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Revision as of 23:57, 12 November 2020


Make sure before attempting to install PanelForge that the following minimum requirements are met by the target computer.

PanelForge project scenes of high complexity may require hardware of higher specification than the minimal requirements specified.


Base Minimum Requirements

PanelForge v2 requires the following minimum system hardware.

Complex 3D 'Stage' scenes and 2D 'Canvas' with a large number of layers will not be possible:


Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64bit versions only)
Processor: Intel dual Core
Memory: 4GB
Graphics Card/Chipset: OpenGL 3.3 supported GPU with 512MB+ Memory
Display: 1280x800 pixels
Drawing Tablet: Wacom Cintiq, Intuos Pro, Intuos, Graphire or Bamboo.

Microsoft Surface input (Windows 10 & 8.1 only).

Huion Branded graphic tablets (Windows 10 & 8.1 only).

Windows 7 and 8.1 may function as expected but no official support is now provided.


Recommended Minimum Requirements

PanelForge v2 recommends the following as a minimum for a working environment:


Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64bit versions only)
Processor: Intel quad Core
Memory: 8GB
Graphics Card/Chipset: Nvidia OpenGL 4.1 supported GPU with 1GB+ Memory
Display: 1600x900 pixels
Drawing Tablet: Wacom Cintiq, Intuos Pro, Intuos or Bamboo.

Microsoft Surface input (Windows 10 & 8.1 only).

Huion Branded graphic tablets (Windows 10 & 8.1 only).

Windows 7 and 8.1 may function as expected but no official support is now provided.


Recommended Studio Requirements

PanelForge v2 recommends the following for a production studio environment:


Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64bit versions only)
Processor: Intel quad Core i7 / Xeon
Memory: 16GB
Graphics Card/Chipset: Nvidia OpenGL 4.5 supported GPU with 4GB+ Memory
Display: 1920x1080 pixels
Drawing Tablet: Wacom Cintiq, Intuos Pro

Optional Hardware

The following optional hardware is also supported:

  • Windows UI scaling with Windows 8.1 or 10.
  • Three-button mice with optional scroll wheel.
  • Track-Pad with scroll/pinch gestures.
  • Multiple monitors when using same graphics card/chipset.