating systems supported for the application, the license server will run on Windows® Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, and Windows Server 2019 editions. |
Pointing Device | MS-Mouse compliant |
.NET Framework | .NET Framework version 4.8 or later |
System requirements for AutoCAD for Mac 2021
Operating System
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Apple® macOS® Catalina v10.15
Apple macOS Mojave v10.14 Apple macOS High Sierra v10.13 |
Model |
Basic:
Apple Mac Pro® 4.1, MacBook Pro® 5.1, iMac® 8.1, Mac mini® 3.1, MacBook Air®, MacBook® 5.1
Recommended: Apple Mac® models supporting Metal Graphics Engine |
CPU Type |
64-bit Intel CPU
Recommended: Intel Core i7 or higher |
Memory |
Basic: 4GB
Recommended: 8GB or higher |
Display Resolution |
Basic: 1280 x 800 display
High Resolution: 2880 x 1800 with Retina Display |
Disk Space |
3 GB free disk space for download and installation
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Pointing Device |
Apple-compliant Mouse, Apple-compliant Trackpad, Microsoft-compliant mouse
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Display Card |
Recommended: Mac native installed graphics cards
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Disk Format |
APFS, APFS(Encrypted), Mac OS Extended (Journaled), Mac OS Extended (Journaled, Encrypted)
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Additional Requirements for large datasets, point clouds, and 3D modeling
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Memory | 8 GB RAM or more |
Disk Space | 6 GB free hard disk available, not including installation requirements |
Display Card |
1920 x 1080 or greater True Color video display adapter; 128 MB VRAM or greater; Pixel Shader 3.0 or greater; Direct3D®-capable workstation class graphics card.
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Specialized Toolsets (Windows Only)
Toolset | Additional Requirements |
AutoCAD Map 3D |
- Disk Space: 16GB
- Memory: 16GB - Database & FDO Requirements (see below) |
AutoCAD Electrical |
- Disk Space: 12GB
- Microsoft Access Database Engine 2016 Redistributable (x64) |
AutoCAD Architecture | Disk Space: 12GB |
AutoCAD MEP |
Disk Space: 12GB
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AutoCAD Plant 3D |
Disk Space: 10GB
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AutoCAD Mechanical |
Disk Space: 7GB
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AutoCAD Raster Design |
Disk Space: 1GB
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AutoCAD Map 3D Additional Requirements (Windows Only)
FDO Provider Requirements:
FDO Provider
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Certified With
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Notes
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Microsoft SQL Server
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- Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Standard and Enterprise Editions
- Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Standard and Enterprise Editions - Microsoft SQL Server 2017 Standard and Enterprise Editions - Microsoft SQL Server 2019 Standard and Enterprise Editions |
Industry Models also support the versions of Microsoft SQL Server listed on the left.
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Oracle 11g Release 2
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Oracle 11.2.0.4.0 Oracle Express, Standard, and Enterprise Editions |
Industry Models support the same Oracle versions as listed on the left.
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Oracle 12c Release 2 |
Oracle 12.2.0.1.0
Standard Edition and Enterprise Edition |
Industry Models support the same Oracle versions as listed on the left. |
Oracle 18c | Oracle 18.3 Enterprise Edition and Standard Edition 2 |
Industry Models support the same Oracle versions as listed on the left. |
Oracle 19c | Oracle 19.3 Enterprise Edition and Standard Edition 2 |
Industry Models support the same Oracle versions as listed on the left. |
Raster |
DEM, JPG2K, DTED, MrSID®, ECW, PNG, ESRI® Grid, TIFF, JPEG, ESRI® ASCII
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Autodesk SDF
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3.0 |
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ESRI ArcGIS
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ArcGIS® 10.7.1
ArcGIS 10.6.1 ArcGIS 10.5 |
This Provider requires ESRI licensed components to be installed on client system.
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My SQL | 8.0 |
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ODBC |
The FDO ODBC provider has been tested with corresponding versions of ODBC drivers that are shipped with the relevant supported operating systems version.
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OGC WMS | WMS 1.3.0 |
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OGC WMTS | WMS 1.0.0 |
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OGC WFS | WFS 2.0.0 |
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SQLite | SQLite 3.27.2 |
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Postgres SQL | PostgreSQL 9.5 + PostGIS 2.2 |
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ODBC Drivers
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Tested Versions |
Microsoft® Access® Driver (*.mdb, *.accdb)
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Microsoft Access database engine 2016 (English) 16.00.4513.1000
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Microsoft® Excel® Driver (*.xls, *xlsx, *.xlsm, *.xlsb)
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Microsoft Access database engine 2016 (English) 16.00.4513.1000
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MySQL® ODBC 8.0 Driver
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8.00.13.00
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SQL Server®
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10.00.18362.01
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Oracle® in OraClient19Home1
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19.00.00.00 |
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