I'm pretty happy with the new Parallels but I'm a recent Mac convert as
well, so not too much hands-on experience. Some reviews have found that
they can play graphics-intensive video games and do calc-intensive CAD
work through Parallels though, so it shouldn't be a problem for Visio or
light CAD even on slightly older hardware. Parallels looked faster than
VMWare in the benchmarks I was able to find, but you can check for
yourself against the VMWare trial version.
Thanks for the recommendations of DraftSight and Omnigraffle, guys! I'll
be sure to check those out.
On 2011/4/10 3:37 PM, Keith Cronin wrote:
Max, et al.
I've also found parallels to be clunky a couple of years ago as well.
Rumored that the new version is catching up to VMWare.
Even when VMWare first came out, it was a little slow to boot the OS-
aka, Windows XP.
They've made some great strides since then, so perhaps consider an
upgrade or switch to VMWare.
Aloha,
Keith
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*From:* Max Balchowsky <m...@seesolar.com>
*To:* RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org>
*Sent:* Sunday, April 10, 2011 8:42 AM
*Subject:* Re: [RE-wrenches] SLDs with Mac
I've got Parallels on my iMac also - yes it's too clunky to be useful.
Draftsight is working out great for Cad Dwgs on the Mac, and, again,
it's a free download...
Max Balchowsky
Design Engineer
SEE Systems
1048 Irvine Ave Suite 217
Newport Beach, Ca. 92660
760-403-6810
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*From:* R Ray Walters <r...@solarray.com>
*To:* RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org>
*Sent:* Sat, April 9, 2011 9:42:02 PM
*Subject:* Re: [RE-wrenches] SLDs with Mac
I've been running Parallels on a Mac for 3 years, and I just bought a PC
for the PC stuff. I like my Mac, but after waiting 1/2 an hour to boot
and update everything each time, Parallels is just really clunky.
I like Omnigraffle on my Mac. way better than simpler drawing programs,
but not near as complicated as AutoCad.
I consider it optimal for one line diagrams and simple layout stuff. Its
quick to use.
R. Walters
r...@solarray.com <mailto:r...@solarray.com>
Solar Engineer
On Apr 9, 2011, at 10:40 AM, Dave Click wrote:
> Nick, you can still use Visio/AutoCAD on the Mac if you install
Parallels or VMWare, which allow you to run Windows programs. Either of
those would run you about $80, which is cheaper than OmniGraffle. Each
of these three software packages have trial versions so you can check
them out before you commit.
>
> On 2011/4/8 7:55 PM, Nick Soleil wrote:
>> Hello Mac Users:
>> I have been using Visio Professional for my Single Line Diagrams, but am
>> considering a change to Mac. Can I open or edit Visio diagrams with any
>> Mac applications? Probably not. What programs are available for
>> generating electrical diagrams? Have you used OmniGraffle? It seems
>> really user friendly.
>> What about AutoCAD for Mac?
>> Nick Soleil
>> 707-321-2937
>>
>>
>>
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