Hi..Iam an Architect...I would like to purchase a macbook pro 15.4 inch 512 gb, 16 gb.So i would like to know the possibilities and advantages of using 3d softwares and autocad.And also is 3dsmax available for mac os or should i install it with windows.

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hi..Iam an Architect...I would like to purchase a macbook pro 15.4 inch 512 gb, 16 gb.So i would like to know the possibilities and advantages of using 3d softwares and autocad.And also is 3dsmax available for mac os or should i install it with windows.

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System Requirements for AutoCAD 2013 for Mac:
Apple® Mac OS® X v10.8.0 or later (Mountain Lion), OS X v10.7.2 or later (Lion), or OS X v10.6.8 or later (Snow Leopard) with 64-bit Intel processor
Apple® Mac® Pro 4.1 or later; MacBook® Pro 5.1 or later (MacBook Pro 6.1 or later recommended); iMac® 8.1 or later (iMac 11.1 or later recommended); Mac® mini 3.1 or later (Mac mini 4.1 or later recommended); MacBook Air® 2.1 or later; MacBook® 5.1 or later (MacBook 7.1 or later recommended)
3 GB of RAM (4 GB recommended)
2.5 GB free disk space for download and installation (3 GB recommended)
All graphics cards on supported hardware
1,280 x 800 display with true color (1,600 x 1,200 recommended)
All Mac OS X supported language operating systems
Apple® Mouse, Apple Magic Mouse, Magic Trackpad, MacBook® Pro trackpad, or Microsoft-compliant mouse.
Mac OS X-compliant printer
Additional Requirements for 3D Modeling (All Configurations)
Pentium 4 or Athlon processor, 3 GHz or greater or Intel or AMD dual-core processor, 2 GHz or greater
4 GB RAM or more
6 GB hard disk space available in addition to free space required for installation
1,280 x 1,024 true color video display adapter 128 MB or greater, Pixel Shader 3.0 or greater, Direct3D®-capable workstation-class graphics card
3ds Max 2014 and 3ds Max Design 2014 are available for windows only:
System requirements for 3ds Max 2014 and 3ds Max Design 2014
Windows 8 or Windows® 7 64-bit Professional operating system
64-bit Intel or AMD multi core processor
4 GB RAM minimum (8 GB recommended)
4.5 GB free disk space for installation
3-button mouse
Latest version of Microsoft® Internet Explorer®, Apple® Safari®, or Mozilla® Firefox® web browser
Recommened Mac:
15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display : 15.4-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology
2880-by-1800 native resolution at 220 pixels per inch with support for millions of colors
Hardware
2.4GHz quad-core  Quad-core Intel Core i7
16GB 1600MHz DDR3L SDRAM
512GB Flash Storage
Autodesk AutoCAD 2014 for Windows vs AutoCAD 2013 for Mac
USER INTERACTION                                                                          Windows         Mac
Command line
✓
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Multifunctional grips
✓
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Dynamic input
✓
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Auto-complete command entry2
✓
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Hide and isolate objects
✓
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Create and select similar objects
✓
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Delete duplicate objects
✓
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Properties palette
✓
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Quick properties palette
✓
Quick view
✓
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In-canvas viewport controls
✓
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Editable UCS icon
✓
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Layer tools3
✓
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Layer groups
✓
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Layer state manager4
✓
New layer notification
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Filter
✓
Quick select
✓
DesignCenter
✓
Tool palettes
✓
Content palette
✓
Navigation bar
✓
ShowMotion
✓
Coverflow navigation
✓
Multi-touch gestures
✓
AutoCorrect command entry
✓
File tabs
✓
DOCUMENTATION
Geometry creation & measurement tools
✓
✓
Parametric constraints
✓
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Associative arrays
✓
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Copy array
✓
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Object and layer transparency
✓
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Strike-through text
✓
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Blend curves
✓
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Multiple hatch editing
✓
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Sheet set manager
✓
Project manager
✓
Dynamic blocks5
✓
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Model documentation tools
✓
Table style editing
✓
Hatch creation preview
✓
Multiline style creation
✓
Digitizer integration
✓
Change space
✓
Express tools6
✓
Text align
✓
DESIGN
Solid, surface, and mesh modeling
✓
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Surface curve extraction
✓
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PressPull
✓
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Autodesk materials library
✓
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Material creation, editing, and mapping
✓
Basic rendering
✓
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Sun properties7
✓
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Visual styles7
✓
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Advanced rendering settings
✓
Camera creation
✓
Walkthroughs, flybys, and animations
✓
Autodesk ReCap point cloud tool
✓
Import Sketchup files (SKP)
✓
Geographic location
✓
CONNECTIVITY
External references (DWG)
✓
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Image underlays
✓
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PDF underlays
✓
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DWF underlays
✓
DGN underlays
✓
In-place editing of DWG references
✓
✓
Batch publish
✓
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Publish or plot to PDF
✓
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Plot styles
✓
✓
Plot style table editor
✓
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AutoCAD WS connectivity
✓
✓
Autodesk 360 connectivity
✓
Data links
✓
Data extraction
✓
Hyperlinks
✓
Markup set manager
✓
dbConnect manager
✓
eTransmit
✓
WMF import and export
✓
FBX import and export
✓
SAT import and export
✓
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Additional model import
✓
Design feed
✓
Share on Facebook
✓
LICENSING
Standalone licensing
✓
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Network licensing
✓
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Cross-platform licensing
✓