Hardware and Software requirements
Minimum requirements:
- A stable internet connection.
- Microsoft Windows 10 64bit or Windows 11
- Intel i5 7th Generation/AMD Ryzen 5 1000 Series
- 4GB of RAM
- At least 1GB of disk space. The actual needed space depends on your crane fleet.
Recommended requirements:
- A stable and fast Internet connection.
- Microsoft Windows 11
- Intel i7 14th Generation/AMD Ryzen 7 9000 Series
- 32GB of RAM
- At least 1GB of disk space. The actual needed space depends on your crane fleet.
- Dedicated Graphics Card with 4GB of RAM or better (for example: NVIDIA Quadro P2000 or AMD Radeon Pro VII)
This is especially recommended for use with AutoCAD. For a list of all AutoDesk certified AutoCAD graphics cards and drivers please follow this link.

Hint: Single Core Boost Frequency (sometimes called Turbo) matters a lot with beefier crane databases in CRANEbee. Recommended high-end processors would be:
Intel® Core™ i7 processor 14700K (or i7 14700HX for Laptops)
AMD Ryzen™ 7 9700X (or Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U for Laptops)
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