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I have to use AutoCAD in school. What should I do? (piefed.social)

submitted 16 hours ago by XiELEd@piefed.social to c/linux4noobs@programming.dev

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In two days I would need AutoCAD installed for my course. It is common knowledge that AutoCAD doesn't work on Linux, even with Wine. I've been looking around for threads but it seems like knowledge and experience with this is fragmented. Also, I would prefer not using the web version as the WiFi is spotty in my university.

For example, would AutoCAD even work on a VM? I heard that some apps won't even run on a VM.

Is Windows capable of deleting my Linux partition from within a VM? I apologize for my lack of experience regarding this matter.

What VM is better to use? I think I would prefer one that saves files, I think.

Should I even bother with a VM or should I just use an old laptop? Do note that my old laptop is a budget laptop and I don't know how demanding AutoCAD can be.

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[–] webghost0101@sopuli.xyz 39 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

As much as i hate my own answer, when using a computer for work or school you should adapt to using the operating system and sofware supported by that school.

The last thing you want is to, in middle of class get instructed to download and use x, and then have to go into a rabbithole of trying to be compliant, missing the class.

I would not trust a vm for cad software because i don't know how heavy the stuff is that you would be doing. You might need that dedicated gpu. dualboot is probably a better option.

Another interesting idea, based on the fact that Linux can read and use from windows disks is to make it windows and school appropriate with 2 partitions, then install your preferred linux on a fast bootable usb.

This way you can take and run your linux wherever you want, and when you plug it in the laptop you just access the partition from the windows disk to put heavy programs and files.

I am doing sm similar on desktop where my old windows drive is still there and functional but is also used as game install drive from linux.

[–] mushroommunk@lemmy.today 15 points 14 hours ago

This is the answer. It's annoying and sucks, but the truth.

A VM would work in a lot of other cases but with CAD I wouldn't trust it without extensive testing of all the features, testing OP doesn't really have time for. GPU passthrough and full feature support can be wonky in VMs.