AUTODESK MOTION FX FOR MAC PRO

Sketchbook Pro goes for $59.99 Autocad LT costs $899.99. That’s a lot for any software, and it’s a heck of a lot when you consider that these applications don’t come for free. Those applications - Autocad LT, Autocad WS, Motion FX and Sketchbook Pro - have clocked up 2.2 million downloads via the App Store. They used Macs at school, probably learned to edit photos and video in Photoshop and Final Cut Pro, so when they start using CAD and other software, naturally, they want it running on a Mac, too.Īutodesk makes four applications available on Apple’s App Store, and the results are pretty stunning. “The younger generation of engineers has grown up with computing expectations that are completely different,” he says. While engineering software like this tended to be run on beefed-up Windows workstations during the last decade, the Mac has started to make serious inroads among engineers and designers, especially the younger ones, says Autodesk product manager Kevin Schneider. A new trial version for the Mac has just recently come out is coming out soon. It’s heavy-duty software that’s currently available on Windows. Its latest mechanical design software, called Inventor Fusion, is used by mechanical engineers to design cars and planes and factory assembly lines. Here’s a pretty good indicator: If you’re in the business of designing things like machines or buildings, there’s a chance you’re using software from Autodesk.

Since Apple reported such monstrously successful earnings earlier this week, the whole wide world has been parsing the company’s numbers and slapping their heads at the size of the iPhone and iPad sales, and what it all means for everyone else.īut Apple is still a consumer-focused personal computer company, and one trend I like to revisit is how Apple continues to grow its presence in business and professional settings.

Autodesk motion fx for mac