System Requirements for CADAM Drafting V5


Hardware Requirements

Common Hardware Requirements

The following requirements are common to all operating systems supported by CATIA Version 5 Release 16. System unit and graphic adapter requirements are platform specific and are detailed in the topics that follow.

The robustness of the overall solution is dependant on the robustness of the operating system and the hardware environment used. Windows and UNIX hardware configurations certified By Dassault Systemes for running CATIA products are published at:

Although CATIA Version 5 products might run on configurations or with graphic adapters other than those specified for each of the platforms below, incidents specific to such configurations or adapters will not be accepted for support.

Hardware Requirements for a Windows 2000 or Windows XP Environment

Hardware Requirements in an AIX® Environment

Hardware Requirements in an HP-UX Environment

Software Requirements

Common Software Requirements

CADAM Drafting for V5 runs on selected levels of:

Refer to the Program Directory or contact your IBM Support Center for appropriate corrective service to apply to the software described in the topics that follow.

Software Requirements in a Windows 2000 or Windows XP Environment: 

The following components at the indicated level are required:

Software Requirements in an IBM AIX Environment: The following components at the minimum indicated level are required:

AIX 5.2 ML02, with the following components:

Software Requirements in an HP-UX Environment: The following components at the minimum indicated level are required:

Required system maintenance for the HP-UX Environment: 

PHSS_11392 (s700_800 10.20 libhppa.a cumulative patch) must be installed on the system for CADAM Drafting to function correctly.

Access to Product Information: CADAM Drafting product information is delivered on the product CDs in HTML format. An HTML browser is required to access this documentation. This requirement can be satisfied with Microsoft Internet Explorer at a minimum level of 6.0. Although access to the online documentation might work on other HTML browsers, incidents specific to browsers other than those specified are not eligible for support.

Prerequisites for the Licensing Environment

Printer and Plotter support in a UNIX environment: CADAM Drafting Version 5 Release 16 provides support for the following plotter/printer languages:

Printer and Plotter support in a Windows Environment: Support of printers and plotters for Windows is performed through the vendor's drivers for the targeted printer or plotter. Contact the printer or plotter vendor for requirements and support.