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Those of us using any of the various Revit Suites also have licenses of AutoCAD laying around, and if you fancy a macintosh computer, you may find this interesting. Many of you know that AutoCAD for Mac is now official. We've gotten some communications from Autodesk regarding release dates and MSRP for AutoCAD for Mac. The only data available is that it will release this fall and the MSRP will be the same as the PC version - around $3995. Autodesk WILL, however, allow current PC users to switch over to the mac version for a nominal fee. It will be interesting to see what percentage of users do decide to switch, as AutoCAD's exclusivity has been a thorn in many users' sides since the last version in 1992 (R12).
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Keep in mind that the REVIT / AutoCAD Suite licenses only one computer. You cannot run REVIT on one computer and AutoCAD on a different computer. They both have to be installed on the same computer.
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Correct. Just making the connection between the Revit forum and a post regarding AutoCAD. Is there anyone out there who is excited about the new platform? It would be interesting to hear some comments from folks who plan to switch.
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unless there is going be some big change in the use of pc vs mac's in the aec industry. i would like to see Autodesk put that developement money into Revit. But all disciplines use Autocad so there may be larger market for it than in the past. But i remember that last Autocad for Mac.
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Autodesk may even steal away a few archicad seats if they move back into the mac market.
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anything to put another nail in that coffin i am for.
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When is Revit coming to Macland?
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The CEO of Autodesk eluded at AU last November that 'some' autodesk products 'may' be in development for the Mac. I'd be all over it myself.
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Currently there is no official release from Autodesk regarding a native Revit application for the Macintosh platform. Currently the only way to run Revit on a Mac is to use Parallels or Bootcamp to run Windows on the Mac hardware. This is officially supported by Autodesk at this point, so if you're on subscription you should be able to get technical help if you're running the software in this manner. Since they've actually rewritten AutoCAD for the Mac (as opposed to trying to port the existing code over), one would imagine that they would do the same for Revit. This is a time and labor intensive process, so I doubt we'll be seeing Revit for the Mac soon. If sales for AutoCAD on the Mac are strong I would imagine we'll start hearing more about AEC specific solutions being converted.
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I tend to agree. Let's use the development resources and time to better the product rather than port the OS.
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the REVIT / AutoCAD Suite and its one license needed to run it on one computer can easily be moved to a different computer at no cost.. you can download that license anytime at no cost and put the programs back on a new computer or the same computer with a new hard drive or OS or whatever.. autodesk is not in the business of trying to control anyone's computer life..
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