[RE-wrenches] SLDs with Mac

[Dave Click]

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 <max at seesolar.com>
> *To:* RE-wrenches <re-wrenches at 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
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> *From:* R Ray Walters <ray at solarray.com>
> *To:* RE-wrenches <re-wrenches at 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
> ray at solarray.com <mailto:ray at 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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