{"id":12330,"date":"2022-05-19T08:59:47","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T13:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=12330"},"modified":"2022-05-19T09:11:56","modified_gmt":"2022-05-19T14:11:56","slug":"laup-majors-computer-requirements","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/arch.tamu.edu.staging2.juiceboxint.com\/resources\/laup-majors-computer-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Landscape Architecture &amp; Urban Planning Majors Computer Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hardware Specs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the <a href=\"https:\/\/arch.tamu.edu.staging2.juiceboxint.com\/resources\/technology-requirements\/\">computer requirements for all School of Architecture students<\/a>, Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning have some additional required specifications for the laptop computer to meet the need of the core courses:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CPU:<\/strong> Intel i7\/AMD Ryzen5 or better processor recommended<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>RAM:<\/strong> 16GB minimum and 32GB recommended<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Graphics:<\/strong> Discrete (rather than integrated) graphic card capable of displaying resolutions at<br>1920\u00d71080 recommended. If you wish to run Lumion from your laptop, we recommend a graphics<br>card scoring at least a G3DMark of 10,000 or higher at least 6GB of memory. <a href=\"https:\/\/lumion.com\/requirements.html\">Specs for Lumion<br>based computers.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Storage:<\/strong> 512 GB or larger, SSD recommended<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other Considerations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>MacOS laptops are NOT recommended.<\/strong> Many software packages used in Landscape and<br>Urban Planning industry are not compatible with MacOS system. <\/li><li>Chromebooks and similar types of computers are <strong>NOT suitable<\/strong> for design purposes.<\/li><li>Laptops with very small display screens may be difficult to navigate during classroom<br>exercises.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Software<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Software programs used can be accessed through the links below. Most of them are free through<br>Texas A&amp;M University for students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">General Learning Software<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Software<\/th><th>Cost<\/th><th>Link<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Microsoft 365&nbsp;Products (Word,&nbsp;&nbsp;Excel, PowerPoint,&nbsp; Teams)<\/td><td>$0<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/gateway.tamu.edu\/office365\/\">https:\/\/gateway.tamu.edu\/office365\/<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Zoom&nbsp;<\/td><td>$0&nbsp;<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/tamu.zoom.us\/\">https:\/\/tamu.zoom.us\/<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Camtasia&nbsp;<\/td><td>$18&nbsp;<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/software.tamu.edu\/\">https:\/\/software.tamu.edu\/<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-design-software\">Design Software<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Software<\/th><th>Cost<\/th><th>Link<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Autodesk Products (AutoCAD, Maya,&nbsp; Revit, etc.)<\/td><td>$0&nbsp;<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/education\/free-software\/featured\">https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/education\/free-software\/featured<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>LandFX&nbsp;<\/td><td>$0&nbsp;<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.landfx.com\/kb\/installation\/item\/553-land-f-x-student%20installation.html\">https:\/\/www.landfx.com\/kb\/installation\/item\/553-land-f-x-student\u00a0installation.html<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>SketchUp&nbsp;<\/td><td>$55\/yr&nbsp;<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sketchup.com\/plans-and-pricing#for-higher-education\">https:\/\/www.sketchup.com\/plans-and pricing#for-higher-education<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Adobe Creative&nbsp;Cloud<\/td><td>$19\/mo&nbsp;<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adobe.com\/creativecloud\/buy\/students.html\">https:\/\/www.adobe.com\/creativecloud\/buy\/students.html<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ArcGIS Pro<\/td><td>$0&nbsp;<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/geosat.tamu.edu\/service\/support\/faqs\/configuring-arcgis-pro\/\">https:\/\/geosat.tamu.edu\/service\/support\/faqs\/configuring-arcgis-pro\/<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ESRI Products\u00a0(CityEngine)<\/td><td>$100\/yr<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/arcgis\/products\/arcgis-for-student-use\/buy\">https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/arcgis\/products\/arcgis-for-student-use\/buy<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Lumion&nbsp;<\/td><td>$0&nbsp;<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/lumion.com\/educational-licenses.html\">https:\/\/lumion.com\/educational-licenses.html<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Rhino&nbsp;<\/td><td>$195&nbsp;<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rhino3d.com\/en\/sales\/north-america\/United_States\/\">https:\/\/www.rhino3d.com\/en\/sales\/north-america\/United_States\/<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"resource_audience":[29,31],"resource_category":[37],"resource_department":[44,108],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v20.12 (Yoast SEO v20.12) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Landscape Architecture &amp; 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