MAC computers?

[Mark Hockett]

Can a Mac computer running windows be used for Mcam X4? Anyone using one?

 

Thanks,

Mark Hockett

[Chris In-House Solutions]

Hey Mark,

 

I think a couple of people are doing but it’s not recommended or supported by CNC software. So your best bet would be to get a PC to run MCAM X4.

[Mark Hockett]

Thanks,

Thats what I thought we were just having a discussion with a Mac user here in the shop, he was arguing that we should switch to Macs

[CAM-mando]

Thanks,

Thats what I thought we were just having a discussion with a Mac user here in the shop, he was arguing that we should switch to Macs

 

Evil Machinist please call your office.

[The_Evil_Machinist]

Mac's are fantastic computers but it depends on what you are doing in mastercam. When you bootcamp (dual boot but made more apple sounding) it basically is just a regular Windows PC. You can use virtualization software like VMWare fusion or parallels desktop but you loose a lot of horsepower doing so. I ran Virtual machines for years because we have a Mac powered office. I set up Xgrid (distributed computing network) and ran my windows virtual machine on 12 different computers (lol I was the first to break the 30 second Mcam benchmark record. ON A MAC!!!). If you do basic 2d/3d milling, you can use a mac just fine. Any high resolution 3d or multi axis work its better off to buy a windows computer.

 

I love my macs but they have their high points and low points. One of the biggest low points for mac though is engineering software. But autocad was just released on OS X so we might see CAD/CAM come back to the Mac platform (only if steve jobs doesn't make OS X a giant iPhone).

[shazam/TPP]

I love my macs but they have their high points and low points

 

[Mark Hockett]

Mac's are fantastic computers but it depends on what you are doing in mastercam. When you bootcamp (dual boot but made more apple sounding) it basically is just a regular Windows PC. You can use virtualization software like VMWare fusion or parallels desktop but you loose a lot of horsepower doing so. I ran Virtual machines for years because we have a Mac powered office. I set up Xgrid (distributed computing network) and ran my windows virtual machine on 12 different computers (lol I was the first to break the 30 second Mcam benchmark record. ON A MAC!!!). If you do basic 2d/3d milling, you can use a mac just fine. Any high resolution 3d or multi axis work its better off to buy a windows computer.

 

I love my macs but they have their high points and low points. One of the biggest low points for mac though is engineering software. But autocad was just released on OS X so we might see CAD/CAM come back to the Mac platform (only if steve jobs doesn't make OS X a giant iPhone).

 

The_Evil_Machinist' ,

I've had your app in my iphone since the day I got the phone, you really should charge for it as I wouldn't have thought twice about paying a buck or two for it. Your app and a couple of other machinist apps are the only reason I keep the phone, I hate it otherwise.

[The_Evil_Machinist]

No. Its free and that's that.

 

@shazam/TPP

 

What? I'll say when apple is lacking in magic :cough: OS X Lion :/cough:

[koko76]

I run X4MU3 on a Parallels VM at times. Works well.

[Jayson Kramer]

I ran a Mac pro desktop and a Mac Pro laptop. after testing using parallels and then Bootcamp I would stay away from the first as like Evil stated you loose horse power.

Bootcamp ran great no issues. But there is no advantage with this over a pc when going this way.