We are often asked if it is possible to run SOLIDWORKS on a Mac computer – the answer is YES you can! Watch our video summary to find out how.

SolidWorks recommends using a Windows Server operating system for all SOLIDWORKS server-based products. Refer to the Microsoft Windows Server documentation to select the Windows Server edition that meets your needs. Windows Home Editions and Windows To Go are not supported. Apple Mac ® based machines running Windows using Boot Camp are not. SolidWorks for Mac by SolidWorks Corporation isn't available at this moment, but fortunately there are many alternative solutions on the market. Here you can find the most popular applications that can replace SolidWorks for Mac. SolidWorks 2021 SP5 Crack With Torrent For Mac/Win SolidWorks 2021 Crack Service Pack 5 is a famous program in the field of graphic designing for CAD. The Best Free CAD Software app downloads for Mac: Silhouette Studio Microspot DWG Viewer LogicWorks IrriPro MacDraft Pro DoodleCAD ZWCAD Viewer CAD Fi. Operating system: Mac, Windows. Price: $195/month, $1,260/year. Try out the free trial!

We know quite a few users running SOLIDWORKS successfully on a Mac, and SOLIDWORKS recently updated their system requirements to include virtualisation such as parallels. However, the limit of this support is that although it will install, it may not run well as Macs rarely have supported graphics cards.

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We therefore would NOT recommend this setup above a Windows based professional workstation.

Although SOLIDWORKS will run on OS X there are some major considerations to be aware of. SOLIDWORKS cannot run directly on macOS, so first you will need to install Windows on your Mac using an application such as Boot Camp or Parallels. There are other considerations such as graphics performance and the applications you are using SOLIDWORKS for. Watch the video above for a guide to this, alternatively, visit the original Solid Solutions article here.

Other SOLIDWORKS Applications for Mac

SOLIDWORKS do develop several other applications that are available for macOS and iOS. This includes eDrawings Viewer for macOS, as well as eDrawings and eDrawings Professional for iOS. DraftSight is also available for macOS as a beta version.

If you’re currently using SOLIDWORKS and considering a move to Apple hardware, or if you’re currently an Apple user and are considering SOLIDWORKS, we suggest contacting your local reseller (UK and Ireland) to discuss the pros and cons of using SOLIDWORKS on mac OS before making any final decisions.

Learn more about hardware and system requirements. Find your local educational reseller here.

• Run SOLIDWORKS on a Mac - April 16, 2019

Running SOLIDWORKS on a Mac People often ask if it is possible to run SOLIDWORKS on a Mac – the good news is you can. We know quite a few users running SOLIDWORKS successfully on a Mac. The bad news is that it isn’t supported by SOLIDWORKS … There are no versions of SOLIDWORKS that are written for Mac OS and OS X, however there are versions of eDrawings available for Mac OS. A change in Mac OS or an upgrade to SOLIDWORKS may suddenly give you major headache. We would always recommend running SOLIDWORKS on a Windows PC.

However if you have to run SOLIDWORKS on a Mac read on:- Running SOLIDWORKS on a Mac means you are making compromises on speed, functionality and stability. SOLIDWORKS is only supported when:-

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1. Running on Microsoft operating systems. With SOLIDWORKS 2019, that means running Windows 10 or Windows 7 operating systems. However, Windows 7 will only be supported until the end of the 2020 release, so we recommend going with Windows 10. It also means you have to buy a copy of the Windows operating system.
2. Running with a supported graphics card (more of this later).

The operating system on a Mac is called “Mac OS” and there are two ways of running Windows 10 on a Mac:-

1. Boot Camp
2. Parallels

1. Boot Camp

This is the preferred method – it effectively runs Windows on your computer instead of Mac OS. In effect, you end up with one computer with a choice of two operating systems.

When you boot up your Mac you have to choose to run either Mac OS or Windows.

Impression autodesk for mac. Fusion 360 is a good example of this.In short it's not impossible. As demonstrated with the AutoCAD for Mac, this ends up being well behind a single release.There's the usual arguments about other programs which run natively on both OS's; however, those programs have been built in this manner from day 1 (or at least, day 2), and as a result don't have a long legacy of Windows dependencies to deal with.

Boot Camp Assistant creates a partition just for Windows, leaving your existing Mac OS volume intact.

It is free to install but you do have to buy a copy of your preferred windows operating system.

Old school games machine. Note: It is important you only use “boot camp assistant” to create this windows partition. See http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1461

2. Parallels

Parallels software can be installed on your Mac OS. It allows you to run a “virtual” copy of a Windows operating system at the same time as running your Mac OS.

In our case, we would use Parallels to run a “Virtual PC”. The “Virtual PC” would then run Windows 10 on which SOLIDWORKS can ultimately run. You need to buy Parallels and a copy of Windows 10 for this solution.

Running Parallels on a Mac is really convenient as you can seamlessly switch between Windows and Mac OS when needed.

Unfortunately, it really stretches the capabilities of most machines to run both Mac OS and Windows as well as a heavy-duty program like SOLIDWORKS at the same time. It also introduces an extra level of software to “go wrong”. Certainly running via Parallels is slower and more prone to crashing SOLIDWORKS than the Boot Camp solution.

Graphics Cards

You need to be running a supported graphics card to get the most out of SOLIDWORKS.

Only a few cards are supported by SOLIDWORKS.

NVIDIA sell a range of supported graphics cards called “Quadro” (the exception is the Quadro NVS, which is unsupported). Most NVIDIA cards are from their GeForce range, which are not supported.

ATI sell as range of graphics cards called “FireGL”/“FirePRO” which are supported. Most ATI cards are from their Radeon range, which are not supported.

Not many Macs come with supported graphics card. No MacBook or MacBook Pros have supported cards.

If you run via Parallels, you are running a “virtual” graphics card driver. There is currently no way to install the correct NVIDIA Quadro or ATI Fire drivers required by SOLIDWORKS via Parallels even if you have a supported card. You have to use the generic Parallels virtual driver. The virtual driver is much slower than using the correct driver running on a normal Windows PC or laptop.

Certain workarounds do exist to allow.

Without a supported card, you won’t get some feature such as the looking glass, RealView etc. to work.

Users have also reported items temporarily disappearing after you rotate/zoom/Pan e.g. dimension text.

Finally, without a supported card SOLIDWORKS is less stable and more prone to crashing.

If you are plagued by stability/display issues its worth running SOLIDWORKS with the option “Software OpenGL” turned on.

Start SOLIDWORKS without any document loaded and select “Tools, Options, System Options, Performance, use Software OpenGL”.

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The option above calculates the graphics using your processor and a standard library, rather than the graphics card and graphics driver. This is slower but it can provide improve stability and a more reliable display.

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If you have any more questions or would like us to spec you up a machine to run SOLIDWORKS on please refer to this guide, or contact us via one of our web forms here.