Revit on Mac

[Anonymous]

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

thanks

[chrisplyler]

@Anonymous wrote:

Going to a PC based solution is seriously compromising quality,....

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Huh? What's that supposed to mean?

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[Anonymous]

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@Anonymous wrote:

The survey shows those percentages because of the availability.

I think if you done a survey on Windows / MAC users, and asked if they would change if it became available on the MAC, a lot of people would change their system, not the software.

I know I would.

I only use windows because Revit works with the operating system.

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Yes, agreed, I just got a MAC. I have been using PCs since 1988. I would change over to Revit for the MAC in a second.

[Anonymous]

More than 3 years have gone about this question. How is going the development of revit for mac?

[Keith_Wilkinson]

you could read between the lines I guess and come to your own conclusion... 😉

[Anonymous]

You can use Frame to stay natively in Mac OSX & run Revit in your browser.

The performance is pretty outstanding.

There's a trial here - http://www.cadonthecloud.com

[Anonymous]

SWEET! great share. thank you so much!

[Anonymous]

my words! 

[Anonymous]

Any Update on Revit for mac???

[Anonymous]

This statistic us too broad. Autodesk does not sell its products to all  computer users.

Perhaps a better measure would be to consider how many people use design software out og the total realm of computer users.

I would guess perhaps about 10%. The other 90% do other things.

Now out of that realm of designers, potential Autodesk clients, how many use a MAC or a PC.

I would say that perhaps 60 tp 70% of designers prefer a MAC.

That is in my view the way to look at this.

[Keith_Wilkinson]

Most arch firms in the UK I would argue use Pc's and generally always have done.  Those that choose to use Mac's predominantly use Archicad.  Back in the day there used to be quite a gulf between PC's and Mac's in terms of design software, less so now, there is very little software wise that isn't available for PC's and very little difference in terms of performance.  The main factor comes down to whether you feel Mac OS is a better operating system, personally I don't much mind.

That said if I had the choice and all the software I wanted was available on both platforms I'd probably choose a Mac simply because it's nicer to look at.  ;o)

[Anonymous]

Sorry if this has been posted already, but if you use windows 7 instead of 8 you will have far fewer compatability issues. I run 5 desktops and 3 laptops of varying ages all with zero graphics card problems. Bootcamp windows 7 full driver upload and you should be fine. I've tried upgrading to windows 8 and have encountered the same issues you speak of.

[Zeynoun]

2011 disscussion posted.. 2016 now

5 years later and work in progress, why should I download windows system on my machintosh just to run revit ! 

[Zeynoun]

So Lamborghini cars company for how many percent they built the car for ? 

[Keith_Wilkinson]

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@Zeynoun wrote:

2011 disscussion posted.. 2016 now

5 years later and work in progress, why should I download windows system on my machintosh just to run revit ! 

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Well, I think you've answered your own question there - to run Revit.  You could of course use an alternative like Archicad - it comes highly recommended, of course, it's not Revit but well... 

[ToanDN]

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@Zeynoun wrote:

So Lamborghini cars company for how many percent they built the car for ? 

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Well, Lamborghini owners most likely don't use their Lambo for furniture shopping or for bringing their children to a soccer practice.  They most likely have a couple BMW or Benz for such tasks. 

[Anonymous]

Archi cad looks like a great product,but when I discovered the difficulty
of content creation I wanted to run away. Not mac-like at all with all the
unnecessary programming...Ive been usi g mac parallels. I deleted the video
card xml file so that it forces revit to use hardware accel...

[Anonymous]

Hi redskyrc,

how can I delete the video card xml file? i need to use hardware acceleration for revit and lumion...help me

[Anonymous]

Just go to the prog files\autodesk\revit2016\hardware graphics. Xml or
something...

I cannot remember the exact name of the xml, but if you rename that to...
. OLD than revit ignores the graphics issue and starts running
acceleration. You just have to restart revit after renaming this file. Just
look in the folder and you'll find it. The xml contains a list compatible
cards that revit searches through when it starts up.

Let me know if that helps... Provide a kudos... 🙂

[Anonymous]

need revit and 3dmax on my mac .....

i need help iam student you just tell me what should i do.....??

[lynn_zhang]

Hi @Anonymous Welcome to Autodesk Community!

You can download the student version of Revit and 3ds Max from Education Community. Revit and 3ds Max don't have the Mac version however you can install them on Mac via Boot Camp or Parallels Desktop. See: Mac-compatible software for more information.