System Requirements

1 License Requirements
2 Supported Platform
- 2.1 Windows
- 2.2 Linux
3 Hardware Requirements
- 3.1 Recommended Configuration for Vortex Create Applications
4 Software Capabilities
- 4.1 Qt
- 4.2 Python
- 4.3 Unreal Engine Integration
- 4.4 Unity Integration
- 4.5 Supported Compiler
- 4.6 Simulink/MATLAB
- 4.7 Supported 3D model File Types
- 4.8 MongoDB Support - Deprecated
- 4.9 Vortex Human
- 4.10 Vortex Vegetation
5 Licensing
- 5.1 Compatibility Notice
  - 5.1.1 Backward compatibility
  - 5.1.2 Forward compatibility

License Requirements

Starting with Vortex Studio 2023.7, no license activation is needed to run a simulation of content created with Vortex Studio Editor (or purchased from CM Labs) on another computer.

"Running a simulation" is available on any single computer, allowing the use of applications like Python, Unity, or Unreal to run Vortex Studio content regardless of the operating system, as long as it's supported by Vortex Studio.

Vortex Studio Create applications, including Vortex Studio Editor and Vortex Studio Debugger, still require a license.

Whenever a Vortex Studio Activate feature is used in a simulation, a Vortex Studio license is required.

Supported Platform

Windows

Vortex Studio runs on the following platforms:

Microsoft Windows 10 (x64), version 22H2.
Microsoft Windows 11 (x64), version 23H2.

Linux

A more limited feature set of Vortex Studio is supported on Ubuntu 22.04.

For more information please refer to Vortex Studio on Linux

Hardware Requirements

Recommended Configuration for Vortex Create Applications

CPU Intel i7-9700 or better
RAM 32GB
GPU minimum 4 GB of VRAM with Vulkan 1.3 support
- Nvidia GeForce GTX 10 series or later
- AMD Radeon RX 5000 series or later
- Intel UHD Graphics 600 or later

Any computer running Vortex Studio Create or Activate must support AVX2 instructions set.

The Vortex OpenGL rendering module (named Cyclone) while still supported is now considered a legacy mode.

Vortex Studio Create now supports major graphics cards using Vulkan technology as listed above.

For advanced simulation application rendering, we recommend using the Unity or Unreal graphics together with the Vortex integration plugin.

See Integrating Unity as Graphics Renderer in a Vortex distributed simulator and Integrating Vortex Studio with Unreal Engine.

Software Capabilities

Qt

Vortex Studio uses a custom version of Qt 5.15.2.

Python

Python 3.8 is supported. Vortex Studio contains an embedded version of python 3.8.6.

The corresponding Python or Anaconda distribution can also be used to include more modules in the scripts.

Unreal Engine Integration

Vortex Studio supports integration with Unreal Engine version 4.27.

Unity Integration

Vortex Studio supports integration with Unity 2022.3.21f1 LTS.

Supported Compiler

Vortex Studio supports Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 (VC14) compiler and above.

GCC 7.3 is the supported compiler on Linux.

Simulink/MATLAB

Real-time UDP protocol of Simulink/MATLAB is supported.
Vortex S-Function block in Simulink is supported.

Supported 3D model File Types

The following 3D model file types can be imported into Vortex Studio Editor.

.cive, .dae, .fbx, .flt, .ive, .obj
.osg2, .osga, .osgb, .osgs, .osgt, .osgx, .shp

MongoDB Support - Deprecated

Vortex Human

Vortex Vegetation

Licensing

Vortex uses RLM by Reprise Software™ for licensing.

See Licensing for more information.

Compatibility Notice

Record-and-Playback files between any Vortex version

Record-and-Playback as well as Keyframe files created with a previous version may not work with the current one.

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