# Installation

## Setup

Requirements:

-   Supported operating systems:

	-   Microsoft Windows XP

	-   Microsoft Windows Server 2003

	-   Microsoft Windows Vista

	-   Microsoft Windows 7 or later

-   Microsoft Office XP or later (32-bit only)

-   Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 or later

-   Microsoft Visual Basic 98 or Visual Basic 2010 or later

-   OpenGL-supporting graphics card.

	> Virtual machines may emulate OpenGL only partially and may therefore cause problems with the rendering, stability, and performance of **3D SymbolDesigner**.

Optional:

-   Intergraph Smart 3D. To compile .NET symbols, Smart 3D 2014 R1 or later is required.

Administrator rights are required on each computer to install CAXperts **3D SymbolDesigner**. **Run as** is not supported.