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Anonymous
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Autocad 2016 on Bootcamp, will it be compatible

Hello just purchased a new MacBookPro, my question is the macbook pro going to be sufficient to run Autocad 2016 in bootcamp 

 

any suggestion will help , i have 12 days to return the computer if it will not work flawslessly 

Emmsleys
en respuesta a: Anonymous

This is a great question and I know other users will be providing their input shortly. For the most part I've seen it run smoothly and not so smoothly. Reading over other threads of user's like yourself in similar work environments it somewhat common. I can say that it could get difficult when troubleshooting an issue you may have down the road if its OS related or conflicting with memory/driver issues. 

 

To give you something to think about and look over please look to the following blog. 

 

" What are the pro's and con's of Boot Camp?

Boot Camp is a utility included with Mac OS X that allows you to run Microsoft Windows on an Intel-based Mac.

Boot Camp Pro's:

  • Pre-Installed: Boot Camp is already installed on your Mac (post-2006), so you already have what you need to run Windows
  • System Performance: When running Windows with Boot Camp, you're taking full advantage of your hardware (RAM, graphics card, etc).
  • Mac File Access: Although you cannot run Mac applications in Windows, Boot Camp does provide read-only access to files stored on your Mac OS X partition.

Boot Camp Con's:

  • Windows XP and 32-bit Support: Boot Camp 5 (the current version) only provides support for 64-bit versions of Windows 7 & Windows 8.
  • Hard Drive Partition: Boot Camp requires you to divide your hard drive into two partitions; one for the Mac OS X operating system, and another for the Windows operating system.
  • Access to Mac Applications: Since OS X is not "on" when running Windows in Boot Camp, you cannot run your Mac applications from Windows."

 

Is running AutoCAD 2016 for the Mac not an option for you? Were you able to run a trial version of AutoCAD MAC and see the difference?

 

With those questions I know opens up other topic's of conversation like familiarity and functionality of both products. Feel free to post back with any other questions you might have. 



Sarah Emmsley
Technical Support Specialist

Emmsleys
en respuesta a: Anonymous

I'd also like to share these two resources. 

 

Autodesk Up and Ready: Parallels + Fusion + Boot camp + Autodesk Products

* Blog to address common questions similar to yours. 

 

Forum post: Autocad for mac or Autocad in Bootcamp 

* Which has some good content and user participation. The post has been viewed over 1400 times. 

 

Let me know if this help's answer your question. 



Sarah Emmsley
Technical Support Specialist