Revit on Mac

[Anonymous]

Hi why dont make  mac revit architecture I think is as important as the pc

thanks

[Anonymous]

Hi, 

I recently bought a new iMac this year  and installed Parallels Desktop 11. Now I installed a version of Revit 2017 on it. The problem: I can´t activate the hardware-accelloration, because the program doesn´t get along with my graphics card. Do you have any solution for this issue?

PS: I´m natively german 

[Anonymous]

My solution for all my problems trying to use windows on a mac was bought a windows computer... 

It isn't the best solution but it works for me 😕

[Anonymous]

Thank goodness for a user, this issue has been solved. Here is the solution:

http://www.revitforum.org/hardware-infrastructure/223-revit-mac-os-x-6.html

Go to the Revit program folder C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Revit Architecture 2017\Program) and look for a file called AdskHardwareCertificationReport.xml

rename that file: AdskHardwareCertificationReport.xmlOLD

Revit ignores the uncertified hardware and it starts to work.

I hope Autodesk ports the Revit to the MAC so we don't have to install Parallels. Many users would be happy and it would blow away the competition.

[Anonymous]

Installing Revit under Parallels on an iMac is a really, really bad idea. Even on the highest specification iMac.

Running an application like Revit which requires huge resources under a virtual machine is never going to give you decent (or possibly acceptable) performance. If you can't use hardware acceleration, you are really going to struggle.

Either buying Revit for a Mac, or a Mac for Revit was a very poor decision.

Bootcamp would be much better, but then what you have effectively done is waste a lot of money on hardware to avoid OS X.

[Anonymous]

First of all, AutoDesk is never going to release a Mac native version, and secondly, Revit won't blow away the competition.

It has its benefits and drawbacks, just like Vectorworks, Archicad, Aecosim and Allplan.

[Anonymous]

Works fine for me. I use it for Revit software development. Boots up way
faster than my Core i5 laptop I used to own which has Windows 10 now. I
don't use it for heavy duty worksharing or large projects though.

[Anonymous]

But that's the point isn't it? Developers rarely use large or complex models for anything, because they are testing the functionality of the software, not the performance.

I have experience in software development, and you can always tell when developers use big powerful laptops, and don't run complex or intensive content.

When typical users with more modest hardware or laptops use applications, it can be quite a different experience.

[Anonymous]

That's the reason why use on my Mac Vectorworks, revit is very similar and works almost the same

[Keith_Wilkinson]

Never heard anyone claim that before... 

Personally if I had a Mac and I was determined not to get a PC I'd use Archicad but each to their own.

[Anonymous]

The statistics refer to the common user, not the community of designers and architects

[Keith_Wilkinson]

What statistics do you refer to? 

[CADmonkey_UK_Building_Services]

Who are these 'Common Users'? If you're not a designer (engineer?CAD Tech.) or an Architect then why would you have any interest in Revit?

Perhaps you mean Students? Who cares what they want? That would be the tail wagging the dog.

[Anonymous]

Hello,

That link does not list Revit in the list of programs on which that one can provide feedback. How come?

[Anonymous]

I'm sure that if the capacity to run Revit on mac existed, many people would make the switch.

Macintosh products are far better quality than Microsoft with respect to support, user interface, and protection from viruses. I support the creation of  a version of Revit that will run on Mac 100%. I would definitely buy it if it were available.

[loboarch]

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@Anonymous wrote:

Hello,

That link does not list Revit in the list of programs on which that one can provide feedback. How come?

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The feedback alias was shutdown when the Idea Station for Revit was opened.  You can add a vote to the Revit for Mac thread there.

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-ideas/revit-for-mac/idi-p/6426997

[chrisplyler]

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@Anonymous wrote:

Macintosh products are far better quality than Microsoft with respect to support, user interface, and protection from viruses.

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User interface opinions, of course, are completely subjective. Support and virus protection needs, of course, vary by user. So certainly a Mac might be better FOR YOU. Making it into a blanket statement is just silly.

I'm not defending PCs here. If somebody makes a blanket statement that PCs are better, I'll tell them their statement is silly also.

[Anonymous]

I learned Autocad on a PC but my PC had issues in general and major when using Autocad so I purchased an iMac and the SW works wonderfully.  I'm now going to learn Revit and I'm disappointed that i will not be able to run it directly on the El Capitan OS. Can anyone share their experience running Revit on this OS?

[Anonymous]

Mac osx does not support revit or any other Autodesk product, for that you have to buy and install windows through bootcamp, running windows on mac is a bit disturbing but you don't have any other option. For me as an architect I run Autodesk products on windows using mac and I enjoy it as windows on mac is good to run. It's worth giving a try. Go straight away and install windows and run revit on it.

[ToanDN]

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@Anonymous wrote:

running windows on mac is a bit disturbing but you don't have any other option.

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There is a possibility that you have an option to run Windows on PC 

[Anonymous]

Thanks for your reply.  I've been thinking that I may just install Revit on the PC since we will use PC's in class.  I just don't want to go back and forth with interfaces since they are very different between operating systems.