On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 10:47 PM, Preston Boyington <preston.li...@gmail.com> wrote: > Paul Johnson wrote: >> Alan Shutko wrote: >>> Aryan Ameri <a.am...@linuxiran.org> writes: >>> >>>> Well, I always thought that AutoCAD was the equivalent of Windows in the >>>> CAD world. And I thought that for more professinal stuff ( i.e >>>> designing BMW cars) businesses use more sophisticated products (which >>>> again I always thought) run on Unix workstations. >>> Yes, basically. Although the big packages also run on NT. (I used >>> to work for Unigraphics, which is one of the high-end packages.) >>> >>>> It seems I was wrong though. AutoCAD is the only CAD product which I >>>> have ever heard it's name (OK, aside from QCAD). >>> High-end CAD is not a very common occupation. Many more people use >>> AutoCAD than have ever used UG, CATIA or Pro/E. The high-end licenses >>> cost about the same as a small car per seat, so it's natural many, >>> many more people talk about AutoCAD. >> >> I know this is digging up old news, but I have to wonder if the >> situation has changed in the years that this was originally posted, now >> that AutoCAD costs more than I have ever paid for a car, and still >> doesn't work in Wine. >> >> > > The short answer (AFAIK) is "no". I would dearly _love_ to be able to > run Solidworks, AutoCAD, MicroStation, plus their related > Civil/Mechanical softwares on a Linux machine, but that is just not > happening. > > IF there were more of a push for Linux at the workplace (desktops not > just server room) then the "money factor" would help bring the > businesses around. As it is, there's no real incentive to produce a > product that is cross platform when most of the users/businesses will > have a Microsoft OS on the machine anyway. > > The last I saw was someone getting an old (ACAD 2000?) working on Linux > through WINE. The other option is running it in a Virtual Machine, but > then you have a performance hit on top of running a Microsoft OS since > the software is not native.
or to ask the question: what's the best free applications for CAD/CAM in linux or debian? > > That just is not good enough. > > Preston > > -- > > Arrant Drivel - really, it's just trash... > http://www.arrantdrivel.com/ > > Where the road takes me - a highwayman's perspective > http://www.prestonboyington.com/ > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org > > -- My platform is Gnu/Linux Debian(sid-amd64, lenny-intelx86) Gnome Mozilla/Iceweasel Gmail/Evolution GTK/Anjuta Scim Totem. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
