System requirements for Mac OS X

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Autodesk certifies certain computer system configurations that meet the requirements to work with Mudbox. You can examine your system capabilities using system diagnostic tools.

To check your system information

Do one of the following to check your system information and compare it to the Mudbox system requirements below:

From the Apple menu, select About this Mac and click the More Info button.
Double-click the System Profiler utility (Applications > Utilities).

The System Profiler utility provides information about your computer, operating system, disks, and applications.

Category	Requirement
Hardware	Intel-® based Macintosh® computer. NoteFor a listing of the most current qualified hardware and operating systems, see http://www.autodesk.com/mudbox-system-requirements and http://www.autodesk.com/mudbox-hardware.
Graphics	A qualified hardware-accelerated OpenGL^® graphics card.
Operating system	Apple^® Mac OS X^® 10.5.6 operating system or higher
Memory	1 GB RAM (2 GB recommended)
Network	Ethernet adapter
Disk space	650 MB of free disk space (2 GB recommended)
Media	DVD-ROM drive
Input devices	The following input devices are recommended: Wacom^® Tablet with stylus* Three-button mouse with mouse driver software
Documentation	To view the Mudbox documentation online you must have Internet access (fees may apply). The Mudbox documentation is supported using the following Web browser applications: Apple^® Safari^® web browser version 3.1.2 or later Mozilla FireFox^™ version 2.0 or later

NoteIt is recommended that you use Mudbox software with either a Wacom tablet with stylus or a three-button mouse. Otherwise, access to all features and hotkeys is not possible. For best tablet support it is recommended that you use the latest Wacom drivers for your particular tablet. Before installing a new software driver, it is imperative to first uninstall the old driver, then reboot your computer before installing the new one, as per Wacom’s instructions. Failure to do so may impact performance of the hardware.