meca

System Requirements:

• Windows 10 (x64) or Windows 11(x64)
• Windows 10/11 (ARM64) in x64 emulator mode may work but is not officially supported.

• 8 GB or more Required
• 16 GB or more Recommended

• Intel or AMD
• 4 Cores or greater

• Nvidia, AMD, or Intel
• 4GB or greater
• Driver less than 1 year old (Highly Important)
• Supports: OpenGL v2.0 or newer OR Direct3D 11 feature level 9_3 or newer

• SSD required
• 500 MB free space needed
• File Locations: See Permissions Section below

• Meca Application will not run directly on Apple based products; however, if the user has a Windows emulator (Bootcamp, parallels, or similar) then they can run the program within those environments.
  • Emulator must run one of the OS's Listed above.
• See Software Compatibility with An Apple / Mac Computer for more details.

• All Single User License Types cannot be run on a virtual machine.
• Network License Type will run on a virtual machine.

• Microsoft .Net Framework 4.8 or Newer 
  • (4.8 Installed automatically by software in "All Windows User" mode).
• Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x64) - 14.36.32522 or newer 
  • (Installed automatically by software in "All Windows User" mode ).

• All Windows Users Install Mode: 
  • Must be capable of installing software with administrator rights.
• Single Windows User Install Mode: 
  • Does not need need administrator rights if Microsoft .Net and Visual C++ is already installed.

Permissions:

• Install for Single User Only: 
  • Software will only run for the user that installed the software (multiple users may independently install)

• Local User Groups:
  • Member of “Users” or equivalent to install or run
    • Does not need need administrator rights to install if Microsoft .Net and Visual C++ is already installed.
• File Permissions:
  • Read/Write:
  • %UserProfile%/AppData/Roaming/<Meca Software Name>
    • Normally C:/Users/<UserName>/AppData/Roaming/<Meca Software Name>
  • %UserProfile%/AppData/Roaming/MecaMaterial
    • Normally C:/Users/<UserName>/AppData/Roaming/MecaMaterial
  • %UserProfile%/AppData/Local/Programs/<Meca Software Name>

• Registry:
  • Read/Write:
    • Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\<Meca Software Name>
    • Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Classes\.<Ext>
    • Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Classes\<Meca Software Name>
    • Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID
  • Read Only:
    • Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings

• Install for All Users: 

• Will run for all users on the pc
  

• Local User Groups:
  • Member of “Administrators” or equivalent to Install
    • Member of “Users” or equivalent to Run

• File Permissions:
  • Read/Write:
    • %UserProfile%/AppData/Roaming/<Meca Software Name>
      • Normally C:/Users/<UserName>/AppData/Roaming/<Meca Software Name>
    • %UserProfile%/AppData/Roaming/MecaMaterial
      • Normally C:/Users/<UserName>/AppData/Roaming/MecaMaterial
  • Read Only to Run  (Read/Write to Install):
    • %PROGRAMFILES%/<Meca Software Name>
      • Normally C:/Program Files/<Meca Software Name>
      • Note: old version used %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%/<Meca Software Name>

• Registry:
  • Read/Write:
    • Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\<Meca Software Name>
    • Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Classes\.<Ext>
    • Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Classes\<Meca Software Name>
    • Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID
  • Read Only:
    • Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
  • Read Only to Run  (Read/Write to Install):
    • Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.<Ext>
    • Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\<Meca Software Name>