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pendean
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AutoCAD for MAC user? Give them your feedback

@ShaanHurley: Have You Tried or Use #AutoCAD for Mac? The Team would like your feedback. http://t.co/kU1FkxGSHh
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Message 81 of 141
werkwerk
in reply to: pendean

It crashes doing simple things so often I'm about ready to delete it and never use autodesk software again because I can't do anything on it without it crashing for no good reason. This is the least reliable software I've used so anything good about it isn't too relevant because I can't use those features. Hopefully I'll find a stable cad program.
Message 82 of 141
jessica.t
in reply to: werkwerk

Welcome to the community, @werkwerk,

 

I'm sorry to see that you've had so much trouble with AutoCAD for Mac. If there's something we can help you with I would like to encourage you to create a new post in this AutoCAD for Mac forum so that our specialists and expert users can offer assistance.

 

Hopefully we hear from you! Thanks!



Jessica Thrasher
Message 83 of 141
dr.palmer
in reply to: werkwerk

Hey Werkwerk,

I think if we have more info on what type of setup you have, we might better help you.

 

1. What kind of computer are you using? How old is it?

2. What Mac system version are you using?

3. How much RAM do you have?

4. What Autodesk program and what version of this program are you using?

 

Let's start with these questions and maybe get further in depth later on.

Good Luck,

Don

Message 84 of 141

Hi Team -

Yes I have tried it and overall I do like it.

I have been using AutoCad since 1998 on Windows. My last upgrade was 2008 and I felt that what I had was enough for my firm and the kind of drawings we produce - never needed 3D - we mainly do hand renderings or Adobe illustrator.

 

In a recent Windows update and upgrade to our office CPU's our AutoCad program stopped working ( something to do with 32 Bit vs 68 Bit or something like that) - on top of that Autodesk stopped issuing updates to 2008 - so we were stuck - only thing left to do was to upgrade.

 

The result is fantastic - Mac makes everything very easy. If AutoCad had a Mac version years ago - we would have went with it - but they did not.

It has taken me a bit of getting used to - not sure if it is due to Mac or Autocad 2014 - in someways it's a snap and other ways it's out of control - and don't get me started in the Magic Mouse - that alone is a trip and something that needs mastering somehow, someway.

 

But in generaI am very happy to have AutoCad and Mac together at last!

 

Best regards,

Mario -

Message 85 of 141
p14158850
in reply to: pendean

Hi ive recently been having problems with Autocad for mac 2014 since I downloaded the new os x yosemite it keeps crashing ununexpectedly whilst im working on my drawing. So I then downloaded autocad for mac 2015 but I keep having the same problem. I have made sure both versions are up to date. Is there anyway to resolve this as it is getting frustrating to keep reopening the programme to carry on working?
Message 86 of 141
maxim_k
in reply to: p14158850

Welcome to Autodesk Forums!

Hi,

I think the case of crashes could be in the drawing file itself.
Can you reproduce the steps which leads to the crash? If yes - please describe this steps.
Does the crash reproducible in all drawings or only in one you mentioned here?
What kind of drawing you experience crashes in? Is it simple or complex 2D drawing, or it is 3D?
Have you tried to run AUDIT command in the problem drawing and repair errors in it if any?

Maxim

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Message 87 of 141

Hi Maxim -
Thank you for your help.

I tried your second sugguestion and held the shift key and lunched AutoCad from the dock and that made no difference.

My next step will do what you also suggested an AUDIT.

To answer your question I can describe the steps.
I am able to lunch AutoCad without a problem - when I open the drawings in question, it will open and I can see everything just fine. The last save I did was when the drawing was in Paper Space - which is the view that opens. When I try to switch to Model Space to continue working on my drawing - it freezes and the little color wheel spins and spins - see screen shot.

The file I am working on is very large and has serval reference files attached from PNG’s to PDF’s. I now am thinking this file might be in need of a fix by doing an AUDIT - which I have never done before.

I also tried opening a much smaller file/drawing and was able to switch back and fourth from Model to Paper Space without any problems.

I will try the Audit and see what happens or first I might try deleting the last inserted PNG file and see if that helps.

I’ll keep you posted.
Thanks again,
Mario -
Message 88 of 141

Hi again -

OK I did the AUDIT and it did not fix the problem.

My next spet will be to delete any external files, such as PNG's, PDF's and JPG's and see it that does the trick.

I'll keep you posted.

 

It's funny I never ever had these problems when I was using AutoCad 2008 for Windows - I have lost so much production time over all of this. But, I'm not giving up - because Mac is great!

Message 89 of 141

I have another question or thought.

 

I am using Mac Mini with Yosemiti and it only has 4 GB RAM - the specs said that was OK, but should I consider upping my RAM to 16GB?

