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    Running AutoCad on Macs with ????

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by Sparks, Aug 11, 2008.

  1. Sparks

    Sparks Notebook Consultant

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    What would be the best way of running AutoCAD on Macs?

    Parallels, VMware, Crossover, or other choice?

    I tired getting the user to just install on the windows partion I set up. But the user wants to run it in conjuction with other programs that she only has for OS X. So running on the windows OS won't work. So Whats the best Performance way to run AutoCAD.

    It also has to be AutoCAD, I know there are other drafting programs out for Macs but AutoCAD is required for her classes.
     
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    Chris27 Notebook Deity

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    Well unless your drawings get really really complex, you shouldn't have a problem running AutoCad under a virtual Windows (through Parallels or VMWare). Running Window natively under Bootcamp will always give better performance but it's not like AutoCad is that demanding. You can run AutoCad just fine with a Pentium III machine. If you use a program that renders in 3D than I would suggest Bootcamp.

    Most people seem to prefer VMware over Parallels and I personally find VMware to run smoother. You can setup Windows through Bootcamp and both VMware and Parallels will pick up your Windows install. If you need to run a more resource intensive app such as Inventor or SolidWorks you can always reboot into Windows but booting up Windows virtually is much more convenient if OSX is your primary OS
     
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