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rodcul
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posted 01-04-2004 06:59 PM
Hi everyone,am hoping someone will be able to help out here. I have just bought my first apple, Powermac G4. I'm studying Industrial Design here in Valenca (spain). Before i bought the computer i did the research, and after googling at the actual machine, and using OS X, i got so fed up with windows crashes/problems/bad usability. Even knowing that i was going to encounter the cad problem sooner or later, i was hooked by a cheap deal on one. I have previously been using Mechanical Desktop 6, and a little of Inventor 6 fo my CAD needs here at my university, and was wondering what the closest similar thing was on the mac platform. I need to be able to apply constraints, and modify the sketches used for creating solids, etc etc etc. Is there anything that does it? I also used Rhino on the PC platform, but missed the preciseness that i was used to on other programs. (numeric input is a lot easier). Does ArchiCad open .dwg??? Thanks in advance, adiós! IP: Logged |
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posted 01-04-2004 08:01 PM
...and not being able to run most of the major CAD programs out there really increases the "useablity" doesn't it? Try one of the Ashlar Vellum products, dude. Enjoy your Mac, and give us a report on how you find it for ID work.IP: Logged |
How?
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posted 01-04-2004 10:19 PM
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Originally posted by rodcul:
Before i bought the computer i did the research, and after googling at the actual machine, and using OS X, i got so fed up with windows crashes/problems/bad usability.
OT, but how do people lock up Win2k? or NT? Two times in 6 years all the problem I've had. I dont get it. IP: Logged |
rodcul
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posted 01-05-2004 06:09 AM
But what are you running??Try getting Mechanical Desktop 6, AutoCad 2002, Microstation, Rhino, Solid Works, Photoshop, Freehand, Fireworks, Flash, Dreamweaver, Premiere, Apache, PHP, MySQL, etc... + all the little programs.
The harm of ONE virus....  do you know how long it takes to reinstall and reconfigure the OS.... Im sure you get no problems if you are running solitaire and paint and don't have it to connected to the internet with no network connections, no cd-rom or floppy so the virus can get in. That just about sums up their testing machine i suppose when they made the win OS  Not only was i annoyed at the major crashes but also all the "little freezes" really ruined what little creativity i had, when you just cant keep doing something because the computer is trying to work out what that mouse movement you did 10 seconds ago entails... I will look into the Ashlar Vellum thing, thanks. quote:
Originally posted by How?:
OT, but how do people lock up Win2k? or NT? Two times in 6 years all the problem I've had. I dont get it.
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posted 01-05-2004 08:35 AM
Sounds like you had major system problems. I on the other hand have been lucky - although the applications cause some crashes (ie. Solidworks and OpenGL), I've found WinXP to be very robust, and my firewall keeps out the nasties pretty well. I tried the Vellum Cobalt demo a while ago, and found it quite buggy - so I'm curious to hear how stable it'll run on OsX. And the interface is nowhere near as refined as Solidworks. I think it's about your only choice in parametric modellers for the mac, though... Rhino, BTW, is capable of as much precision as any other application, it just has a more basic interface.IP: Logged |
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posted 01-05-2004 09:00 AM
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Originally posted by rodcul:
But what are you running??Try getting Mechanical Desktop 6, AutoCad 2002, Microstation, Rhino, Solid Works, Photoshop, Freehand, Fireworks, Flash, Dreamweaver, Premiere, Apache, PHP, MySQL, etc... + all the little programs.
The harm of ONE virus.... do you know how long it takes to reinstall and reconfigure the OS.... Im sure you get no problems if you are running solitaire and paint and don't have it to connected to the internet with no network connections, no cd-rom or floppy so the virus can get in. That just about sums up their testing machine i suppose when they made the win OS Not only was i annoyed at the major crashes but also all the "little freezes" really ruined what little creativity i had, when you just cant keep doing something because the computer is trying to work out what that mouse movement you did 10 seconds ago entails...]
I do the system admin here so yes I've installed a few OS's and built a few machines. Run Pro/E, Alias, Rhino, Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Premiere, Apache, PHP, MySQL plus plenty more just like you. I wouldn't try running some of the crap you're loading though. AutoCAD? Mechanical Desktop? MICROSTATION!?! Buggy software and poor system configuration/drivers isn't the fault of the OS. NT/Win2k/XP are plenty stable. You just have to know what you're doing. Just like putting the right motor oil in your car. Were you still on Windows '98??? IP: Logged |
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posted 01-05-2004 09:02 AM
Sorry to go OT. I saw a thread hhere about Mac CAD a while back. Maybe you can find it. Might help.IP: Logged |
I have to agree with HOW
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posted 01-05-2004 10:46 AM
I have been running Win2000 for three years, (Alias, Pro-e,Pro-Concept,Rhino, SolidWorks, Adobe Creative Suit, Quark, and SLA machines), Keep the nortans updated, and off the porn sites... I have had 2 software crashes (caused by Graphics card cooling fan malfunctioning and overheating card)...and have never had a virus even though our office has been totally paper-free for 18 months now including our 200 offshore manufacturing and tooling partners.Actually 80% of all windows based software crashes are caused by an interfieance in the Graphic cards especially adobe and CAD packages. (95% of Pro-E and SolidWorks problems) You need the right tool for the job, ID is a PC, GD is a MAC. Simple fact of life my friend...Macs also get viruses, Hell friend of mine was forced to send his PS2 in to sony to be reprogramed thanks to a virus that was floating through a SOCOM gaming portal. When he would turn on the PS2 a picture of a redheaded cartoon would showup and that was all it would do. IP: Logged |
OSX me too
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posted 01-05-2004 02:29 PM
I suggest you look at Concepts Unlimited for MAC & WIN. www.Cadsoft-USA.com It's typically used in aerospace modeling. People who do not have time to learn or dedicate to Catia & Pro-e, but typically need to communicate with that type of precision. hope this helps.
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