Autodesk has today debuted in Australia a range of new AutoCAD products built for the Mac OS X Lion: AutoCAD for Mac 2012 and for the first time, AutoCAD WS for Mac software.
Continuing the company’s commitment to students and educators, AutoCAD for Mac 2012 will be available free at the Autodesk Education Community.
AutoCAD for Mac 2012 is suited for designers, architects, and engineers who prefer to work in a native Mac environment and who need to create, edit, or review conceptual designs, 3D models, technical drawings, and documentation.
AutoCAD WS for Mac enables users to view and collaborate on DWG files through the Mac interface. In addition, AutoCAD WS users can plot DWG files to PDF or DWF formats and sync with their cloud-based AutoCAD WS account, making files accessible from their AutoCAD WS mobile app. AutoCAD WS for Mac is available exclusively in the Mac App Store.
“Since the release of AutoCAD for Mac last year, customer feedback has been overwhelmingly positive, further validating the need for professional design and engineering software on the Mac platform,” said Amar Hanspal, senior vice president, Autodesk Platform Solutions and Emerging Business.
The software includes AutoCAD capabilities such as 2D and 3D design tools, and includes 3D free-form modeling capabilities; 3D visualisation and rendering; network licensing; advanced customisation of the menus; support for LISP and ObjectARX and ObjectDBX applications; and more.
Like the AutoCAD WS mobile app Autodesk released last September, AutoCAD WS for Mac is a simple, free app providing basic, intuitive tools for viewing, editing and sharing designs. Through its synchronous co-editing feature, users may also collaborate on designs across multiple platforms — desktop, mobile and web.
