Autocad on surface pro

[Jude27]

Hi everyone. Just wondering if anybody uses autocad on their surface pro? Is it reasonable at everything? Does it seem slower than it should be? And would it be better to choose a laptop for the same price over the surface? Thanks guys,

[TerryDotson]

One consideration is that the Surface Pro is Windows 8 and only AutoCAD 2014 is certified to be compatible.  Running any previous version may present problems (display, fonts, open file dialog, etc)..

I run 2014 on a Surface Pro 128 and it works well.  If you don't plan on detaching the keyboard and using the Surface like a tablet, you are just as well off with a laptop (running Windows 7) for your situation.

[pendean]

There are quite a few blogs on the topic of touchscreens and AutoCAD if that's what you are really going after explore it here http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/The-Break-Room-Non-Technical/Touch-Screen-Interface/m-p/3927749/highli...

[drspringer]

Terry,

How did you get it to run on the Surface. I just installed it on a Surface pro 3 and when I try to run it I get "This application was unable to start correctly"

I'm considering purchasing a Surface but only if I can get it to run Inventor for on the road stuff.