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09-30-2009, 08:33 PM
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#1 | | How I Mod your mother
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Are there any available? I googled quickly and didnt come up with much, just a few articles about why its not a good idea.
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09-30-2009, 08:42 PM
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#2 | | WOAH! i think Vtec just kicked in!
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Well there's PowerCAD and Vectorworks. Those are both originally were MAC based but you can get them on PC now to.
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09-30-2009, 11:16 PM
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your better off running bootcamp with xp/win7
seen too much trouble with people who wants a mac for autoCAD
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10-01-2009, 08:59 AM
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#4 | | WOAH! i think Vtec just kicked in!
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TurboCAD is another program I've used on a MAC but that was a long time ago. I tried looking up PowerCAD but didn't have much luck, I'm not sure if they're even around or used anymore. The most popular CAD software for MAC is Vectorworks.
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10-01-2009, 09:26 AM
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#5 | | How I Mod your mother
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Originally Posted by aznboi128  your better off running bootcamp with xp/win7
seen too much trouble with people who wants a mac for autoCAD | I COULD do that, but to me its too much hassle. I just need it for school.
Basically what happened is my windows xp "expired"
So I have 3 options:
1) Find a CAD program for my mac
2) Buy the old computer I use to use at work already loaded with CAD
3) Somehow get a copy of windows xp
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10-02-2009, 04:55 PM
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#6 | | Got MOD?
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Google Sketchup?
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10-02-2009, 05:37 PM
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#7 | | WOAH! i think Vtec just kicked in!
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asher vellum graphite is used for mac based cad
but why the FUCK would you use a mac for any design work. seriously.
I was forced to use a mac to do cad for a company i worked for, and it was a joke. that and you'll get laughed at by the rest of the industry...lol and your drawings are non-transferable to pcs, which mean it's harder for you to distribute drawings to plants or suppliers.
the company has now turned pc (autodesk) because of their international affairs.
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10-02-2009, 09:53 PM
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#8 | | To me, there is the Internet and there is RS
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Originally Posted by Coach Hines I COULD do that, but to me its too much hassle. I just need it for school.
Basically what happened is my windows xp "expired"
So I have 3 options:
3) Somehow get a copy of windows xp | http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=65...ture=Microsoft
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10-03-2009, 12:48 AM
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#9 | | To me, there is the Internet and there is RS
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use Windows 7 RC? It's good til June so it'll get you through the school year. Why you have a Mac for a school computer is beyond me but that's beside the point.
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10-03-2009, 12:59 AM
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#10 | | How I Mod your mother
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I'm not dumb, my MAC obviously wouldnt be my first choice for any school work other than word documents. In this case it only became an option because it would save me from having to buy a new cheap pc or to save me the hassle of trying to find a good copy of windows xp from someone/somewhere.
My mac is just my everyday web surfing/music computer. Obviously if my PC was still functioning properly I'd be using THAT for CAD, you retards. 
Anyway I believe I've found a solution.
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10-03-2009, 09:52 AM
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#11 | | Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS
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Always good to ask for help ... and then call the people who offer their opinions retards ...
Class act ...
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10-03-2009, 10:13 AM
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#12 | | To me, there is the Internet and there is RS
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so fix your PC then... don't get mad at us because you went and bought a Mac and now you're surprised that it can't do shit except look pretty.
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10-03-2009, 10:16 AM
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#13 | | WOAH! i think Vtec just kicked in!
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your welcome, douchebag.
kids these days just know how to say thank you anymore.
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10-03-2009, 11:07 AM
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#14 | | Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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Its a lot easier to find a copy of XP than it is to find a CAD Program for a MAC. That should tell you which option to pursue. Windows XP might be the most popular program in the entire world.
In my world the term "CAD program" is very vague. I have been working in CAD for the last decade in 3D. No 3D CAD model can be imported to 2D. They are really two separate entities. You should clarify what you are looking for.
Before you go calling people "retard", you should realize the poorest idea mentioned here is using a Mac for CAD work.
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10-04-2009, 03:33 PM
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#15 | | How I Mod your mother
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Wow you guys take the internet way too seriously. Obviously I wasnt ACTUALLY calling you guys retards, which is why I inserted the face..
Anyway thanks to those that shared some MAC based programs.
Like I said I know CAD on MAC isnt the BEST choice, but it will save me some $ and time, which most of you failed to understand is the reason why I was asking in the first place.
Instead I got some un-needed opinions of MACs and CAD..
Underscore: I wasnt getting mad or intentionally calling you guys names, sorry if you took it the wrong way.
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10-04-2009, 04:08 PM
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#16 | | To me, there is the Internet and there is RS
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yeah, well... YOU'RE STILL A STUPID HEAD 
but seriously what did you end up doing? I thought up another solution which is check to see if any CAD programs are supported by Wine, and dualboot Linux.
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10-05-2009, 08:27 AM
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#17 | | Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS
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Originally Posted by underscore yeah, well... YOU'RE STILL A STUPID HEAD
but seriously what did you end up doing? I thought up another solution which is check to see if any CAD programs are supported by Wine, and dualboot Linux. | There is Wine available for Mac, as well ... However, much like everything for the Mac, you have to pay for it (or pirate it) ... http://www.codeweavers.com/products/ | |
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10-05-2009, 11:21 AM
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#18 | | How I Mod your mother
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Originally Posted by underscore yeah, well... YOU'RE STILL A STUPID HEAD
but seriously what did you end up doing? I thought up another solution which is check to see if any CAD programs are supported by Wine, and dualboot Linux. | For now I grabbed a copy of XP off a friend, I didnt know he had it..
I've also go a copy of CAD 2007 lying around, so hopefully this solves all my problems
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