Back in April we reported that AutoCAD was probably coming soon to the Mac, considering all the OS X references that were spotted in the SDK. Today we’ve received the first screenshots of an actual beta, running at 64-bit on Mac OS X.
The app is names “Sledgehammer Beta 1″, doesn’t seem very polished yet (it’s coming from Windows) but at least there’s already support for Magic Mouse gestures. Check out the screenshots after the break.
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That's what Sebastian said 3 months ago:
FINALLY! I had given up hope all together since I always thought AutoCAD was based on this really old DOS (or whatever it’s called) and that the software’s backbone hasn’t changed since. I hope they don’t just make a foolish port but do a proper rewrite of the software. Kind of like what Valve has brought in the last weeks.
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#6
That's what Sean said 3 months ago:
Wow…. big big news!
Anyone any idea where or how to obtain a copy of the beta?
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#7
That's what Gianluca said 3 months ago:
Sei un mito!
L’unico ad avere l’anteprima!
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#13
That's what Mr. Reeee said 3 months ago:
Will it suck as bad as the PC version and produce draws that are at least as ugly?
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#14
That's what rhg said 3 months ago:
Seems fake to me. The Getting Started screen is Flash-based, so there would be no need for placeholders, since the Windows version of AutoCAD 2011 is already shipping.
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carlo Reply:
May 24th, 2010
@rhg,
How do you know the start up screen is flash based???
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#20
That's what Scott said 3 months ago:
Wow, too bad it’s not really used in the real world anymore.
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Carlo Reply:
May 23rd, 2010
@Scott,
im not an architect so i dont know, but is there one dominant piece of software that is used by architects? and is this available on Macs? If not is there at least professional level architecture available for Macs?
cheers,
Carlo
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al Reply:
May 23rd, 2010
@Scott, are you serious? In Europe it’s still dominant in most architecture offices along with Micro Station and Vectorworks…
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miki3D Reply:
May 24th, 2010
@Scott, I would be soooooo happy if that were the case. It’s not, here in Italy it’s THE dominant software. And I’m not a bit surprised the news come from an Italian Forum.
This is the death of hope for newer and more powerful pieces of software!
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#23
That's what mihir said 3 months ago:
whats all the fuss… i’m more surprised that people still use AutoCAD!
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#25
That's what idev said 3 months ago:
If you are a plain dealer reports the source.
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#32
That's what ladicius said 3 months ago:
@Scott, you’re an idiot. i wouldn’t be paying this much for my education if autocad wasn’t a prominent software. where do you get your information??
solidworks and autocad are the software platforms i use and will continue to use during my stay here at UC Davis.
question – what programs are you using that you think out perform autocad for engineering applications in both 2d and 3d situations? autodesk has it on lock, son.
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zoz Reply:
July 14th, 2010
@ladicius, wooooowwwww UC davis…please…
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#36
That's what Zac said 3 months ago:
Nice to see AutoCAD branching out.
I live in Massachusetts and am majoring in CAD/Drafting in a Voc. High school, been using this software for two years now and its flexibility for both mechanical and architectural solutions, and 3d modeling in general, is superb.
Currently I’m working on a model of an engine in SolidWorks, also another excellent piece of code.
Going out for an internship this summer in an R&D department, I don’t know what I’d do without my experience with the software I got at high school!
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#37
That's what johnm said 3 months ago:
32bit macbook not supported
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#38
That's what Gretchen said 3 months ago:
From an architectural practice perspective, show me Revit for Mac and I’ll be impressed.
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