Will this configuration work (involves Autodesk, Boot Camp, Windows 7)?

[Kennedy]

I want to know if anyone can identify compatibility issues with this set-up, it's for architecture school and it is very important that it works.

17" Macbook Pro 2.8Ghz
8GB RAM
128GB Solid State Drive

Here's where it gets confusing:

through Boot Camp 3.0, run Windows 7 Home Premium
run AutoCAD 2010
run 3Ds Max 2010
run Revit Architecture 2010

(Each of these have well-documented problems running in Boot Camp regarding broken licenses, however, no information I can find since 2008 identifies issues. Autodesk's website does specifically say each of these products are supported on OSX through Boot Camp.)

I will be saving all files to either an external HDD (these also have been documented to cause problems concerning the license in Boot Camp, I am presuming that since Autodesk now supports Boot Camp, this issue has been/will be resolved through Autodesk) or a networked storage system at the university.

OSX will be used primarily for using Adobe CS4 Design, OpenOffice, and internet browsing. Basically, pleasure use with a minimum of curriculum-related applications (except for CS4).

Any recommendations are greatly appreciated.

-Kennedy

 

[ri0ku]

I can confirm that max 2010 works fine, 09 doesnt tho! which I found out and was very p***ed about. It gets a licensing error after a few restarts but this issue doesnt exist with 2010 so happy days.

I was running 2010 on windows 7 rtm and rc ultimate and now im running windows 7 proffesional (got it for free for being a uni student through microsoft adacemic allience yeyyy!!!!!)

 

[wesrk]

yes you can, other students here run Autocad at least on their macs and have zero problems.