August 31, 2010 in Associate Membership, AutoCAD, AutoCAD Civil 3D, Business, Land Surveying, News, Surveying Software
Professional Land Surveyor News
Professional Land Surveyor News: Autodesk Announces AutoCAD for Mac and AutoCAD WS App for iPad and iPhone
SAN RAFAEL, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK), a leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software, announced AutoCAD for Mac software. This version of AutoCAD, one of the most widely used software for professional design and engineering, runs natively on Mac OS X and will increase choice of hardware for millions of users around the world. Autodesk also announced the AutoCAD WS mobile application, a new app for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch that will allow users to edit and share their AutoCAD designs in the field.
“Apple is thrilled that Autodesk is bringing AutoCAD back to the Mac and we think it’s the perfect combination for millions of design and engineering professionals”
“The release of AutoCAD for Mac marks the return of professional design and engineering software to the Mac platform and an important convergence of power and design. Over 5000 customers have helped develop this product through our beta program and they are delighted to have the choice of a native Mac version of AutoCAD,” said Amar Hanspal, senior vice president, Autodesk Platform Solutions and Emerging Business. “The combination of this new version of AutoCAD and the extension of AutoCAD to iPad, iPhone and iPod touch is a big step in Autodesk’s efforts to accelerate design and make design more accessible for an ever-greater number of people so they can shape the world around them.”
“Apple is thrilled that Autodesk is bringing AutoCAD back to the Mac and we think it’s the perfect combination for millions of design and engineering professionals,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “The AutoCAD WS app is a bold new idea, a mobile version of industry-leading design software for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, the world’s most innovative mobile devices.”
AutoCAD for Mac Built for Mac OS X Read the rest of this entry →
Tags: 3D, 3D design, Amar Hanspal, App, Apple, AutoCAD, AutoCAD Civil 3D, AutoCAD for Mac, AutoCAD WS mobile application, Autodesk, Autodesk Education Community, Autoesk, Civil, Design, Eric D. Colburn PLS, iPad, iPhone, iPod, iPod Touch, Land, Land Surveying Software, Mac, Mac OS X, Mobile, News, News Release, Professional, Software, Surveyor, Technology, Update
