Autodesk Autocad for Mac, Sledgehammer Beta 1
Almost a year ago we told you of a survey Autodesk was conducting regarding the UI and printing capabilities of Autocad with Mac users, the first confirmation of Autodesk finally working on a version for this platform.
Federico Viticci from Macstories posted several screen shoots of Sledgehammer, the first Beta of Autocad for Mac OSX, running on a 64-bit machine. The UI presents several changes from what we were used to on the Windows version, and I´m happy to see mouse gestures (supported by Macbook’s touchpad and the Magic Mouse).
Not much details out there, but we do have a meeting with an Autodesk rep in the following weeks, when we will try to get you more details.
In the meanwhile, take a look at the following screen shoots and tell us what you think: Is Autodesk going in a good direction with this new version (more than an adaptation) of Autocad for Mac? Does the UI seem usable for you? What would you add?
this is perfect news. finally
YEAAHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’LL ROCK!!
will 3d max for mac?
mac needs a delete key.
not “delete” thats a backspace. the real delete. thats a man’s key
thats why 3dsmax cant go mac :P
try fn + delete :)
CMD + Delete
Do u have a mac SCA??
it has a delete key. atleast if you buy the bigger mac keyboard.
I have one.
fn + delete is correct. It is for laptop computers.
yeh….
so happy
long overdue
OMG!!!!
This would be amazing!
to little to late. Thank god for Vectorworks and Cinema 4D
Bye Bye PC!!!!!!
what a good news, that was the last barrier for me to buy a macbook.
oh, grasshopper…
… uh, autocad????
Revit for mac would be news – but this is last generation software
I definitely agree!
Revit would be great news for me!
exactly! at least its kinda a step in the right direction for autodesk
I can understand the hype for autocad on a mac… but why oh why would you want revit when ArchiCAD is there for you? Please don’t say Compatibility, it can’t be only that!!
because for a lot of people [like it or not] revit is far more intuitive, powerful and useful than vectorworks or archicad. basically better and faster. not to mention an existing/growing industry standard.
Revit is the best!
Autodesk Autocad for Mac, Sledgehammer Beta 1. http://bit.ly/9Dq8uN
RT @nicholaspatten Autodesk Autocad for Mac, Sledgehammer Beta 1. http://bit.ly/9Dq8uN
what would be the best solution for different xref path in mac and pc?
don’t be indesign again…
AutoCAD is so 90s. Hardly anyone would buy it.
Revit is the one that should have a Mac version.
Revit, Revit, not AutoCAD!
After the codes of AutoCAD implemented to Mac OSX, Revit will be a piece of cake. They will probably release it. Macs are meant to be used for design but more than twenty years Autodesk do not care much this platform. People say that Mac has a limited market share but among designers it is very popular and AutoCAD is not being used by housewives. In addition, the main market is the North America where macs are sold crazy.
revit is great, and i love it. i use it far more than autocad, but first things first. autocad occupies a substantially larger portion of the market share. i think it would be silly to think autocad would ever be done. it’s use in [lots of] other industries too you know. this makes it a far more viable candidate to port.
porting revit will still be just as much, if not more, work than autocad. they will know more about apple hardware, but it really won’t be any easier just because they have already ported autocad.
What’s the difference between Revit and AutoCAD?? I’ve just used autocad, I tried Revit once but I remember it didn’t even look like a drawing programm? Maybe I had the wrong version or something. So I ask you, what do you think it’s best ?!?!
I’m widely opened to other alternatives :)
I agree revit is the one that is calling people´s attention i agree also archicad is such a good one, same with vectors but nothing compare to revit.
The fact that Autodesk is moving their main program over to OSX is probably a sign that all of their products will be supported on Macs in the near future.
Yeah, yeah, yeah with the Revit, even though its not a real design tool.
Yeah, yeah, yeah but still most designs only need to be modeled for a client and while Rev. is a powerful tool, it largely takes the human out of the changes
oh!!! that so great. I must buy it one.
Do I see an option for walls there on one of the screens? This would be great and indicate a hybrid product since the plain default autocad does not have walls. Ask them about this!
finally, a long time waiting…
: )
Any torrents ;))
this would make my life so much more AMAZING..and easier with my new mac! Hallelujah
mac already has archiCAD in place of revit but autoCAD would bring big sales to them.
i’m sorry, and i think many will agree [and i secretly hate it] but archiCAD will never be Revit [not that it's trying]. it does a good job being an alternative, but it is indeed an alternative. revit [once understood] is superior/faster [even though it came after]. i don’t like to like autodesk products, but they are often superior. i have tried leaving them, but always end up back on them.
F**** I’m working on allplan !!! Nooooo
Still need parallel and the f****** bleu key… :(
i’m really happy that i will get the chance to use autocad on apple. but i have a question, on the first screen shot i can’t find the snap,grid,ortho,polar….etc bar, is it going to be there as on windows
Bottom right toolbar looks like it can stretch – that’s where it would be.
mais vale tarde que nunca.
any chance they will release also Revit for mac?
