Minimum System Requirements
Operating System: Windows 10 Business, Professional, or Ultimate (64-bit) versions.
(Home version is not supported)
International Language Operating Systems only supported on Windows 10 Ultimate.
Processor: Intel i5 at 2.8GHz, 9
th Gen or better.
RAM: 16 gigabytes (GB)
Initial Workstation Hard disk space: 3 GB
Solid State Drive (SSD) strongly recommended – Accumulative disk space: 40 to 100GB per year per estimator.
Graphics Card: 1 GB of Graphics Memory (Graphics acceleration requires Direct X 11).
Display: 1, (2 are recommended) – 1920 x 1080 HD Monitors.
Additional Software Recommendation: Microsoft Office 365 Business Premium (Desktop Software Included)
Recommended System Requirements:
Operating System: Windows 10 Business, Professional, or Ultimate (64-bit) versions.
(Home version is not supported)
Processor: Intel i7 at 3.4GHz, 10
th Gen or better.
RAM: 16+ gigabytes (GB)
Initial Workstation Hard disk space: 3 GB
Solid State Drive (SSD) strongly recommended – Accumulative disk space: 40 to 100GB per year per estimator.
Graphics Card: 1 GB of Graphics Memory (Graphics acceleration requires Direct X 11).
Display: (2) – 27-inch 1920 x 1080 HD Monitors or (1) – 4k 32-inch or larger monitor.
Additional Software Recommendation: Microsoft Office 365 Business Premium (Desktop Software Included)
Windows Server Minimum System Requirements
Operating System: Windows Server 2012** or newer. Local Network Windows OS Network Servers with SSD drives, or RAID arrays preferred.
Processor: 1.8GHz, or better.
RAM: Minimum 32 gigabyte (GB) 64+ gigabyte (GB) preferred.
Solid State Drive (SSD) strongly recommended – Initial Hard disk space: 6 GB
Accumulative disk space: 40GB to 100GB per year (This is per estimator with PDF On-Screen Drawings).
Network Speed: 1 Gb/s Ethernet Connection (1000Mb/s Transfer Rate)
Duct 4 Network Requirement: Must be on a Domain network setup (Not on a Domain Controller).
“Best Practices” for installing and utilizing QuoteSoft programs.
Below is our recommendation for the installation of QuoteSoft Duct or Pipe products. QuoteSoft is desktop software – designed to be installed locally and networked to a local file server. You can install QuoteSoft in many types of Windows computing environments, but performance can be limited or intermittent:
During Takeoff – QuoteSoft will utilize 100% of any computer!
Recommended On-prem Installation:
- Installed entirely on a local computers C: drive. (Or any local drive)
- Installing the program on a local C: drive and using a local network file server with a Gigabit connection.
Recommended Remote and Virtual Installation:
- Quotesoft recommends SplashTop, Teamviewer, GoToMyPC, AWS, VMware, or Citrix for remote or virtual setups. QuoteSoft requires DirectX and DirectDraw compatibility for remote desktop connections (standard Windows RDP does not support DirectX or DirectDraw).
- For remote and virtual setups, Quotesoft takeoff performance will be contingent on your internet speed. (Some customers work locally using remote desktops only to maintain/transfer jobs on the server.)
QuoteSoft does not recommend:
- Wi-Fi connection – there is too much data transferred.
- using a VPN connection – there is too much data transferred.
- using a “Cloud Server” – there is too much data transferred.
- using a “NAS” – there is too much latency in the data transferred. (Network Attached Storage)
THE FASTER THE COMPUTER, NETWORK, AND SERVER, THE FASTER QUOTESOFT WILL OPERATE.
Additional Information
Sometimes QuoteSoft is installed in ways that are not recommended due to perceived IT benefits; This can cause speed issues and program instability. QuoteSoft was not designed for Wi-Fi, wide area networks, Cloud servers, VPN connections, or remote desktops. Use these at your own risk. QuoteSoft sales and support will install the software on your chosen environment, but we always recommend a local install/network install as the best trade-off.
