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cemortiz
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‎09-01-2011 08:43 AM

Autocad Civil 3D 2011 doesn't run

I'm a user of Autocad Civil 3D 2011 I

I installed vmware fusion 3.1.3 in OS X Lion everything is okay but when I try to open Civil 3D it tryies to open but the software never run.

I have a macbook pro

  • 2.0GHz quad-core
    Intel Core i7
  • 4GB 1333MHz
  • 500GB rpm1
  • Intel HD Graphics 3000
  • AMD Radeon HD 6490M with 256MB GDDR5

What should I do? Really,  I need to use Civil 3D

I'll be really gratefull with your help

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MarcusSmith
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‎09-27-2011 06:39 AM

How do you have your windows VM configured? I am the IT manager for a Civil Engineering firm, and I have run C3D in VMware workstation (similar to fusion, but for Windows). I would think it should work. Although Civil 3D needs a beast machine to run properly. You may want to make sure you've given your VM enough resources (RAM, etc.) to run it.

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TheLoneVM
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‎09-29-2011 06:48 PM

We have big improvements for Autocad in the current Fusion 4 release, and it's my understanding that Civil 3D uses the same rendering engine as Autocad, so this should benefit as well.  The Macbook Pro with the ATI 6450 is solid in terms of performance, so should be no problems from that end.

1) Be sure to set Virtual Machine - Settings - Display - Accelerate 3D Graphics to "ON".

2) What guest are you running?  Performance tends to be better in Windows 7 for Autocad.

3) If you are still having problems, is there an error message?  Does the Civil 3D splash screen even appear or just nothing at all?

4) I would install the Fusion 4 trial and see how that works.

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