If so, do you use Parallels or Boot Camp? And what configuration machine do you have (processor, RAM, etc.)? I'm hoping to run SolidWorks through Parallels on a non-touch 2016 13in MBP (i5/16gb). Will I be disappointed?
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Does anyone use SolidWorks on a MBP?
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God you people are so ****ing stupid. Do you even know what your commenting about?
SW will run on a ****ing **** laptop from 2009 as long as your not rendering/simulating.
Just be careful with the rate Apple is going your laptop may light on fire from installing BootCamp.So... Boot Camp?
Just upgraded from late 2013 MBP 15 to 2016 MBP 15 TB 460, run Solidworks and SolidCAM under Parallels and it's a huge improvement. Graphics are fluid and simulations are very acceptable. Just remember to patch registry to enable hardware OPEN GL (see Parallels forum).
I am an ME. I sun SW in boot camp on my late 2013. It's alright. I imagine the new rmbp will be way better though. The 750m in my laptop was barely okay back in the day. Do the new ones should be a big step forward.
Also parallels is really bad on my machine. I can only render very simple things. Not to many mates or components.
Also parallels is really bad on my machine. I can only render very simple things. Not to many mates or components.
It depends how complex you're going (and how/if you're rendering.
I had the 2012 version running usably on a 2013 Air via Bootcamp.
Aren't you the guy who asked if a 13" is suitable for spread sheets? No wonder we had such a horrible financial crisis not too long ago.
Oh, I'm also an aerospace engineer.
Knowing Goldman there is about a 0% chance you'd be using a personal computer, let alone a Mac. Nice try?
I used a 2012 rMBP for ME in school with Bootcamp and parallels and it worked well enough.
Keep in mind that SW pretty much uses a single core for many things, so the higher clocked processor may actually help. If you want Real you can find some hacks that either use a GUI or registry edits. If you don't hack a lot of the graphics rendering will be done on the CPU and not the GPU.
If only MBPs used actually "Pro" cards...