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form·Z 8.5 System requirements

Memory:
Minimum: 1 GB
Recommended: 4 GB+
* Note that complex models or large texture maps may require additional memory.

Macintosh OS X:

Macintosh computer with Intel processor.
OS X 10.9.2 or later.
• Note that the latest updates are recommended.
• NOTE: El Capitan (OS X 10.11) or newer requires form·Z v8.5.0.2 or newer.
• NOTE: Sierra (Mac OS 10.12) requires form·Z v8.5.6 or newer.

Hard Disk Space:
Minimum: 2 GB
Recommended: 5 GB+
* Note that complex models or large texture maps may require additional hard disk space.

Windows:
Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1 or Windows 10
* Note that the latest service packs are recommended.
See Microsoft’s web site for available service packs.

Internet Connection:
Required for product activation, software updates and access to on line manuals and tutorial videos.

OpenGL:

A video card that supports OpenGL version 3.2 or later is required. For best results, a video card with a minimum benchmark score of ~1500 is recommended, and for larger files, ~3500 or better is preferred. See this link for details: Video Card Benchmarks

form·Z 7 System requirements

Memory:
Minimum: 1 GB
Recommended: 2 GB+
* Note that complex models or large texture maps may require additional memory.

Macintosh OS X:

Macintosh computer with Intel processor.
OS X 10.6.8 or later.
* Note that the latest updates are recommended.
* Note that form·Z 7 requires the hot fix from the link below in order to run on OS X 10.10 (Yosemite).
Click Here for the Hot Fix.
To be fully compatible with Yosemite or newer, the current version of form·Z is recommended..

Hard Disk Space:
Minimum: 2 GB
Recommended: 5 GB+
* Note that complex models or large texture maps may require additional hard disk space.

Windows:
Windows 7 or Windows 8/8.1.
Windows XP and Vista work well but are not officially supported.
* Note that the latest service packs are recommended.
See Microsoft’s web site for available service packs.

Internet Connection:
Required for product activation, software updates and access to on line manuals and tutorial videos.

DVD Drive:
Required for software installation for orders delivered on DVD disc.