CONFIGURATIONS

System Requirements 

Software

• Microsoft Windows 7, 64 bit, Windows 8/8.1, 64 bit or Windows 10, 64 bit
• RedHat 6.x, CentOS 7.0 x64 or CentOS 7.1 x64 (only for physics kernels)
• SEMCAD X Matterhorn runs smoothly and fast on Mac OSX via VMWare or Parallels
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 or higher
• Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1
• Administration rights are required for installation

Minimum Hardware

• Minimum 4 GB RAM; depending on the size of the models and the results desired, the memory requirements may be higher. An amount of 16 GB is definitely recommended. However, certain applications may include more than 40 million voxels and thus require more than 16 GB of RAM.
• 4.5 GB hard disk space for the application, 2.5 GB for the sample projects (minimum for the installation only).
• A graphics adapter with adequate OpenGL performance, capable of displaying a resolution of 1280 × 1024 pixels or better (optimum size: 1920 × 1200 pixels) at 32-bit color depth. Graphic driver with support at least for OpenGL v1.5 (OpenGL v3.x recommended).

Recommended Hardware

• Memory: 4 GB or more per core; 8 GB or more per core when GPUs are installed
• 1 TB hard disk space to include working projects and calculated results
• Power supply: at least 1 kW for a 1 GPU solution
• PCIe x16

License Options 

Commercial Licenses

• Time unlimited
  Time-unlimited licenses require up-to-date maintenance and support contracts to access the latest software versions and technical support.
• Time limited to 1 or 3 years, renewable
  During the period of the time-limited license, technical support and access to the latest software versions are provided.

Academic Licenses

• Time unlimited
  Time-unlimited licenses require up-to-date maintenance and support contracts to access the latest software versions and technical support.
• Time limited to 1 or 3 years, renewable
  During the period of the time-limited license, technical support and access to the latest software versions are provided.

University License

• Includes the "University Discount"
• Special packages with multiple licenses (10, 20, etc.) available upon request
• University product licenses may not be used for any commercial activity, such as:
  • Commercial production design, design validation, or design assessment work
  • Commercial manufacturing engineering work
  • Commercial research
  • Consulting work performed by academic students, faculty, or academic account staff
  • Training of commercial company employees

  Research Program License

  • Grants the researcher a limited number of non-transferable SEMCAD X Matterhorn licenses for one year
  • Unlimited functionality within the framework of features of the commercially available standard package
  • Only for scientific research purposes at universities or academic institutes, with the commitment to publish at least one paper per license in peer reviewed journals and/or conference proceedings
  Please contact semx-sales@speag.swiss for further details.
  
  

  Campus License

  Upon request, it is possible to obtain free licenses for SEMCAD X Matterhorn Uni Basic Package for a limited time for teaching purposes.

   

  Sim4Life light 

  Please visit the Sim4Life light page to obtain the limited version of Sim4Life V4.2, specially tailored for educational purposes to facilitate the understanding of electromagnetics.

   

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  License Types 

  All SEMCAD X Matterhorn licenses in Windows and Linux systems are locked to the USB ID dongles provided.

  Node-Locked Counted Licenses

  • Available only on the machines into which the USB ID dongles are plugged
  • A license server must be installed on each local machine.
  • Applied only for Token licenses and I-DEAS CAD translator licenses

  Node-Locked Uncounted Licenses

  • Available only on the machines into which the USB ID dongles are plugged
  • An unlimited number of SEMCAD X Matterhorn instances can be used simultaneously.

  Floating Counted Licenses

  • The license is shared in the network from a license server system.
  • The number of licenses specified in the license file corresponds to the number of computers that can simultaneously use SEMCAD X Matterhorn.
  • An unlimited number of SEMCAD X Matterhorn instances may be used on each computer.

  Global Network Licenses

  • Local, national, and international network licenses are available upon request.