AutoCADderMonday, January 11, 2010
AutoCAD 2011 natively on Mac?
After performing the MacOS survey (see AutoCAD for Apple Mac - please no) it looks like Autodesk really means to release a native version of AutoCAD for Mac.
This is a blurry leaked screen capture of possible AutoCAD Mac version:
It doesn't look like a fake but you never know with these leaked pictures...
When they really detach the platform user interface from the core functionality, it shouldn't be difficult to make also an AutoCAD for Linux, or AutoCAD for Google Chrome.
This is a blurry leaked screen capture of possible AutoCAD Mac version:
It doesn't look like a fake but you never know with these leaked pictures...
When they really detach the platform user interface from the core functionality, it shouldn't be difficult to make also an AutoCAD for Linux, or AutoCAD for Google Chrome.
Labels: Apple, AutoCAD, Linux, Mac
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
AutoCAD runs on Apple Mac
I was (and I still am) against developing a separate Mac version of AutoCAD.
It seems that the risk of developing a Mac version is now over. Autodesk has found a painless method of having a "Mac version" of AutoCAD and not having to invest in the development - running it in the Windows dual-boot tool "Apple Boot Camp" shipped with Mac OS X. See the Autodesk Labs posting: Autodesk announces expanded support for Mac users.
We have a nice proverb for this in German: "wasch mir den Pelz, aber mach mich nicht nass" (roughly: wash my fur but don't make me wet - meaning - have a cake and eat it too).
But proverbs aside - IMHO this is more than enough to make the small group of CAD-Mac users happy. And when Autodesk adds an official support for Windows virtualization tools in Mac OS X, AutoCAD (and Revit and Inventor) will simply "run on Macs".
It seems that the risk of developing a Mac version is now over. Autodesk has found a painless method of having a "Mac version" of AutoCAD and not having to invest in the development - running it in the Windows dual-boot tool "Apple Boot Camp" shipped with Mac OS X. See the Autodesk Labs posting: Autodesk announces expanded support for Mac users.
We have a nice proverb for this in German: "wasch mir den Pelz, aber mach mich nicht nass" (roughly: wash my fur but don't make me wet - meaning - have a cake and eat it too).
But proverbs aside - IMHO this is more than enough to make the small group of CAD-Mac users happy. And when Autodesk adds an official support for Windows virtualization tools in Mac OS X, AutoCAD (and Revit and Inventor) will simply "run on Macs".
