autocad for mac?

[Anonymous]

Hello,

Does anyone know of a cad software for mac that may resemble a lot to autocad - commands, user interface, etc.? and is able to read/write DWGs

Many thanks,
Joaquim

[Thomas Holm]

jespizua wrote:
Still in early beta, but could be really great rhino + BIM in the same packet.

Didn't know about it before. Well, I'm not sure. To put it kindly, it looks like the level of Archicad 4.5 + some parametrical stuff. They have a long way to go. But... we'll see.

[Ignacio Azpiazu]

jespizua wrote:
I am architecture student still, and you know

Strong advice, then, I would slap your fingers with a ruler if I could: don't waste your precious initial investment time learning and immersing yourself in outdated technology.

[jespizua]

Ignacio wrote:

jespizua wrote:
I am architecture student still, and you know

Strong advice, then, I would slap your fingers with a ruler if I could: don't waste your precious initial investment time learning and immersing yourself in outdated technology.

Could you elaborate a bit more in your statement, i´m not shure what you mean.
Thanks,

[Thomas Holm]

Ignacio, I guess you're referring to the topic heading? Well we're off-topic now. This student doesn't seem to be an Autocad fan.

[Dwight]

Everyone wants a software where they can just wave their arms and make artful buildings. We all know the software that does that is called "The Staff."

This thread hinges on whether Archicad can serve the student imagination when we all know that the everyday architecture served by Archicad is like everyday photojournalism: 95% of it is middle-aged white men in suits at microphones.

[Anonymous]

Thomas wrote:
There's always the old reliable Powercadd:
http://engsw.com/products/

I like PowerCADD a lot. It's earned me a decent living for the past 15 years. It is what it is, though - nothing BIM about it.

[Anonymous]

I use AutoCad via Parallels on my mac.

Simple and easy to copy paste between autocad and archicad.

Also good idea to make sure your importing and exporting looks right on both platforms.