This is because it’s possible to run both Windows (XP or Vista) and Mac OS X in dual boot mode using Bootcamp, a utility which comes free with Mac OS X. While running OS X-native is needed to get the true Mac experience, many Windows-based applications already run on Intel-based Apple hardware. “We worked long and hard on developing the interface that turns HyperShot into a true Mac application that will be appreciated and embraced by all Mac users out there,” explains Bunkspeed’s Director of Marketing, Thomas Teger. This conforms to Apple’s guidelines for developing truly Mac-native applications. The interface of the initial Mac OS X release was more in tune with its Windows counterpart, but the second major generation of the system, which is currently in beta, features a fully Cocoa-compliant user interface. Out of the traditional realms of design Bunkspeed offers a Mac OS X version of its HyperShot progressive renderer. While the Mac version doesn’t yet have the bells and whistles of the Windows variant, there are some good solid tools for working with two-dimensional drawings and it’s a nice Mac implementation.ġ0% of Bunkspeed’s hypershot users are already on the Apple Mac plaftform Veteran Autodesk evangelist, Shaan Hurley, recently ran a survey on his blog to gather interest about AutoCAD for the Mac, something that hasn’t been seen since the nineties.Īnother application that recently made the jump to Mac OS X is TurboCAD, the veteran AutoCAD alternative. Alongside the Alias release, Autodesk is also considering a return to the Mac platform for its cash-cow, AutoCAD. While initially bringing tools from its Media and Entertainment division to the platform (such as Mudbox, Maya etc), the company has since released a Mac version of its sketching software, SketchBook Pro (a port of which has recently been made available on the iPhone).Īutodesk’s biggest endorsement for the Mac platform however came this year with a Mac OS X version of Alias, the company’s well-respected industrial design software. The first task is to get the core functionality in place, then to build the UI to match the Mac users’ requirements and expectations, the importance of which was explained by Bob McNeel, CEO, “Our goal is a real OS X application that OS X users love… not a weird Windows port.” iRhino is expected to reach commercial release sometime after the release of Rhino 5 in a few years time.Īutodesk has also become increasingly active in the Mac space. The company is spending years on its development of iRhino for OS X. This is the same approach McNeel took with the original Windows release of Rhino all those years ago, which proved hugely successful. McNeel is making the ‘in development’ version of iRhino available and free to anyone that wants to participate. While not yet a commerical product, iRhino already has a huge following In line with common Mac-based naming conventions this is called iRhino. It uses X-windows for its user interface.įor industrial design, McNeel and Associates is currently working on an OS X version of its surface modelling software, Rhino. This is because they rely on Windows-only component technology. While most of the tools from the Windows version have been brought across to offer a capable modelling and CAM platform for product development, others such as CAE haven’t made the transition. The exception to this is Siemens PLM, who released its NX application for OS X last year and is still the only major CAD/CAM vendor to do so. To date, most of the 3D software developments on the Mac platform have been for conceptual or industrial design. While smaller vendors, such as Ashlar Vellum, have always offered Apple flavours of its software, the choice is still limited, but this has started to change. Running Windows on a beautifully designed computer is one thing, but to get the true Apple experience you need to be working natively with Apple’s OS X. Autodesk’s biggest endorsement for the Mac platform however came this year with a Mac OS X version of Alias, the company’s well-respected industrial design software
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