System Requirements

To run InstantPlanner you need to be equipped with the following:

Large drawing system requirements

Note: Required in order to work with large drawings. The definition of what a large drawing is varies depending on the number of drawing objects, imported AutoCAD drawings/objects and their inherent level of detail.

Desktop system requirements

Windows XP Professional SP3 or later (32bit or 64bit editions)
Processor: Intel™ Core® 2 Duo 2.4+ GHz or equivalent AMD Athlon® or better
RAM: 2+ GB
1600 x 1200 monitor, 32-bit color
Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce 9800 series with at least 512 MB of memory
Hard disk drive: 7200 RPM drive
Available disk space: 100-250 MB at install location
Internet: Broadband connection required for LiveUpdate support
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Laptop system requirements

Windows XP Professional SP3 or later (32bit or 64bit editions)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0GHz+ or equivalent AMD Athlon or better
RAM: 2+ GB
1600 x 1200 monitor, 32-bit color
Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce 9800 series with at least 512 MB of dedicated memory
Hard disk drive: 7200 RPM drive
Available disk space: 100-250 MB at install location
Internet: Broadband connection required for LiveUpdate support
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Minimum system requirements:

Note: Suitable only for small projects.

Desktop system requirements

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8+ GHz or equivalent AMD Athlon®
RAM: 1+ GB
Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce 8, or 9 series with at least 256 MB dedicated memory1,2
Monitor: 1280x1024, 32-bit color
Available disk space: 100-250 MB at install location
Internet: Broadband connection required for LiveUpdate support
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Laptop system requirements

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8+ GHz or equivalent AMD Athlon
RAM: 1+ GB
Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce 8, or 9 series with at least 256 MB dedicated memory1,2
Monitor: 1280x1024, 32-bit color
Hard disk drive: 7200 RPM drive recommended
Available disk space: 100-250 MB at install location
Internet: Broadband connection required for LiveUpdate support
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1) Unless your graphics card supports at least OpenGL 2.0 or better, InstantPlanner may not be able to run on your computer at all.

2) Use of integrated graphics is not recommended. The usage of an integrated graphics card, will significantly reduce performance and may cause program related issues.

Supported operating systems

Windows XP Professional: Latest service pack
Windows Vista

Information about Windows Vista

For InstantPlanner to work properly in Windows, the user has always been required to have administrative rights. InstantPlanner now has support for running in standard user mode.