While you can install MillBox CAM on a PC meeting the minimum requirements, we suggest following the recommended system specs to ensure maximum productivity and to avoid production bottlenecks due to the lower / lacking specs of the PC.
MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
OPERATING SYSTEM:
Windows 8.1 Pro / Windows 10 Professional 32/64 Bit
CPU:
Intel CPU Core i5 or AMD equivalent not reccomended
MEMORY:
2 GB RAM
VIDEO / GRAPHICS CARD:
SVGA GPU with 512MB of on-board Dedicated Video Memory
HARD DRIVE:
160 GB Hard Drive
MONITOR:
19″ with minimal Native Resolution of 1280×768 Pixels
ADDITIONAL DEVICES:
DVD-ROM
RECOMMENDED SYSTEM SPECS:
OPERATING SYSTEM:
Windows 10 Professional – 64 Bit (Fully current on Windows Updates)
CPU:
Intel Core i7 / i9 8th Gen or newer. (Avoid AMD CPU’s) Performance CPUs reccomended are i7 8086(6core)/i7 9700(8core) or better
CPU Performance scales quite well with SUM3D/MillBox. Higher Core counts/thread counts mean that more operations can be calculated at a time.
Note:It is advised to avoid CPUs designed for Ultra-low power (IE: i7-7660U) that are typically found in notebooks or laptops. These processors perform significantly slower than their high performance counterparts. While they can still operate the CAM just fine, noticeable differences exist between the two different types of processors.
AMD processors are not recommended unless you are considering Threadripper CPUs, or later generations. We have found in limited testing the AMD Threadripper CPUs (higher core counts) yield good results, but we have not fully tested this new line of hardware, therefore we cannot recommend for or against this particular line of products. If you choose to buy an AMD processor – do so at your own risk.
MEMORY:
16GB+ RAM or more
VIDEO / GRAPHICS CARD:
Nvidia GT/Quadro series graphics card with at least 2GB or more of dedicated video memory (Not Shared/ Dynamic Memory – Avoid AMD / ATI graphics cards)
HARD DRIVES:
HDD Size is discretionary based on how many STL files and Job Files will be stored / backed up on the machine. SSD Hard Drives (Solid State) will help read / write times significantly – Recommend 500GB size or larger.
Highly recommend M.2. Hard Drives that boost read/write times significantly.
MONITOR:
19″+ with Native Resolution of 1920×1080 Pixels or higher.
ADDITIONAL DEVICES:
DVD-ROM
ANTI-VIRUS / SECURITY SOFTWARE RECOMMENDATIONS
ANTI-VIRUS / SECURITY SOFTWARE: Although we try to keep our software white-listed with major AV / Security software companies but sometimes these may quarantine pertinent .DLL / .ini files and this causes issues in the CAM. If you are in an environment that requires A/V or Security Software, please ensure that the installation directory of SUM3D / Millbox are on the exclusion list as well as the .exe files.
(CAMWINC.exe, CAMWIN.exe, millbox.exe)
PLEASE NOTE: Due to licensing requirements, MillBox DOES NOT support Virtual Machines (VMs) or RDP (Remote Desktop Protocols)
