<div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 4:02 AM, ipse lute <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:wineforum-user@winehq.org">wineforum-user@winehq.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Does anyone know what hardware requirements are necessary for running CAD/BIM software under Wine? Anyone tried running Autocad-like or architectural software under wine, and to what avail? Any particular examples will be much apreciated. I would like to run BIM software under Wine within a popular linux distro like Mandriva or Debian-based, but i'm afraid it will run too slow. Running such software under linux will save me some RAM? Will i gain some CPU speed?<br>
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<br></blockquote><div><br>Because I'm trying to learn CAD (not very well) I did some looking. On the Wine AppDB many Autodesk/Autocad programs seem to carry a garbage rating. To me, that's not Wines fault.<br><br>
For hardware, look at the programs RECOMMENDED requirements. Then move one or two solid steps above that, at least. Because I'm a cynic and a pessimist and I've been burned too many times. RAM and CPU issues can't be determined until a program runs as it should.<br>
<br>As for a distro, for what you want to do I recommend Debian stable (Lenny). What you want to do does not need all the bells and whistles that many distros use. It is a Rock of Gibraltar, which is what you need for mission critical use.<br>
<br>NOTE: My distro comment is based on my personal experience AND what he says his needs are. If anyone wants to recommend another distro, feel free. But, I am not starting a distro flame war and don't even want to hear about such a thing.<br>
<br>The customer always comes first.<br><br>Jim<br></div></div>