: AutoCAD for MAC OS


piperman
Jan 29th, 2011, 06:27 AM
Ralph Grabowski at upFronteZine (a popular CAD newsletter) has been talking about Autodesk releasing a future version of their software for the Mac. Do you think it'll actually happen?

Yes, I know that AutoCAD was once available for Apple computers. I'm thinking that now with UNIX-based code it could be an interesting new development.

Any non-software engineers here?

I'm a 3D CAD sort of guy, necessarily Windows-based in the past. 30 years experience doing what I do.

Paul
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Theseus
Jan 29th, 2011, 11:47 AM
A Mac-friendly version of AutoCAD is already out for sale: Autodesk - AutoCAD for Mac (http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/pc/index?id=15421056&siteID=123112)

Bjornbro
Jan 29th, 2011, 12:26 PM
(Nevermind, Theseus beat me to it. :o )

piperman
Jan 29th, 2011, 12:40 PM
Yikes, you're both right! I wonder how many third-party vendors will invest in creating Mac-compatible versions.

jeepguy
Feb 12th, 2011, 02:00 PM
I would wait before buying, it has some Major issues, I've been running it for awhile, and it seems to shut down on you when you least expect it, I'm running with latest service patch (update1).