PC v. MAC?

[lianned]

As a new graduate of Industrial Design and Tech. in the UK I have only used PC’s for design work whilst at universty. I am contemplating investing in a MAC to widen my skill base while I go through the frustrating process searching for my first ID role. I just wondered whether you people in the know thought this would be beneficial or not?

Also what CAD packages are a must for any industrial designer, there are so many out there that I don’t know which will give me the upper hand and which are just pointless. Any advice would be appreciated.

[nydesignguy]

This is a non issue now that Macs use Intel Processors. Macs now run Windows XP with Boot Camp.

[concretebox]

is this thread double posted?

focus on software! screw the hardware!

learn something that can make what you want to make… they all have strengths and weaknesses.

me, I’m using Pro-Engineer for modeling, but it isnt the most popular for designers, more for engineers… I do design with it too, though.

I would have learned Alias or something … but I wanted to send files direct to the manufacturer, some of which are VERY precise, and I seem to be able to MAKE all the things I want to in Pro-E, although making big blobby swoopy shapes for the sake of it seems to be easier in some other packages.

[functionlab]

…although making big blobby swoopy shapes for the sake of it seems to be easier in some other packages.

True, but it can be done in Pro/E. And very precisely, too.

[MikeMech]

@lianned

As a new graduate of Industrial Design and Tech. in the UK I have only used PC’s for design work whilst at universty. I am contemplating investing in a MAC to widen my skill base while I go through the frustrating process searching for my first ID role. I just wondered whether you people in the know thought this would be beneficial or not?

Also what CAD packages are a must for any industrial designer, there are so many out there that I don’t know which will give me the upper hand and which are just pointless. Any advice would be appreciated.

I agree with earlier posts when they say “Find the software, buy the hardware the runs the software.”

There is a famous chap named Kevin Quigley (Quigley Design), and he uses Ashlar-Vellums Cobalt. It runs on the Mac and PC.

I do think the Intel Macs will eventually run the other PC CAD packages one day soon, also.

[MikeMech]

@lianned

As a new graduate of Industrial Design and Tech. in the UK I have only used PC’s for design work whilst at universty. I am contemplating investing in a MAC to widen my skill base while I go through the frustrating process searching for my first ID role. I just wondered whether you people in the know thought this would be beneficial or not?

Also what CAD packages are a must for any industrial designer, there are so many out there that I don’t know which will give me the upper hand and which are just pointless. Any advice would be appreciated.

I agree with earlier posts when they say “Find the software, buy the hardware the runs the software.”

There is a famous chap named Kevin Quigley (Quigley Design), and he uses Ashlar-Vellums Cobalt. It runs on the Mac and PC.

I do think the Intel Macs will eventually run the other PC CAD packages one day soon, also.

[MikeMech]

@lianned

As a new graduate of Industrial Design and Tech. in the UK I have only used PC’s for design work whilst at universty. I am contemplating investing in a MAC to widen my skill base while I go through the frustrating process searching for my first ID role. I just wondered whether you people in the know thought this would be beneficial or not?

Also what CAD packages are a must for any industrial designer, there are so many out there that I don’t know which will give me the upper hand and which are just pointless. Any advice would be appreciated.

I agree with earlier posts when they say “Find the software, buy the hardware the runs the software.”

There is a famous chap named Kevin Quigley (Quigley Design), and he uses Ashlar-Vellums Cobalt. It runs on the Mac and PC.

I do think the Intel Macs will eventually run the other PC CAD packages one day soon, also.