Vectorworks 2021 System Requirements

General Requirements

 
Operating Systems

macOS 10.15 (Catalina) macOS 10.14 (Mojave) macOS 10.13 (High Sierra) macOS 10.12 (Sierra)

Windows 10 64-bit

  

Minimum Hardware Profile

Entry-level Profile:
For small projects, simple models/drawings with a low level of detail, simple renderings (such as, small residential projects, small theaters, small landscaping design)
 
Processor:
Intel Core i5 or AMD Ryzen 5, or better
 
RAM:
8GB or more

Graphics Card:
OpenGL 2.1 compatible graphics card with 2GB of VRAM or more

Some integrated graphics cards such as Intel Iris graphics are acceptable for simple models/drawings, but a dedicated graphics card is preferable.

Vision requires a dedicated OpenGL 4.1 compatible graphics card with 2GB of VRAM or more, preferably released in the past three years (e.g. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 series, AMD Radeon RX 500 series).

Using multiple view panes with different visibilities in all panes requires a graphics card with at least 2GB of VRAM.

Display Resolution:
1440 x 900 or higher

Hard Disk:
10GB free disk space is required for the installation. 30GB or more is required for a full installation with all libraries.

Case sensitive file system volumes are not supported.

 

Recommended Hardware Profiles

High-end Profile:
For large projects, complex and very detailed models/drawings, complex renderings (such as large BIM projects, large entertainment venues, commercial sites, GIS, high end landscaping design, photorealistic rendering)

Processor:
3.0+ GHz Intel Core i7 or AMD Ryzen 7 with eight cores, or better

RAM:
32GB or more

Graphics Card:
A dedicated OpenGL 2.1 compatible graphics card with 8GB of VRAM or more

Vision requires a dedicated OpenGL 4.1 compatible graphics card with 8GB of VRAM or more, preferably released in the past three years (e.g. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 TI series, AMD Radeon RX 5000 series).
 
Display Resolution:
1920 x 1080 or higher

Hard Disk:
10GB free disk space is required for the installation. 30GB or more is required for a full installation with all libraries.

Case sensitive file system volumes are not supported.

Installing Vectorworks on flash storage (SSD) is recommended.

 

Mid-level Profile:

For medium-size projects, complex models/drawings with medium level of details (such as small commercial projects, mid-size entertainment venues, residential site modeling)

Processor:
2.0+ GHz Intel Core i7 or AMD Ryzen 7 with six cores, or better

RAM:
16GB or more

Graphics Card:
A dedicated OpenGL 2.1 compatible graphics card with 3GB of VRAM or more

Vision requires a dedicated OpenGL 4.1 compatible graphics card with 4GB or VRAM or more, preferably released in the past three years (e.g. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 series, AMD Radeon RX Vega series).

Using multiple view panes with different visibilities in all panes requires a graphics card with at least 3GB of VRAM, with 4GB or more recommended for large files.

Display Resolution:
1920 x 1080 or higher

Hard Disk:
10GB free disk space is required for the installation. 30GB or more is required for a full installation with all libraries.

Case sensitive file system volumes are not supported.

Installing Vectorworks on flash storage (SSD) is recommended.