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aadhils
05-22-10, 08:21 AM
I think my transition to the Mac is now complete :D

http://c0660312.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/AutoCAD%20-%202.jpg

StupidlyBrave
05-22-10, 08:22 AM
But will it come back to unix?
phantomcow2
05-22-10, 08:25 AM
Cool I guess. Though this would be more riveting news if Solidworks came to mac.

aadhils
05-22-10, 08:26 AM
But will it come back to unix?

Will there be a big market for a Unix based ACAD? Also the Mac OS is based on Unix so porting it from a mac to other Unix based OS's shouldn't be that hard.


Cool I guess. Though this would be more riveting news if Solidworks came to mac.

I'm sure if AutoCAD becomes a success amongst Mac users, Solidworks won't be far behind.
phantomcow2
05-22-10, 08:35 AM
Will there be a big market for a Unix based ACAD? Also the Mac OS is based on Unix so porting it from a mac to other Unix based OS's shouldn't be that hard.



I'm sure if AutoCAD becomes a success amongst Mac users, Solidworks won't be far behind.

That seems reasonable. Google just turned up this with a quick search: http://www.deskeng.com/virtual_desktop/?p=1119
Seems promising.
phantomcow2
05-22-10, 08:36 AM
If this thread didn't involve software that was obscure to 90% of individuals, it'd probably morph into another mac v pc debate :D