May 05, 2014 I've seen that SolidWorks on Mac machines can run quite well. There's actually a service called SWForMac that offers to install SolidWorks for Mac users for a fee. For me, the benefits are that you don't have to invest in another workstation. And with these guys, you also don't have to know anything about how to get Windows or SolidWorks on a Mac. It has protection pre installed About System Integrity Protection on your Mac - Apple Support Anti virus software will slow your Mac to a crawl. According to their website SolidWorks there's no support for El Capitan v10.11 anyway.
SOLIDWORKS and SW PDM System RequirementsThese requirements apply to all SOLIDWORKS products except where noted.Use this information to ensure you are always working with a SOLIDWORKS-supported and optimized system for hardware, operating system and Microsoft products. Microsoft ProductsStart of LifeEnd of Life 1Windows 7, 32-bit2010 SP12014 SP5Windows Vista, 64-bit2008 SP3.12013 SP5Windows Vista, 32-bit2008 SP02013 SP5Windows XP, 64-bit2006 SP42012 SP5Windows XP, 32-bit2001Plus SP02013 SP5Windows Server 2008 R2, SP120092017 SP5Windows Server 14 SP5SQL Server 2008 R22010 SP42017 SP5IE 102013 SP02016 SP5IE 92011 SP42015 SP5IE 82009 SP52014 SP5Excel, Word 20072008 SP12014 SP5Notes:. End Of Life (EOL) corresponds to the last SOLIDWORKS release where a Microsoft product is supported (This is synchronized with the ).
Last Updated: September 19, 2018There’s plenty of nowadays but unfortunately SolidWorks for Mac does not exist. However the good news is there are ways to install the PC version of SolidWorks 2016, 2017 & 2018 on macOS. If you use a virtual machine such as, you can switch between macOS and Solidworks at anytime seamlessly. Alternatively, you can install SolidWorks using Boot Camp if you don’t need access to macOS while you’re using SolidWorks. Here we’ll show you both ways and give you a few tips and hints about how to improve the performance of SolidWorks on Mac.Follow the instructions below to install SolidWorks on a Mac. SolidWorks Installation ChecklistBefore you start, you’ll need to make sure you have the following. A copy of 2016, 2017 or 2018.
You’ll also need a copy of Windows 7, 8 or 10 (see table below to see which one you need) but we strongly recommend Windows 10. All versions of Solidworks 2016, 2017 and 2018 work with all versions of Windows 7, 8.1 and 10 and you can check out the full system requirements below. We recommend installing Windows 10 on your Mac, especially if you’re going to use Parallels, as it automatically installs Windows 10 for you and makes it very easy. Plus Windows 10 is now effectively free to use as Microsoft don’t require you to activate it anymore unless you want to customize Windows.
If you don’t choose the Boot Camp method, you will need a copy of a virtual environment software such as which makes it really easy to install Windows on a Mac and run it at the same time as macOSYou’ve then got two choices as to how to install SolidWorks on your Mac – either by using Boot Camp or by using using a virtual machine. To understand the difference between both, check out our article on the.In a nutshell, Boot Camp is free in macOS but only allows you to run either Windows or OS X at one time. Our recommended virtual machine Parallels isn’t free but it allows you to run macOS and Windows at the same time which is far more convenient as you can switch between your Mac and Windows in one click:Using Parallels means you don’t have to restart your Mac when you want to use SolidWorks – you can just switch to macOS as you do when you want to use any other application whereas with Boot Camp you have to shutdown your Mac and restart it in Windows. Although Boot Camp allows your Mac to devote all of its resources to running SolidWorks (thus in theory giving you smoother performance) both Macs and Parallels have become more powerful in processing speed and RAM size meaning SolidWorks now works almost as well using Parallels as it does using Boot Camp. How To Install SolidWorks on Mac Using ParallelsHere’s how to run SolidWorks on Mac using a virtual machine. The first thing you need to do is follow these instructions to. Microsoft no longer requires uses to activate Windows 10 with a product key in order to use so the great thing is Windows doesn’t cost a cent.
and install it in Windows. Once installed, start SolidWorks so that it makes a few entries in your Windows Registry and then close it. There are then a few tweaks you need to make sure that SolidWorks works properly on your Mac. First make sure you are running Windows and then go to the menu at the top of the screen and select Actions Configure.
