2 Prerequisites

To install ArtiSynth on MacOS, you will need:

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  A Mac based on either Apple silicon (the Apple M chips) or an Intel processor.

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  Java 21 or later. If you are using the Eclipse IDE, the version of Java that comes with Eclipse (Java 21 or later for Eclipse 2024-09 and newer) is sufficient. Otherwise, you will need a Java development kit (JDK), which lets you compile Java code. See Section 4 for details.

  If you are planning to use ArtiSynth with MATLAB, ArtiSynth should be run with Java 21, which is compatible with recent versions of MATLAB, as described in the guide Interfacing ArtiSynth to MATLAB.

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  A three-button mouse is useful for GUI interaction.

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  A machine with a good graphics card and a decent amount of system (RAM) memory. We recommend 16 Gbytes, or more if you are doing FEM analysis with larger numbers of elements.