Use the information below to ensure you are working with a BobCAD-CAM supported and optimized system.
BobCAD-CAM System Requirements
Recommended System Requirements
- 32GB RAM or More
- 8GB Dedicated Graphics Card Or higher*
- Intel® or AMD® Quad Core Processors**
- 3.0 GHz Processor or higher
- Windows 11
Minimum System Requirements
- 64-bit Operating System
- 16GB RAM
- 4GB Dedicated Graphics Card* that supports OpenGL 3.2 (Onboard or shared video is NOT recommended)
- Intel® or AMD® Quad Core Processors**
- 2.4GHz Processor
- Windows 11
BobCAM for SOLIDWORKS System Requirements
Recommended System Requirements
- SolidWorks Version: 2025-2026
- Operating System: Windows 11 Professional
- CPU: 3.2 GHz or faster multi-core processor
- Memory: 32GB RAM or More
- Available Hard Disk Storage: 512 GB NVMe PCIe SSD
- Video: 8GB Dedicated Graphics Card Or higher**
Graphics card must support OpenGL 3.2 and OpenCL 1.2 or higher. SOLIDWORKS certified GPU recommended. See SOLIDWORKS certified hardware list for compatible graphics cards: https://www.solidworks.com/support/hardware-certification
Minimum System Requirements
- SolidWorks Version: SolidWorks 2019 – 2024
- Operating System: Windows 11
- CPU: 2.4 GHz processor
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Available Hard Disk Storage: 256 GB SSD
- Video: 4GB Dedicated Graphics Card or higher
Machinist ToolBox™ System Requirements
Minimum System Requirements – Windows
- Pentium 500 Mhz or better
- 256 Mb RAM
- 800 x 600 Screen Resolution (1024 x768 recommended)
- 256 Colors (24 or 32 bit color recommended)
NOTE: These are MINIMUM System Requirements. If you experience problems running on minimum system requirements, please contact Technical Support. Version 9.x of Machinist ToolBox™ uses a new license key algorithm. Users of Machinist ToolBox™ v7.0.7 or below will require an updated license code. Please contact Technical Support for your updated license code.
*BobCAD-CAM’s stability is dependent on the graphics card ability to process information, integrated memory graphics cards may work but are not recommended.
ATI® or NVIDIA® graphics cards with dedicated memory are recommended. The graphics card’s software driver must be updated to the current software drivers released by the graphics card manufacturer.
*4K displays are not currently supported and may require reducing your screen resolution.
**BobCAD-CAM is not supported on Apple Macintosh® -based machines. Some customers have shown success in running BobCAD-CAM in a Virtual Windows environment on Mac computers using Boot Camp. While the end user may choose to run Windows on a MAC®, this is not supported by BobCAD-CAM Inc.