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      Computer System Requirements for FARO SCENE

      Before you install the latest version of SCENE, check that your system meets the minimum system requirements. 

      This article applies to: SCENE - 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 7.x, 6.x, 5.x

      System Requirements  

      Hardware

      Minimum*

      Recommended

      Accessories

      Mouse with two buttons and a scroll wheel

      3D Connexion Space Mouse with latest drivers (setting described in the User Manual)

      Network card is required for licensing SCENE 

      Dedicated Graphics Card

      OpenGL 4.3 or higher, at least 4 GB memory

      For VR Rendering:

      • NVIDIA 1060GTX or similar

      • Oculus Rift S

      • Oculus with Oculus Touch Controllers or HTC VIVE

      • SteamVR

      For PanoCam Scan Processing:

      • DirectX 11 Feature Level 11.0

      Open GL 4.3, at least 8 GB memory

      For VR Rendering:

      • NVIDIA 1080GTX or similar

      • Oculus with Oculus Touch Controllers or HTC VIVE

      • SteamVR

      For Stereo Rendering:

      • NVIDIA Quadro

      For PanoCam Scan Processing:

      • DirectX 11 Feature Level 11.0

      Hard Disk

      512 GB Solid State Drive

      1 TB Solid State Drive + Regular HDD

      Internet Connection

      SCENE licensing and sharing scan data with colleagues require an internet connection.

      		  

      Main Memory

      At least 32 GB RAM

      64 GB RAM

      Operating Systems

      Microsoft Windows 10/11 (64-bit)

      Microsoft Windows 10/11 (64-bit)

      Processor

      Quad-core, with at least 2-GHz (for example, Intel Core i7)

      8 physical cores (for example, Intel Core i7, Core i9 or Xeon)

       

      Video Screen

      1366 x 768

      1920 x 1080

      A 4K display is not currently recommended.

      VR Rendering

      3D-Heaset with Navigation Controllers, SteamVR compatible

      3D-Heaset with Navigation Controllers, SteamVR compatible

      Virtual Machine (VM) Install

      Supported

      Remote Desktop Accessibility

      Supported