topic Re: Revit on Mac in Revit Architecture Forum

Revit on Mac

Anonymous — Thu, 02 Nov 2017 18:30:36 GMT

Mac computers are very bad for this type of stuff anyway, even if they did have the program.

Peace. Give a kudo if you cool

Re: Revit on Mac

Anonymous — Thu, 02 Nov 2017 15:45:54 GMT

LOL No. Macs are fine for cad/bim etc.

Re: Revit on Mac

chrisplyler — Thu, 02 Nov 2017 16:17:41 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:

Mac computers are very bad for this type of stuff anyway, even if they did have the program.

Uh... nope.

Just like I'll defend PCs against all the "Macs are better for design stuff" people, so will I defend Macs against any similar generic claim.

Re: Revit on Mac

Anonymous — Thu, 02 Nov 2017 16:18:25 GMT

Unless something is new, the Macs ive used can only install Fusion 360 and
no other Autodesk software besides Autocad.

Re: Revit on Mac

Anonymous — Thu, 02 Nov 2017 16:27:13 GMT

Maya, Alias, Smoke? Autodesk are not the be all and end all for cad/bim etc btw. In fact in architecture the ONLY commonly used softwares not available for the mac are revit and 3ds max. Possibly microstation.

Re: Revit on Mac

chrisplyler — Thu, 02 Nov 2017 16:24:51 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
Unless something is new, the Macs ive used can only install Fusion 360 and
no other Autodesk software besides Autocad.

dylan said: "...even if they did have the software."

So, no. There is nothing inherent about Macs that makes them no good for CAD/BIM.

Re: Revit on Mac

Anonymous — Thu, 02 Nov 2017 16:27:23 GMT

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Re: Revit on Mac

Anonymous — Thu, 02 Nov 2017 16:30:23 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
Maya? Autodesk are not the be all and end all for cad/bim etc btw. In fact in architecture the ONLY commonly used softwares not available for the mac are revit and 3ds max. Possibly microstation.
Software
OPERATING SYSTEM
Microsoft® Windows® 7 (SP1) and Windows® 10 Professional operating system
Apple® Mac OS® X 10.11.x, 10.12.x operating system
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 6.5 & 7.2 WS operating system ¹
CentOS 6.5 & 7.2 Linux operating system ¹
Nvidia Guide for Virtualization with GRID & VMWare
¹ Requires a multi-user license, not supported with single-user license.
BROWSER Autodesk recommends the latest version of the following web browsers for access to online supplemental content:
Apple® Safari® web browser
Google Chrome™ web browser
Microsoft® Internet Explorer® web browser
Mozilla® Firefox® web browser

Re: Revit on Mac

Anonymous — Thu, 02 Nov 2017 16:33:09 GMT

What are you trying to say?

Re: Revit on Mac

Anonymous — Thu, 02 Nov 2017 16:47:34 GMT

Commonly used in architecture:

Cad software:

Autocad (mac/win)

Vectorworks (mac/win)

Microstation (win, but no longer commonly used)

Modelling software:

Sketchup (mac/win)

Rhinoceros (mac/win)

FormZ (mac/win, no longer commonly used)

Maya (mac/win)

BIM:

Revit (win)

Archicad (mac/win)

MicroStation (win, but no longer commonly used)

CATIA/Digital project (win, but not common in industry)

Vectorworks? (mac/win)

Archviz:

3ds Max (win)

Cinema 4d (mac/win)

V-ray (mac/win)

Maxwell (mac/win)

Desktop publishing:

Photoshop (mac/win)

Illustrator (mac/win)

Indesign (mac/win)

Office bureaucracy stuff:

MS office (mac/win)

Hence most software is cross platform. Only Revit and 3ds max stick out, and i'm not a fan of max anyway.

Re: Revit on Mac

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Re: Revit on Mac

SINGER_DESIGN — Thu, 02 Nov 2017 23:45:00 GMT

I just came on here to see when Autocad will be available for MacOS High Sierra when I noticed all this talk about Macs and PC's. I'm really excited to try the update! a side note.. well, Normally these discussions bore me, but thought to add my 2 cents in hopes to help give a little perspective since I've been running my business on various computers over the last 16 years.

