Editing ACIS (section)

== Architecture ==

A [[software component]] is a functionally specialized unit of software—a collection of software items (functions, classes, etc.) grouped together to serve some distinct purpose. It serves as a constituent part of a whole software system or product. A product is one or more software components that are assembled together and sold as a package. Components can be arranged in different combinations to form different products.

The ACIS product line is designed using software component technology, which allows an application to use only the components it requires. In some cases, more than one component is available (either from Spatial or third party vendors) for a given purpose, so application developers can use the component that best meets their needs. For example, several rendering components are available from Spatial, and developers use the one that works best for their platform or application.

=== Supported Platforms and Operating Systems ===
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! Platform
! Operating System
! Compiler
! 32-bit
! 64-bit
|-
| Microsoft
| Windows 7
| Visual C++ 2010, Visual C++ 2013, Visual C++ 2013, Visual C++ 2015
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| Microsoft
| Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10
| Visual C++ 2010, Visual C++ 2013, Visual C++ 2013, Visual C++ 2015, VC++ 2017
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| Red Hat
| Enterprise Linux, Version 5.0, Enterprise Linux, Version 6.0, Enterprise Linux, Version 7.0 
| GNU C++ gcc 4.1.2
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| Apple
| OS X 10.7.5, OS X 10.10
| Clang version 4.1 compiler 64-bit
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
|-
|}