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Re: Autodesk on Mac's?

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Originally Posted by Seth Mallory View Post
Is any one using Autodesk on Bootcamp and if so how well does it work compared to PC's? Does the system crash more often than when using designed-for-Mac applications? We are trying to find information help us deal with our IT department.
Boot camp is a way to run windows natively on a Mac, it essentially works exactly like a "true" PC. You get full hardware utilization vs. VMware or Parallels which only get the resources OS X lets it have. Inventor runs well on my MacBook Pro in boot camp. It is 4 years old now and lags a little, but that's to be expected with aging hardware. If you have the ability to, convince the school to get some iMacs with a better than bottom end graphics card. The Intel Iris won't cut it for complex assemblies and what not. The nVidia 750GT is the lowest I would use personally. If you have any questions about running Inventor on a Mac or just about Macs in general feel free to PM
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