Highly graphical and rules-based, CET works best when the following system recommendations are met. Catalogue Creator and CET Developer follow the same system recommendations as CET.
If you plan to upgrade or buy new hardware and need clarification on our recommendations, please read this article.
High-end, recommended for Large Projects or Virtual Reality
For multi-floor offices or large warehouse projects.
| OS1 | Windows 11 |
| Processor | CPU with a single thread Benchmark score of 3000 or higher |
| Graphics card2 3 | 12+ GB dedicated memory Nvidia brand graphics card with a Benchmark score of 25 000 or higher |
| Disk type & Space4 | SSD, 4+ TB |
| Memory | 32+ GB RAM |
| Monitor resolution | 1920 x 1080 or higher |
| Online Connection | Broadband Connection |
| Peripheral | Mouse with a scroll wheel |
Recommended, suitable for most projects
For typical single-floor office designs or small to medium-sized warehouses.
| OS1 | Windows 11 |
| Processor | CPU with a single thread Benchmark score of 2500 or higher |
| Graphics card2 3 | 8+ GB dedicated memory Nvidia brand graphics card with a Benchmark score of 15 000 or higher |
| Disk type & Space4 | SSD, 2+ TB |
| Memory | 16+ GB RAM |
| Monitor resolution | 1920 x 1080 or higher |
| Online Connection | Broadband Connection |
| Peripheral | Mouse with a scroll wheel |
Minimum, suitable only for very small projects
For single-room kitchens or very small offices.
| OS1 | Windows 11 |
| Processor | CPU with a single thread Benchmark score of 2000 or higher |
| Graphics card2 3 | 4+ GB dedicated memory Nvidia brand graphics card with a Benchmark score of 7 000 or higher |
| Disk type & Space4 |
SSD, 1+ TB |
| Memory | 16+ GB RAM |
| Monitor resolution | 1920 x 1080 or higher |
| Online Connection | Broadband Connection |
| Peripheral | Mouse with a scroll wheel |
Further Details
- We support Windows 10 (64-bit) and Windows 11. We do not support any emulators for operating systems like Wine, VMware, etc. Apple Computers running Windows software, remote desktops, or ARM versions of Windows.
- Integrated graphics or graphics accelerators, such as Intel HD/Iris or AMD equivalents, are not supported. CET requires a dedicated GPU with dedicated memory for 2D/3D realistic graphics. This document will show you step by step how to set up CET to only use your dedicated Nvidia graphics card instead of any integrated GPU: Nvidia GPU Optimization Settings
- Due to a compatibility issue, the Focus/Blur post-processing option in the Photo Lab is unavailable for AMD graphics cards.
- CET will need ~1.5 GB space to install, with an additional ~0.5-30 GB of space per additional manufacturer Extension installed.
Checking Your Hardware From CET
From CET's menu bar, click Help, and then click on About CET... from the dropdown.
The About CET dialog will show your Account Information and Extensions.
On the left sidebar, click on System Information, and you should see your system's hardware:
If you have multiple graphics cards, one will be selected, and the others will be greyed out.
You can also see the GPU information in the Control Panel's Graphics Tab.
Comments
2 comments
Thank you for updating this page. The new information is excellent for the most part. I would take exception with 500GB+ storage space. As network administrator I work with designers who push CET to it's limits. We have done the usual troubleshooting to include deleting temp files, keeping unneeded files and programs off the design systems, etc. I used WinDirStat and found the majority of the drive was taken up by CET Catalogues. I'll head you off at the pass and state that yes, I know Configura states part of keeping the software stable and faster is to remove "unneeded" Manufacturers. After mentioning that to our lead designers I got a chuckle and they explained that it's faster to keep these than constantly reloading for compatibility on older or revisited drawings. We are finding drives need to be 1TB or better. Please reconsider your upper end system specifications.
I fully agree with the above comment, the "performance" spec should be 2 TB / NVME SSD with 1 TB being minimum recommended.
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