#CAD DESIGN FOR MAC FOR MAC#
For specific references there is a pretty extensive and updated list of CAD/CAM software for Mac at community. You can also find Shark FX by Punch! Software®, solidThinking, you have the Autodesk Alias Products, and many more.
Then there is Siemens, whose NX 7 is also available for Mac. Of course it depends on every engineer's specific requirements, but for many there is something for their needs.įor example, quite recently Graebert announced its release of ARES, an AutoCAD-compatible piece of software that is pretty much the same as its Windows twin.ĪutoCAD compatible means that it handles DWG files natively (read & write), includes many of the commands familiar from AutoCAD, includes most of AutoCAD's APIs and has a very similar interface to AutoCAD. There is actually plenty of stuff for Mac out there as well. Parallels Desktop comes at $79.99 and gives you plenty of options for getting your Windows stuff done on your Mac. Parallels enables you to run two operating systems simultaneously, enabling to use them one at a time or even in coherence mode, where it seems as if you are running your Windows applications inside Mac OS X. This is where Parallels Desktop (or any other virtualization software) comes into play.
#CAD DESIGN FOR MAC MAC OS X#
This enables you to install Windows on your Mac and run them both as a dual-boot solution, so you can use either Mac OS X or Windows, but not at the same time. One option for running Windows on your Mac is using the Boot Camp utility, which is included with OS X since its 10.5 (Leopard) version. So if you are a fan of Mac OS X, you do not have to resort to a PC, but can use OS X for most things and run Windows when you need to get your CAD stuff done.
So, what are the chances of running your favorite CAD software on a Mac and getting your work done?įirst of all, you can of course run Windows on your Mac.
I personally love both the Mac hardware and software, but I also acknowledge the fact it might not be for everybody. But hang on a second, lets take it from the start. CAD on a Mac? “No, no, no,” I hear many of you thinking.
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