If you have 8 GB of RAM, you might give 4 GB to the Windows VM (which isn't that much for Windows and Revit!) and keep 4 GB for OS X (or whatever combination you want - however, while the latest versions of OS X can work with as little as 2 - 4GB for itself, it can be a little tight). So if you have a 2 core CPU, OS X gets to use one, and the VM get to use one. On the other side, the VM only has access to the hardware resources you allow it to have.
Unfortunately this nifty trick doesn't come without a significant loss in Revit performance.įirst, the VM is borrowing hardware resources from OS X to run Windows – so that means OS X has less resources for itself, which may slow down or limit your OS X apps.
#REVIT 2014 FOR MAC INSTALL#
This virtual PC really thinks it's a PC – you can install almost any Windows software on it, including Revit, and it will run. You then can boot into Windows from within OS X, and have both operating systems running at the same time. Using the VM software, you install Windows on this "virtual" PC - no partitioning of your storage drive is needed - the VM is stored as a file that is accessed by the VM software.
The software borrows RAM and CPU resources from OS X to power the VM. Virtual machine software (also often referred to as "virtualizaton") "creates" a generic PC hosted in OS X. However, it will by far offer the best performance, so if you're going to spend a lot of time working in Revit, especially larger projects, or you need to let a rendering cook overnight, Boot Camp is probably your best bet. While in Boot Camp, you're stuck in a Windows world. There's obviously one major drawback: you won't be able to access OS X from Boot Camp. You can install any Windows software you want, and it will run pretty much exactly like it would on a PC with the same hardware specs – same speed and everything. All the CPU, GPU and RAM is dedicated to Windows. Once in Boot Camp, you're for all practical purposes using a generic Windows PC just like any Dell, HP, etc.
Once Windows is installed in the Boot Camp partition, you'll have the choice at startup to either boot into OS X or boot into Boot Camp (Windows). It's essentially "dual booting" your Mac. There are two ways to do this: Boot Camp and via a Virtual Machine (VM).īoot Camp is very straight forward.
#REVIT 2014 FOR MAC MAC#
However, you can run Revit on your Mac by installing Windows on your Mac.
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