Originally I ran it all on PC's because they seemed cheap and what everyone was using. One day I got really tired of battling viruses, defragging, buying new computers. It seemed like I was doing more research on finding out which PC's were optimal for running CAD and which were better for servers, etc.. I'm not going to say PC's are bad and Macs are excellent, but once I bought Macs all that previous stuff faded. There were a few small things to learn, like how stupid simple printing on a pac can be. I also really liked a lot of the hardware updates over the years. They make beautiful machines. I really took notice of how my attention was no longer on the technical nightmares and excuses I'd have to give clients. Macs might be more money, but 1 tenth the headache.

now go back to enjoying your debate ..

Re: Revit on Mac

ToanDN — Thu, 02 Nov 2017 23:57:35 GMT

I found it mildly funny when you started giving 2 cents prove PCs are bad then you said PCs aren't bad then you ended with PCs are bad. It's like when someone starts with "I don't want to argue..." then they definitely are going to argue.

Re: Revit on Mac

Anonymous — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 07:42:55 GMT

Morning everyone,

I am tired of normal laptop and I want to buy a mac. Could anyone let me know which model is the best to run Revit, solidworks and these kind of softwares?

Many thanks

Laura

Re: Revit on Mac

SINGER_DESIGN — Thu, 15 Feb 2018 13:32:00 GMT

Hmm, maybe ...Bad logic?!
Macs are capable but the software isn’t currently available.

If the request keeps growing for more Autodesk products on the mac platform so that it makes economic sense for the company to support staff, etc, then there is more probablility that they will release a mac version. This happened with Autocad on the mac and we switched all our machines over to macs and we love it 😍

Re: Revit on Mac

dandixon95 — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 16:34:17 GMT

Background: We've run an architecture firm for 10+ years and used both Macs and PCs (typically Dell, HP, and BOXX) effectively. This is not a response as to which system is better and we won't enter what is essentially a pointless debate. There are advantages (and disadvantages) to both system types, but it is (or should be) largely a matter of user preference.

If, however, you are looking at a Mac for architectural use, (1) Autocad on Mac works very well. We've found that users with a choice in our office have preferred the Autocad Mac version for daily use. It is not perfect and there are some things (audit and LISPS, for example) that work better on the PC version. (2) If you're using a hardware/graphics-intensive software, such as Revit, then you'll need Parallels (more stable of the available VM options and Autodesk seems to support it better) and a MacBook Pro. As you would do with a PC purchase, up the chip, RAM, and graphics as much as your budget allows. When budgeting, we take the chip up to the max available, the RAM us to 32 GB minimum, and, if necessary, gone to the next highest graphics card. In our office, there are two software that require Windows: Bluebeam and Revit. All other options we use have a Mac version. I apologize, we can't speak to Solidworks since we don't use it.

Hope this helps.

Re: Revit on Mac

dandixon95 — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 16:41:49 GMT

One additional comment: We are following M1 developments and may have to transition to PC entirely depending on the timeline for a full Windows version on the new M1 Macs. The M1 chip for the more powerful MacBook pros is not out yet. Windows ARM with Parallels does not appear to be a viable alternative at this time. Given the number of Mac users and the general trajectory to platform agnostic software, this will likely resolve itself over time. But, if you are considering using a Mac for Autodesk software, you'll likely need to purchase a current version of the Mac before the new M1 chip variant comes out this fall.

OPERATING SYSTEM	Microsoft® Windows® 7 (SP1) and Windows® 10 Professional operating system Apple® Mac OS® X 10.11.x, 10.12.x operating system Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 6.5 & 7.2 WS operating system ¹ CentOS 6.5 & 7.2 Linux operating system ¹ Nvidia Guide for Virtualization with GRID & VMWare ¹ Requires a multi-user license, not supported with single-user license.
BROWSER	Autodesk recommends the latest version of the following web browsers for access to online supplemental content: Apple® Safari® web browser Google Chrome™ web browser Microsoft® Internet Explorer® web browser Mozilla® Firefox® web browser