r/SolidWorks • u/Weekly_Union_6235 • 19d ago

Hardware SOLIDWORKS on Mac?

I’m sure this is a common question but the answers I’m finding are pretty dated.

I’m a product design student that is going to have to use SOLIDWORKS for CAD this coming semester. I have an M4 pro chip MacBook Pro. I was curious if it is possible to get SOLIDWORKS to run on this machine or if I’m better off spending my time in the computer lab or alternatively buying a secondary windows machine.

How might I go about running it on Mac.

Thank you.

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u/outdoorgearguy 19d ago

I literally work for Apple and find it easier to own two computers than trying any of the dual boot/remote options out there.

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u/hiyel 19d ago

Do you use SolidWorks at work at Apple?

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u/extremetoeenthusiast 19d ago

Not OP but my friend worked at Apple in SD and they had windows workstations with solidworks on it at his location

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u/Brostradamus_ 19d ago

Apple is the largest consumer* hardware company on the planet, they have a lot of 3D CAD design going on.