 

Do you think that will help - more is always better when it comes to RAM - Ture or False?

 

Mario -

Message 90 of 141
maxim_k
in reply to: pendean

>>>more is always better when it comes to RAM - Ture or False?
Of course it is true!
In order to be able to work with large files, full of external references you need at least 8 Gb of RAM.

Maxim

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Message 91 of 141
p14158850
in reply to: maxim_k

Hi Maxim 

 

The programme is shutting down randomly, doesnt make a difference what i am doing, tried different drawings and also creating a new drawing but the same problem keeps occuring. This happens in both 2014 and 2015, both are up to date. it has been happening since i have installed os x yosemite. 

im working on a simple 2d line drawing, tried running audit but that did not make any difference. 

is there not any fix or service pack available for the 2015 version yet?

 

 

Message 92 of 141
p14158850
in reply to: p14158850

Ive just noticed that the problem occurs exactly 10mins after opening Autocad and working on a drawing. 

I thought it might be the autosave that happens every 10mins so i turned that off and tried again but the problem is still occuring!

Message 93 of 141

Just to keep you up to date on this matter:

I removed the last PNG file that I inserted into the drawing and I'm pretty sure it solved the problem.

I think it might have been the fact that the file was large and I only have 8 GB's of Ram.

I think the next step is to increase Ram to 16 GB.

Thanks again for your help.

Regards,

Mario -

Message 94 of 141

FYI.  AutoDesk has informed all users that AutoCAD 2014 for MAC is not compatable with OSX Yosemite.  They will release a service pack some weeks following.  2015 will work out of the box.

 

As to the Mac... 4Gb of RAM for Mavericks was bad enough as the system uses close to 3.5Gb itself.  Use your Activity Monitor and the Memory tab to review your system load.  I am certain you will find that Yosemite is even larger.  If you can upgrade to 16Gb, you will be sitting at the lower end of resonable in my opinion for running AutoCAD in 2D, but I have fairly large files.

Dave Chiarelli
Message 95 of 141
push_pull
in reply to: Penderwyd

I totally agree about the need for extra ram.  I have found that OSx10.9 uses considerably more than 10.8.  However if you have 16 gb it seems to actually utilize it better than 8 gb.  I am using 24 gb of ram and I am seriously considering maxing out at 32 gb.  16gb should be a minimum for AutoCAD on os 10.9. 

Message 96 of 141
marcopvfreitas
in reply to: pendean

Hello guys, 

 

im using autocad mac 2015, i would like to know if is it possible when im moving the drawing section to move the toolbars/pallets at the same time, because i normaly work with 2 monitors....as well when i minimize the drawing section the toolbars dont minimize... perphaps an interface more similar with the windows version?

 

any ideas?

 

 

thanks

 

Message 97 of 141
maxim_k
in reply to: marcopvfreitas

Welcome to Autodesk Forums!

Hi,
>>> is it possible when I'm moving the drawing section to move the
>>> toolbars/pallets at the same time
Not possible, you need to move (arrange) these UI elements manually.

>>> when i minimise the drawing section the toolbars don't minimise...
They don't minimise "by design" - as soon as you switch to some other application they simply disappear from the screen, when you are back to AutoCAD - they should appear at the place where you leave them.
Do you have troubles with palettes on the second monitor? They do not disappear when you switch to another application?

Maxim

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Message 98 of 141
dr.palmer
in reply to: Penderwyd

I'm using Acad 2015 for Mac on a MBA/i7/8Gb ram/256Gb ssd and Mac 10.10.

With a 2d drawing opened, the activity monitor shows usage of 174mb.

The 3d files that I have are SolidWorks, which I run with VMware Fusion.

SW runs quite good on this Mac, I previously used it on a Dell high end box.

Message 99 of 141
marcopvfreitas
in reply to: maxim_k

thanks maxim_K

 

my only "problem" is that when i move the drawing area to another monitor i have to move also the toolbars...but thats okay, still old habits from windows.

 

thanks again...

Message 100 of 141
LiBo89
in reply to: pendean

Hi!

 

I am asking myself this question for quite some time now. I have worked with AutoCAD and microstation. I feel AutoCAD is more intuitive but I am missing one function that I really like in MircoStation:

Is it possible to turn the view of my window? If I have a floor plan and want to draw a cut through it, it would be great to turn my view to that very position so I can draw it side up. (Not for the layout but for the model!) I know you can turn the WCS but then I still have a problem with diagonals. Then I can turn the cursor cross but still don't have an orthogonal viewpoint to that line...

Is there any possibility (like in MicroStation) to turn cursor and view in a simple way parallel/orthogonal to my chosen line?

 

Thank you so much. 

 

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