System requirements for FireCAD™ 2026
Operating System
- 64-bit Microsoft® Windows® 11 and Windows 10.
- ARM-based processors are not supported.
Processor
- Basic: 2.5–2.9 GHz processor (base).
- Recommended: Intel Core i9 or better, 3+ GHz (base), 4+ GHz (turbo)
Memory
- Basic: 8 GB
- Recommended: 16 GB, 32 GB or more
Display Resolution
Conventional Displays:
1920 x 1080 with True Color
High Resolution & 4K Displays:
Resolutions up to 3840 x 2160 (4K)
Software Prerequisite
- FireCAD Add-in: Requires AutoCAD 2018 or newer
- Framework: .NET Runtime 8.0
- Database: SQL Server LocalDB 2022 (installed automatically)
Disk Space
10 GB minimum (SSD recommended; NVMe preferred)
Network
Internet connection required for licensing and updates. Offline activation is available upon request.
Pointing Device
MS-Mouse compliant
Additional Requirements for large datasets,
point clouds, and 3D modeling
Memory
32 GB RAM or more
Disk Space
6 GB free hard disk available (beyond installation requirements)
Display Card
- 3840 x 2160 (4K) or greater True Color video display adapter
- 8 GB VRAM of greater
- DirectX-capable workstation class graphics card (NVIDIA RTX 4070 or
better).
Optimized Performance Configuration
For users seeking the best possible experience in FireCAD, we recommend the following professional workstation setup:
- CPU: Intel Core i9 or AMD Ryzen 9
- RAM: 32 GB DDRS
- GPU: NVIDIA RTX 4070 or better
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FireCAD® was designed by fire industry professionals, engineers and CAD designers to maximize efficiency, AHJ approval rates, and cut design time in half. Combine all this with a software development team with 15 years of providing Autodesk® software solutions, and you get a world class product.
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