I think Nemetschek is in danger now, autocad on mac will cannibalize all potential vectorworks user…
AutoCAD is really 90s tecnology as it was said here. But there is AutoCAD Architecture version that is almost the same tool as Revit Architecture. But don’t really care about Revit cause i’m Acad Architecture user.
And this news about ACAD is smazing cause this is the first step too come back to Mac platform for Autodesk. So I’m sure now we’ll see and other their products for mac soon.
Actually, Maya was Autodesk’s first step to Mac, just that it wasn’t actually made BY THEM. Considering this, they had the tech and know-how for an Autocad port a long time ago if you ask me… This is thrilling news for me, best one in years concerning mac software, but I wouldn’t be TOO excited about other products since they could have done this a while ago but didn’t.
AlaisWavefront actually ported Maya to Mac before Autodesk aquired them. It was already that way. discreet ported all the post production video to mac as well. they have several products for the mac. it make sense that they should have mac/pc offerings of all their products for maximizing product distro. It’s not like they are really working that hard on anything else… :(
They have to get Revit for PC right before they can start on Revit for Mac.
/Revit user
There’s only one thing I hate about RevIt… As an autocad and revit and max user and all that is holy in architecture… For the love of god, MAKE THE WINDOWS SCALABLE/DRAG-IN-PLACE!!!
Thanks for listening :)
ou can already find in paid torrents. i’m getting one right now… let’s see if it functions..
does it function indeed?!
if so, post the source!!!
danku!
sweeet !
finally get read of this dumb PC partition.
So great news!
unbelievaby great! can t wait for it! I hope there will be the sortcuts also like on Win version. It looks very good.
Drawing in the latest version of AutoCAD 2010 is painfully slower than any previous AutoCAD releases and prone to more crashing.
The more precise 3D tools, Layer evaluation controls and animated ribbon interface and docking palettes do not solve this problem. In fact, it is still easier to work in 3d Studio Max, Rhino or SketchUp than AutoCAD if 3d Output is desired because it’s no where near as slow or painful to make something.
Don’t misunderstand. New features are great, but not when you sacrifice the applications stability.
MAC or PC–I go either way.
I don’t care what platform I working on as long as the application does what the Manufacturer claims. Lately for AutoDesk,it has not. And I really hope they work this out for the MAC release.
Bye bye bootcamp! & please ask them when can we expect the final release.
This is a great starting point.
Does anyone knows if Revit is going to be available for Mac in the near future, too? It definitively should!
Can autocad get a decent layering system while they are at it? preferably one akin to Illustrator. Max same. Rhino (although closer) same.
Perfect. Now they should work for 3ds max and Revit. It is time, Autodesk!!!
And I am using Rhino OS X Wenatchee. I am considering you to try it out!! Very cool.
i don’t care for the photos, i ust NEED the program!!!
would be great news if I used autocad. revit on mac would be better news, but I hope they base the UI on something other than the ribbon (which is horrible) currently on pc version. It seems like this osx-autocad uses a more logical UI, so I have hope revit would too.
on a side note: grasshopper for mac would be great too
Ha, I didn’t realise so many people still used/cared about AutoCAD…
when will it be on the market?
EPIC!!!!! [leave the 3d out] Revit and MAX handle it fine. They’re next right….
that’s it! i can finally get a mac!
after working with revit on pc’s, i can personally do without it. i hate that program. i’ll take acad anyday as i’m not designing pancake parking garages. yeah, max on mac would be my dream…sigh.
In the quiet words of Jeff Buckley… HALLELUJAH!!!!!!
FINALLY!!!!! I got so pissed when I found out I can’t use my magic mouse with autoCAD windows, but now woohoo!! … i’m very happy .. Can’t wait for it.
die!
YES!!!
Nice try Frederico. It looks like it should be.
You came up with something more interesting than a lot of projects published. Congrats.
By the way, it’s your project on the “cover”?
No ribbon, please… for f*ck’s sake! No ribbon! You hear me Autodesk? I said “NO RIBBON”!!!
…seems after buying up a few mac/archicad oriented applications (ecotect, GBS which was publicly funded & USED to be FREE for limited runs) do we have a follow the leader approach again? BIM has been available on the mac for over nearly a quarter century per http://www.archicadwiki.com/ArchiCAD%20versions
there is a free demo available https://www.myarchicad.com/
AutoCad is nice but now the world is moving on to Revit. That is the program that is going to make my office go PC after years of stubbornly clinging to Vectorworks.
do you know if Revit would follow suit? We love our macs and are generally happy with Revit. Not a fan of Parallels though.
just use modo for 3d noobs. 2d is still the best through acad.
se viene Autocad para mac http://bit.ly/cEbZA9 (via: @Cizem )
When and where can we buy/use this product?
when and where it will be available?
