Anyone Use AUTOCAD 2006 with MAC -- Virtual PC

Dont know about the 2006 edition, but the early ones worked/ work fine, just a bit slower then on a real pc

I always said you have to be brave to run such high performance apps in VPC. I have seen all of the versions run in VPC, make sure you have the latest version of VPC installed before you try it.

regards,
Jim

Just to add, you will need lots of RAM - and you have to enable it in the VPC prefs. This will speed up VPC but not like a pc

I thought one didn't need AutoCad on a Mac, isn't there a extremely good CAD program for the Mac that the files are interchangeable with AutoCad?

Vectorworks I think?

ArchiCAD?

TurboCAD?

This site should know.

http://www.architosh.com/

Why run buggy/insecure VPC when you can run native apps that are compatible and better?

I agree you will need LOTS of RAM. I have 1280 and VPC is only allowed 512 of that, and it's slooooooooow.

I have not used VPC with AutoCAD 2006, but 2000i and 2002 both work great. How ever if you render solids it will be slower than on a PC, but for the most part I do wire frame work and the PC and my Mac are about the same. Sure would be nice if AutoDesk started making AutoCad for the Mac again. The last version built for the Mac was AutoCAD 12.

You should try Vectorworks. It is an excellent CAD program, very complete and easy to use, able to import and export DWG files. It runs natively on Mac OS X, Mac OS 9 and Windows, and it costs much less than Autocad.

Hugo

I know this isnt the right place to post but I really need some help. I am a beginner at AutoCAD but I dont know what I'm doing and I really need a bit of help. I wont go into the details here since this post isnt really for this type thing but if anyone can help me, please email me at jayers17@yahoo.com

Thanks

Hello Hugo,

...Vectorworks. It is an excellent CAD program...

I agree, it is a terrific program, and I've used it in the past (version 9, and prior to that, MiniCAD). Even back in the MiniCAD days, it can import/export DWG, DXF, ..., but the resulting files often fail to import certain entities, blocks, and proxy objects, and could not display paperspace and viewports, that are often times embedded in AutoCAD documents. Export from Vectorworks to DWG wasn't all that pretty either.

That's pretty much why I had to go with AutoCAD and a homebrew pc. VPC does work, but requires a lot of patience.

...costs much less than Autocad.

To give you an idea (I'm using 2004), for me to upgrade to 2006 cost more than the full version of Final Cut Studio 😟

Gary

-edit-

I appologize. I just checked their website (autodesk). It's $300 USD less than the full FCS.

Vectorworks 11 can actually import and export viewports.

Hello Jayers,

I know this isnt the right place to post...

Ummm, you're right...

Have you been to Autodesk's Discussion Group? It's nowhere near not as functional, nor elegant, as Apple's, but, if you have questions concerning AutoCAD, no matter how basic, the people there will certainly help you.

Gary