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Intergraph Smart 3D Installation

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Smart 3D Version
11 (2016)

The project size does not have a significant impact on the workstation because users will use filters to define the objects with which they will be working.

  • Intel Core i7, Quad Core

  • 6 GB RAM (2 GB RAM for operating system plus 4 GB RAM for single Smart 3D instance. Other concurrently running programs will require additional RAM based on the programs specific requirements.)

  • Access to a DVD drive, either locally or through a network connection

  • Monitor capable of a minimum of 1280 x 1024 resolution

  • 1 GbE network interface

OpenGL Graphics Cards

Graphics cards designed for 3D intensive applications that generate low CPU overhead and meet the following requirements (AGP or better):

  • 32-bit main RGBA pixel buffer

  • Hardware OpenGL 2.1 support

  • Hardware Z buffer: 24 bit or higher

  • 256 MB RAM, 8-bit stencil buffer

  • Hardware Alpha blending support recommended to improve speed of translucent object display

  • Hardware Anti-aliasing support recommended

  • Use latest available drivers

Not all OpenGL graphics cards provide satisfactory results. Many of the recent generation video cards provide some level of OpenGL acceleration. Some manufacturers provide poor OpenGL drivers that can cause artifacts. Testing has shown that NVIDIA provides good drivers for its Geforce2 and beyond Graphics Processing Units (GPU). Cards with double-buffered overlay planes (such as the Wildcat cards) have an advantage because highlighting can be done without having to do saves and restores, which may benefit performance in specific cases.

See Also

Smart 3D Workstation Recommendations