What a great news!!!!
In your meeting with Autodesk, can you drop the million dollar question… is it gonna be 3dsmax and revit for mac any time soon??? around a decade waiting for the CAD seems a bit too “chinese democracy” by GNR too mee… when it came out, it was already old news.
Cheers!
The beta is now live in the wild. Check the usual sources…
Installed on my MAC intel with a intel card and dind´t worked. Crash before start, and gives me a report screen…(the autocad with the bars appears but crashses).
Does anyone has installed in a black macbook late 2006 and get autocad worked??? My version is sledgehammer Beta1 and some says that only works with mac hardware before 2009?…Got on torrents…
Any response
its beta.
I know its beta…but…Whatever…But did anyone, at least tried on a macbook (the black ones)?
Flavio,
I did, it never worked, no idea why, it crashes before its opened.
Tks biboarchitect.
If you´re interested i found this:
http://www.ddlhere.com/mac-applications/888559-autocad-sledgehammer-beta-2-expiration-serial-mac-os.html
But don´t know the autenticity. I think is better wait for the final version.
Meanwhile i´ll test in a NVIDIA Video Card MAC.
Finally…using autocad on MAC!! and works fine! can’t believe it!
WHAT IN THE NAME OF GOD HAS TAKEN YOU ALL SO FREAKING LONG TO GET THIS GOING!!!!!!!!! ONCE I CAN GET AUTOCAD FOR MAC AND GET MY OFFICE SWITCHED OVER; I AM PERSONALLY GOING TO TAKE ALL OF OUR AUTOCAD PC’S OUT IN THE STREET AND RUN OVER EACH ONE IN MY TRUCK!!!………..THEN I AM GOING TO BACK UP AND RUN OVER THEM AGAIN!!
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HURRY UP AND GET THIS OUT!!!!!!!!!! LET ME BE A BETA SITE!!!!!
whoa, these are a lot of comments
Indeed!
Any news about 3Ds max on mac?
yey, cad for mac…uhhh, nevermind, that was last decade. revit for macs plEEEEEase. before i die hopefully.
when is revit coming to mac????????please i need to know
Revit architecture needs to come out on MAC. definitely!!. If you ask them, they can give you couple of alternative modelling software but they arent sure about revit as such. SAD!
I want to use my magic mouse with AutoCAD and also 3Ds MAX, but i can’t find a lot of commands, especially i can not find how i will do pan command on magic mouse for AutoCAD and for 3Ds MAX!!!
You have magic mouse but you can not use..This is terrible!
Can you help me?
5:09 AM Jul 7th
@ferdyjo fer tp ada yg namanya Sledgehammer beta 1 itu apa?? http://www.archdaily.com/61266/autodesk-autocad-for-mac-sledgehammer-beta-1/
8:17 AM Jul 22nd
AutoCAD on a MAC? native? first time in 18 years! too bad it's still in beta: http://tinyurl.com/382bp5s
11:36 AM Aug 4th
Autodesk Autocad for Mac, Sledgehammer Beta, Revit next? via@ArchDaily http://goo.gl/ezUY #architecture
11:37 AM Aug 4th
Autodesk Autocad for Mac, Sledgehammer Beta, Revit next? via @ArchDaily http://goo.gl/ezUY
8:58 PM Aug 18th
http://www.archdaily.com/61266/autodesk-autocad-for-mac-sledgehammer-beta-1/
1:44 PM Aug 27th
やっとMacが使えるー。今のところこれだけがWinを手放せない理由。見たところ2010ベースかな。 RT @yoshihiro_horii ようやく AutoCAD が Mac に戻ってくるらしいhttp://bit.ly/bDbBnf
10:56 PM Aug 27th
RT @tezzo_n: やっとMacが使えるー。今のところこれだけがWinを手放せない理由。見たところ2010ベースかな。 RT @yoshihiro_horii ようやく AutoCAD が Mac に戻ってくるらしいhttp://bit.ly/bDbBnf
2:47 PM Sep 1st
Sledgehammer Beta 1: AutoCad for Mac is finally here. http://tinyurl.com/382bp5s
3:18 PM Sep 1st
RT @morpholab: Sledgehammer Beta 1: AutoCad for Mac is finally here. http://tinyurl.com/382bp5s
3:25 PM Sep 1st
RT @morpholab: Sledgehammer Beta 1: AutoCad for Mac is finally here. http://tinyurl.com/382bp5s
3:55 PM Sep 5th
Sledgehammer Beta 1: AutoCad para Mac finalmente es una realidad. http://tinyurl.com/382bp5s
3:56 PM Sep 5th
RT @morpholab: Sledgehammer Beta 1: AutoCad para Mac finalmente es una realidad. http://tinyurl.com/382bp5s
8:42 AM Feb 10th
@Rendy_aditya ini softwarenya bayar berapa ren? lo pake? http://archdai.ly/c4ixet