I will run it in a virtualized windows on my mac. It is ok but I will be getting the windows version of ACLT next time if the features I want havem't been added yet. I uses the highend non retina iMac with AutoCAD Lt 2013 for Mac. Same deal with ram, ssd, and video cards.However it sounds like windows 8 is the issue here.Īutocad for Mac is comparable to windows but lacks some key features. If you need the mac pro ( autocad is not your only or primary software ) then the 6 core has the best single core performance. dwgs and often use more than 16gb of ram and up to 20gb) the largest ssd you can afford (or the 256 with an external ssd in a usb 3 enclosure as you need it) any of those video cards 2 or 4 gb will be fine for autocad. So the optimal specs would be to get the fastes i7 processor, the most ram you can afford (I have complex. The 2 top of the line iMac's have the fastest single core performance in the mac line up. AutoCAD utilizes primarily single cores for its processing. For autocad it will actually be faster than the Mac Pro. While they are beautiful feats of engineering, I would take issue disabling the graphics cards just to run Autocad. I hate Win 8, its Crap, sorry had to say wrote:Ĭan anyone comment on using Autocad on the new 2013 Mac Pro, the cylinder version, via bootcamp or windows virtualization software? I would like to know if there are any compatability or performance issues, and which Mac Pro set up would be best for Autocad.įrom the comments above I would not recommend the mac pro. Maybe that helps you maybe not, but thats what im dealing with at the moment So and i was searching Forums for answers and all pointed towards "Old Hardware", so here are som Data from the Mac i got.Ģx AMD FirePro D700 Graphics Card with 6 GB Ram each So now i keep on working with my 12k investment and have a hard time not to pull out my hair when i do, cause its actually painfull. So i goofed around with it for a while and called KETIV Tech Support which i have my AutoCad from with Service Plan, they couldnt help me over the phone, so i asked if i could stop by in Los Angeles at their Office to set up Mac for a side by side test with one of their Computers, which i did, and they couldnt answer any of the issues either. Then after using Autocad it became clear that there was some type of performance issue, slow respond, copy paste functions take forever, Block Edit is painfull, cursor jumps aso. Ok, installed Win 8.1 then installed my AutoDesk FDS 2015, which also Auto Cad Achitecture 2015 Full Version is package of that, besides Inventor and various other. I have purchased the Mac Pro with ALL its upgrades that it comes with from Apple direct, ( over $11k) the tried to Install Win 7 on it, that does not work, It has to be Win 8,x, Hardware is not supported for Win 7, no way around btw, talked to Apple about it when i ran into that issue.
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