From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Apr 12 12:38:35 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6C7A216A4CE for ; Mon, 12 Apr 2004 12:38:35 -0700 (PDT) Received: from yoda.anything-inc.com (adsl-068-153-193-053.sip.bct.bellsouth.net [68.153.193.53]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E800B43D2D for ; Mon, 12 Apr 2004 12:38:32 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from bobc@anything-inc.com) Received: from /spool/local by anything-inc.com with [XMail 1.17 (FreeBSD/Ix86) LMAIL Server] for from ; Mon, 12 Apr 2004 15:40:21 -0400 Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 15:40:19 -0400 From: Bob Collins To: jsha Message-ID: <20040412194019.GA24713@yoda.anything-inc.com> Mail-Followup-To: jsha , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <20040412143028.GA45427@ninja.terrabionic.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040412143028.GA45427@ninja.terrabionic.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i Comment: No comment X-Cuse: I have none X-Editor: vi X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-4.5 required=3.5 tests=IN_REP_TO,QUOTED_EMAIL_TEXT,REFERENCES,REPLY_WITH_QUOTES, USER_AGENT_MUTT version=2.55 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.55 (1.174.2.19-2003-05-19-exp) cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: freebsd in the architect office X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 19:38:35 -0000 On Mon, Apr 12, 2004, jsha clacked the keyboard to produce: > > hi. > > i have a dying passion for freebsd and the concept of open source, and now i intend > to patch it into the way architects shape our environments. > > architects need two things: autocad, and be able to print (plot). besides that, it's > pretty much up to me how i want to set up this network. the first thing that entered > my mind was freebsd. > > however, i have an additional set of windows software that i need them to use in > order to increase productivity and quality in less time. these are products from the > same people who made autocad: revit, architectural desktop etc. > > doing freebsd > vmware/wine > autodesk software seems like a difficult task. would > it be best for me to stick to samba and perhaps run the windows version of blackbox, > or are there some other hidden open source technologies (like there always are) that > might benefit this office? > > thanks. > > -- > j. Hey, you say you "have a dying passion for freebsd", does that mean your passion is in fact dying? ;-) Or maybe you meant undying? hehehe Being a registered Architect in Florida, I too would love such a thing, but as far as I know, there is no good way to run AutoCAD on a *nix system, emulated or otherwise. My current situation is to use FBSD for file storage and the like. I let the CAD guys run Wintel and AutoCAD. Yes, I am using Samba for that. I have not tried wine in about two years, but even then I could not even install AutoCAD, much less run it. I think that AutoCAD is to Windows dependent to be emulated and you may be stuck with a not so perfect situation. Perfect being a FBSD environment. -- Bob "Play is the work of children. It's very serious stuff. And if it's properly structured in a developmental program, children can blossom." -Bob Keeshan aka `Captain Kangaroo'