In fact all architects I know use ArchiCad As an example: A wide range of architects in Switzerland use ArchiCad on Mac’s. I think here in Switzerland things are quite a bit different. We're talking tens of thousands of man-hours of software development effort. That's what it would take to port Revit to the Mac - a complete reimplementation of the whole system from the ground up. You actually have to make a whole new engine for that. That's like saying "can you already start making those petrol cars in diesel version". You can't just port a system as complex as Revit to another, completely different, platform. It's not like they can just pull a lever on the Revit making machine and it will start laying Apple branded eggs. Second, asking to just "please start producing X in Y flavour" shows a bit of ignorance about what is actually involved in producing anything. I hope they concentrate on bug fixes and performance enhancements and innovation in the 3D modelling area. As I said before, I'm a Mac guy and native Mac Revit would be awesome but I don't believe that it's the right thing for Autodesk to pursue at this stage. Apple desktops have always been niche devices. We really need the software.įirst, Apple's desktop business accounts for about 7% of the PC industry ( IDC) so not a huge part of the computer industry at all. It is a must have application for architecture students and the mac industry occupies a huge part of the computer industry.
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