The performance of the AutoCAD-based product is determined by several different factors; operating system, software, and hardware.
Consider the following when installing or upgrading to the latest release, or when evaluating new hardware:
- Make sure your hardware exceeds the minimum system requirements for the AutoCAD-based product. For information on new systems
that have been certified for the latest AutoCAD release, see http://www.autodesk.com/autocad-graphicscard. While certified hardware does not guarantee a particular system will meet your particular needs, it does reflect that the
hardware supports the advanced features in the latest release. You can also test your current hardware using the Autodesk
Graphics Experience (AGX) utility, http://www.autodesk.com/agx, to make sure it meets the requirements of the latest AutoCAD release.
To best calculate the minimum requirements for your needs, take a look at the requirements for all the software that you might
potentially be running at a single time. This includes the AutoCAD-based product, operating system, e-mail program, Web browser,
among others. Add up the amount of RAM and hard drive space that all the programs require, and use a CPU and graphics card
that exceeds the demand of the most graphics intensive program you will be using.
- Use a certified graphics card driver for the AutoCAD-based product. For a list of certified systems or graphics hardware,
see http://www.autodesk.com/autocad-graphicscard.
- Install the latest Service Pack for the AutoCAD-based product.
- Enable hardware acceleration for use in the AutoCAD-based product. On the status bar, click the Hardware Acceleration button
Hardware Acceleration.
- Install the latest Service Pack and updates for your operating system.
- Optimize your operating system by enabling available performance features and disabling those that affect graphical performance
that you do not need. For more information on improving the performance of your operating system, see the documentation that
was provided with your operating system
