While it’s not the solution many people want, Autodesk has taken a huge leap today by announcing official support for 3ds Max on Mac, via Boot Camp. Boot Camp is Apple’s dual-boot solution to allow Mac’s to boot newer version of Windows on the new intel-based Mac Hardware.
Autodesk® 3ds Max® 2010 and Autodesk® 3ds Max® Design 2010 is supported running on a Windows partition of an Apple computer using Boot Camp to manage a dual OS configuration.
Boot Camp is a utility provided with the Apple OS X v10.5 operating system (aka “Leopard”) that enables you to create a separate hard drive partition (on Intel-based Apple computers) on which you can install a Microsoft Windows OS.
Now, you still have to go out and buy a copy of Windows for this, but it’s far better than running it inside of something like VMWare. Not as elegant as an OSX Native, but at least it’s officially supported now.
Autodesk – Autodesk 3ds Max Services & Support – Apple® Boot Camp Support for Autodesk® 3ds Max®.
