Mac M2 Parallels Windows 11 VM Revit

[craig]

I'm looking to upgrade my nine year old iMac to a Mac Studio M2 running Parallels Pro to host a Windows 11 VM to run Revit 2022 and newer versions.  All of the specs seem to meet the minimum system requirements except of course that Autodesk hasn't acknowledged it working with Apple Silicon yet.  Does anyone know either way if I'd be able to run Revit on this new computer?

[DarrenP]

lots of threads on this

here is one: https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-architecture-forum/revit-on-mac-m1/m-p/11713286\

it will always be better to run Revit natively on Windows

[mhiserZFHXS]

I'll be blunt and just say you shouldn't be buying hardware that can't run your required software. We could debate all day about Autodesk's decision to not develop a version of Revit that runs on Mac, but that's irrelevant. They've said pretty definitively that they aren't doing it, and it doesn't sound like they ever will. So buy the hardware that works.

[craig]

I appreciate your input. I have been using Revit on Apple hardware that works for 9 years, an iMac from 2014. When Apple Silicon first came on the scene I recall reading that there were workarounds to get it up and running because it wasn't supported by Autodesk. Now that it is supported, I was interested to hear about the experience of other Apple M2 users. 

[DarrenP · Accepted solution]

Their system requirements only mention intel macs not the m-series

https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/System-requirement...

But you have to run the ARM versions of windows 10 or 11 if you have to have Windows on your mac with the m1 or m2 processors

Watch this video: https://youtu.be/RgHQVlHa75s

[craig]

"Their system requirements only mention intel macs not the m-series" That's a good catch.

Thanks for the video link showing it operational on an M chip.