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System requirements

Hardware

Processor

For the processor two parameters are important: the number of cores and the clock frequency. When performing a linear calculation, the number of cores is the main parameter that determine the speed of the calculation. In a nonlinear and eigenmode calculation, the clock frequency is the determining factor. Next to the previously mentioned calculation types, the design checks run multicore as well. An Intel Core i7 or AMD Ryzen 7 with at least 2.4 GHz is advised.

Memory (RAM)

SCIA Engineer, the solver and the Engineering Report are 3 separate processes that each require memory to perform their actions. Next to these processes, also windows (min. 1.5 GB) and all other applications take some memory in use as well. To not run out of memory when performing memory demanding calculations, it is advised to have at least 16 GB of RAM in the computer.

Graphics controller

A minimum memory of 256MB and the support of OpenGL is required to run SCIA Engineer. This means that SCIA can also be run with an onboard graphics card. For some models that are graphically more demanding, onboard graphic cards may fail to render the structure. For this reason, a dedicated GPU is advised (a low to mid end GPU should be adequate)

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HDD

Every hard disk with a free disk space of 5 GB can be used to run SCIA Engineer. This does not mean that the HDD is not important. The read/write speed of the HDD has an influence on the performance of SCIA Engineer. In order to increase performance, an SSD is advised.

Below a table with the available types of SSD’s.:

Software

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