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AVEVA Everything3D™

IT Configuration

Version Headline
Windows 7 Professional or Enterprise (64-bit) + Service Pack 1 *
Windows 8.1 **.
2.1
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 ***
(Supplied with AVEVA E3D 2.1 and installed if necessary).

Version Headline
Windows 7 Professional or Enterprise (64-bit recommended) + Service Pack 1
1.1 Windows Server 2008 R2
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 (supplied)

* Please note that a Windows Platform Update (Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1) is a pre-requisite for accurate
2D rendering (for example Text graphics) in the 3D canvas (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2670838 ).

** AVEVA does not support the installation of AVEVA E3D 2.1 software and\or Projects on to disk volumes with Short\8.3 file
name format disabled. Please ensure that Short\8.3 file name format is enabled on all relevant volumes before installation. Please
refer to Knowledge Base item 5702 for further details.

*** AVEVA E3D 2.1 has been tested with Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 with the following fix: http://www.microsoft.com/en-
us/download/details.aspx?id=3556. This fix is mandatory for the use of the Design in Context Feature. Microsoft .NET Framework
4.5 Fix 2 has been tested with AVEVA E3D 2.1. The fix release is required to ensure the correct visualisation of AVEVA E3D Draw
2.1 print dialog.

AVEVA Everything3D™ Version 2.1 Recommended Hardware Specifications

1. Workstation Configuration
Operating System(s) Windows 7 Professional or Enterprise + Service Pack 1 *
Windows 8.1 **
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 ***
(Supplied with AVEVA E3D 2.1 and installed if necessary).

Processor Type / Speed Intel x86 or x64 compatible - CPU with high performance in each processor core.

Memory 8 GB of high speed RAM

Hard Disk Storage A full installation requires approximately 1GB of drive space.

In addition, extra capacity is usually required for local storage and data; this may
be used for the database cache where the Database Cache Service is employed.

The use of two SATA-300 RAID HDDs is recommended where projects are stored
on the local machine. The product has also been verified with solid state HDDs.

Display High resolution widescreen display recommended (1920 x 1200); dual screens
also supported. Minimum resolution 1280 x 1024.

Graphics Card nVIDIA Quadro, AMD FirePro™ or similar. See Graphics Cards - AVEVA
Everything3D™ for more details.

File-System NTFS (for information on converting to NTFS, please see

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb456984.aspx)

2. Server Configuration
Operating System Windows Server 2008 R2 + Service Pack 1.
Windows Server 2012 R2.
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0. *
(Supplied with AVEVA E3D 2.1 and installed if necessary).
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Processor Type / Speed AVEVA E3D 2.1 has been tested on a server machine with 4 core CPUs.

Memory 16 GB RAM.
Additional RAM increases the caching capability and thereby the performance.

Hard Disk Requirements The amount of disk space should be configured according to the customer's
requirement based on the number and size of projects (incl. supporting laser
data).

To secure data and improve performance, the use of RAID 0+1 or 5 storage is
recommended; 15k rpm drives are preferred.

File System NTFS

For information on conversion to NTFS, please see
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb456984.aspx

Network Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) LAN. 64-bit capable network adapter. The network should
provide at least 1 Gb/sec for each workstation. Two or more network cards are
recommended for increased performance and redundancy.

* AVEVA E3D 2.1 has been tested with Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 with the following fix: http://www.microsoft.com/en-
us/download/details.aspx?id=3556. This fix is mandatory for the use of the Design in Context Feature. Microsoft .NET Framework
4.5 Fix 2 has been tested with AVEVA E3D 2.1. The fix release is required to ensure the correct visualisation of AVEVA E3D Draw
2.1 print dialog.

AVEVA Everything3D™ Version 1.1 Recommended Hardware Specifications

1. Workstation Configuration
Operating System(s) Windows 7 Professional or Enterprise (64-bit recommended) + Service Pack 1.
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0. This is supplied with AVEVA E3D™ and installed if
necessary.

Processor Type / Speed Intel x86 or x64 compatible - CPU with high performance in each processor core.

Memory 6 GB of high speed RAM

Hard Disk Storage See HDD in Workstation Notes below

Display High resolution widescreen display recommended (1920 x 1200); dual screens
also supported. Minimum resolution 1280 x 1024.

Graphics Card nVIDIA Quadro, AMD FirePro™ or similar. See Graphics Cards - AVEVA
Everything3D™ for more details.

File-System NTFS (for information on converting to NTFS, please see

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb456984.aspx)

Network Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) LAN

Firewall Microsoft ICF disabled (see Workstation Notes below)

Others Mouse - 3 button with scroll wheel.

2. Server Configuration
Operating System Windows Server 2008 R2 or with Server 2003 for compatibility with PDMS. It is
not supported with any other server software.
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0.

Processor Type / Speed Modern architecture multiple core processors recommended.

Memory 8 GB RAM. Additional RAM increases the caching capability and thereby the
performance.

Hard Disk Requirements The amount of disk space should be configured according to the customer's
requirement based on the number and size of projects. To secure data and
improve performance, the use of RAID 0+1 or 5 storage is recommended; 15k
rpm drives are preferred.

File System NTFS

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Network Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) LAN. 64-bit capable network adapter. The network should
provide at least 1 Gb/sec for each workstation. Two or more network cards are
recommended for increased performance and redundancy.

Workstation Notes
Operating System
AVEVA Everything3D™ 1.1 is not supported on earlier versions of Windows or on any other operating system.

Hard Disk Requirements

A full installation requires approximately 1GB of drive space. However, extra capacity is usually required for local
storage; this may be used for the database cache for the usual case where the project files and databases are
accessed from a server. The use of two SATA-300 RAID HDDs is recommended where projects are stored on the
local machine. Please contact your local AVEVA Support Office if you require more information.

Licensing
AVEVA E3D™ requires AVEVA Licensing System 1.0 and an appropriate licence file; it will not work with the
earlier FlexMan licensing. This new system has a dual capacity and will also serve licences for PDMS and other
AVEVA products.

Graphics
See Graphics Cards - AVEVA Everything3D™ for details.

Firewall
If Microsoft's Internet Connection Firewall (ICF) is left enabled (default), it must be configured to enable access
to the database server and the license server.

Graphical User Interface

AVEVA E3D™ requires Arial Unicode MS font, which is supplied with Microsoft Office (version 2000 onwards) and
is usually installed automatically. For further information, refer to
http://www.microsoft.com/typography/fonts/font.aspx?FMID=1081. Without this font, some of the text in the
user interface may become illegible.
The layout of some GUI forms may be damaged if the screen font size is not set to the smallest size, which is
usually default. This setting is accessed from the Control Panel and is referred to as Smaller (100%) in Windows
7.

Microsoft .NET Framework

AVEVA E3D™ 1.1 uses Visual Studio 2010 and .NET 4.0 SP1 for .NET Customisation.
Configuration files are created in the same directory as the application, and contain the name of the application
with a .config extension. For example, an application called myApp.exe may have a configuration file called
myApp.exe.config.

Further details of .NET application configuration files can be found at the following Microsoft link:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms229689(VS.71).aspx

Workstation Software
The following software is used for certain functions in AVEVA E3D™:

Microsoft Visio 2010 32-bit Standard edition (for Schematic viewer)

Microsoft Office 2010 32-bit (for Excel import/export and Reporting)
Adobe Acrobat Reader

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