System Requirements

Hardware Requirements (Minimum)

for SOLIDWORKS and
for CAMWorks Solids
https://www.solidworks.com/sw/support/SystemRequirements.html
for Solid Edgehttps://www.plm.automation.siemens.com/en_us/products/solid-edge/design/system_requirements.shtml

Supported Operating Systems
(Home Editions are not supported)
CAMWorks 2026CAMWorks 2025CAMWorks 2024CAMWorks 2023CAMWorks 2022
Windows 11 (64-bit only)RightRightRightRightRight (SP2)
Windows 10 (64-bit only)RightRightRightRightRight
Windows 8.1 (64-bit only)RightRightRightRightRight
Windows 7 SP1 (64-bit only)RightRightRightRightRight
CAMWorks is supported on the following CAD products
Supported Solid Modeler VersionsCAMWorks 2026CAMWorks 2025CAMWorks 2024CAMWorks 2023CAMWorks 2022
Solidworks 2026/CAMWorks Solids 2026RightRight(SP5)RightRightRight
Solidworks 2025/CAMWorks Solids 2025RightRightRight(SP5)RightRight
Solidworks 2024/CAMWorks Solids 2024RightRightRightRight (SP5)Right
Solidworks 2023/CAMWorks Solids 2023RightRightRightRightRight(SP5)
Solidworks 2022/CAMWorks Solids 2022RightRightRightRightRight (SP4)
Solidworks 2021/CAMWorks Solids 2021RightRightRightRightRight
Solid Edge 2026xxxxx
Solid Edge 2025xxxxx
Solid Edge 2024xxxx (SP2)x
Solid Edge 2023xxxx (SP2)x
Solid Edge 2022xxxxx
Solid Edge 2021xxxxxx (SP1)
Supported database formats
DatabasesCAMWorks 2026CAMWorks 2025CAMWorks 2024CAMWorks 2023CAMWorks 2022
CAMWorks DB (SQLite)RightRightRightRightRight
SQL Server 2008, R2, 2014, 2016RightRightRightRightRight
Access 2016 (64 bit)RightRightRightRight (last vertion to support access)Right
Access 2016 (32 bit)XXXXXX
Access 2013 (64 bit)RightRightRightRightRight
Access 2013 (32 bit)XXXXX
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