Make sure that Resource Usage is set to No Limit. In earlier versions of Parallels running Windows 7, the process is go to Parallels Virtual Machine Configure Options Optimization and make sure your settings are the same as below:Then select Graphics and make sure that 3D Acceleration is set to DirectX10 and Vertical Synchronization is selected in Advanced Settings. In earlier versions of Parallels running Windows 7, go to Parallels Virtual Machine Configure Hardware Video and make sure your settings are the same as this on Windows 7:If you’re using the latest version of Parallels with Windows 10 instead, you’ll find that you can now force Parallels to use multiple core processors which will dramatically improve the performance of SolidWorks on your Mac. Make sure you select more than one processor.
Depending on how much RAM you’ve got, we recommend allocating at least 4GB of RAM or more to Parallels to ensure Solidworks runs quickly. Note that macOS requires at least 4GB of RAM to run smoothly so you should make sure that at least 4GB is free otherwise you’ll find your. Make sure your settings look something like this:Finally, you need to make in the Windows Registry in order to make OpenGL and RealView work in macOS running SolidWorks on Parallels. You should be good to go after that. How To Install SolidWorks on Mac Using Boot CampThe installation of SolidWorks using Boot Camp follows the same principle as with Parallels with the main difference being that it installs Windows in a partition on your hard drive.
First you need to. You then need to If you’re using an iMac with a SuperDrive then this can be an installation DVD. However, if you’re using a MacBook Air or MacBook Pro you’ll need a digital download. To install SolidWorks is then exactly the same as if you were installing it on a PC.You can also see SolidWorks working very smoothly on a Mac in Windows 8 using Boot Camp here.
For more detailed stats on how fast SolidWorks works on a Mac, check. If you do a search for “Mac”, you’ll see the Macs hold-up pretty well against PCs. How To Use RealView & OpenGL In SolidWorks On MacYou will find that RealView and OpenGL won’t work by default on Mac because the graphics cards in Mac are not supported by SolidWorks for these features. However, you can force SolidWorks to use these features although you’ll find that the results aren’t always perfect. To enable RealView and OpenGL on Mac using NVIDIA graphics cards, follow these instructions (obviously change the value of “SolidWorks 2015” or “SoliwWorks 2016” to the appropriate version of SolidWorks you are using). Open the Registry Editor in Windows. To do this, depends on the version of Windows you are using but you can find.
In the Registry Editor, go to HKEYCURRENTUSER/Software/SolidWorks/SolidWorks 2015/Performance/Graphics/Hardware/Current. Double click on the “Renderer” key and, copy the value string and click “OK”. In the Registry Editor, then go to HKEYCURRENTUSER/Software/SolidWorks/SolidWorks 2015/Performance/Graphics/Hardware/Gl2Shaders/Other. Right click on the “Other” folder and select “New Key”. Then simply paste in the value you copied previously as the name of the folder.
Select the new folder and in the panel on the right, right-click and select “New” and then DWORD (32bit). Change the Name the Key to Workarounds. Double Click on it and enter the hex value 40008. This is the correct setting for the nVidia graphics card in your Mac.
In the Registry Editor, go to HKEYCURRENTUSER/Software/SolidWorks/SolidWorks 2015/Performance/Graphics/Hardware and then search for the 4 sub-folders called Parallels. In the Parallels and NVIDIA folders, change the Workarounds value to 4000480 and for the Parallels and ATI folders change to modify in 10. Close the Registry Editor. Those that are using older Macs with Intel graphics cards, can try these values instead: For Realview Graphics: HKEYCURRENTUSERSoftwareSolidWorksSolidWorks 2016PerformanceGraphicsHardwareGl2ShadersOtherParallels using Intel HD Graphics 4000 OpenGL Engine. Add value Workarounds: 0x04000480. For Open CL: HKEYCURRENTUSERSoftwareSolidWorksSolidWorks 2016PerformanceGraphicsHardwareIntelParallels using Intel HD Graphics 4000 OpenGL Engine.
Add value Workarounds: 0x09. Hi Matthew, Glad it helped. Matthew SchmitzThanks for the reply. Unfortunately, neither of these combinations worked for realview.
Both of them resulted successfully in the “use software open GL” being unchecked, but neither of them worked for RealView exactly. They both caused the realview icon to show up under the television screen drop-down, but when clicked, realview didn’t work. Under the first set of keys, (4000480 and 9), nothing happened when I enabled realview. Under the second set (4000480 and 4000480), The part gets a small shadow, but no real improved rendering.Any other ideas?
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I’ve tried combinations of keys 40000, 9, 4000480 and 9000000 with no luck.Thanks so much for your help.
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