That practice still remains popular, largely because the Mac version looks so different than the Windows version and the fact that the Mac version still lacks features found in the Windows release. Ever since Apple switched from Motorola to Intel processors, plenty of users have been running Windows-based versions of AutoCAD using virtual machine software. That’s not to say that plenty of people weren’t running AutoCAD on their Macs. Since then, the Mac version has followed about nine months behind each Windows release.
After one more Mac release, it wasn’t until 2010 that Autodesk once again offered a native Mac version of AutoCAD. Although it made good use of the Macintosh interface and proved to be a valuable precursor to future Windows versions of the software, it was deemed not Mac-like enough to satisfy Apple purists.
File tabs let you easily switch between multiple open drawings.īack in 1989, Autodesk released its first native Mac version of AutoCAD. AutoCAD 2017 for the Mac features a more organized interface, with a toolbar across the top of the drawing area, panels anchored on the left and right, and the Command window and Status Bar anchored at the bottom.
