Same old rumours that we all knew about it May. Nobody knows the current position on a beta. Even if it was available then it would be closed from the general public.
Yeah, right. If you were an architect, then you would be know about architecture-oriented Mac CAD apps like ArchiCAD. You would have too much invested in the app to easily switch to a different application. You would also be a regular at the Architosh.com website which covers everything architecture-related on the Macintosh including the progress of AutoCAD.