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Thu, 24 Sep 2009 Autodesk teams with Parallels to offer PC only creative software on a Mac

Autodesk software now Mac OS X compatible via Parallels Desktop

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Autodesk, best known for a range of 2D and 3D design software solutions has teamed with Parallels, a leader in virtualisation and automation software, to make Parallels Desktop for Mac Autodesk’s preferred Mac virtualisation software.

Autodesk will now support the use of AutoCAD software, AutoCAD LT software, Autodesk Inventor Professional software, Autodesk 3ds Max software, Autodesk 3ds Max Design software and the Autodesk Revit software platform for building information modeling (BIM) on Mac OS X via Parallels Desktop.

Autodesk added official support for these products on the Mac via Boot Camp earlier this year.

Additionally, Autodesk now offers five native Mac OS X applications for the entertainment, multimedia and design industries, including Autodesk SketchBook Pro, Autodesk Maya, Autodesk Mudbox and Autodesk Stitcher Unlimited software.

Full details of creative options for Mac users can be found at www.autodesk.com/mac.

Autodesk provides several native Mac products for 3D modeling, rendering, animation, and visual effects and digital imagery.

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Dragonfly said on Thu, 24 Sep 2009

Autodesk Inventor worked with Windows XP and VMWare Fusion on a Mac and worked extremely well. Shame it's so expensive (around £6,000) and Autodesk have strict licensing that doesn't allow you to resell the license. (i.e. if you buy Inventor and your business goes bust, wave good bye to the £6,000). Great applications, shame nobody can afford to own them.

Chris said on Thu, 24 Sep 2009

Why not just boot into windows at that point?

@Chris said on Fri, 25 Sep 2009

Agreed, why waste memory & resources running anything in Parallels?

Daniel said on Fri, 25 Sep 2009

Why don't port Autocad to the Mac OS X once and for all!!!!

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