I am currently a second year Architecture student and I have just purchased a new 2018 MacBook Pro with 512GB of storage. I have also purchased Windows 10 as I need it to run Rhino 6 and am struggling to know how much space I should partition to the Windows side of my computer. I am planning on running Rhino 6 on the Windows side of my computer and AutoCAD and Adobe programs on the Mac side.
How much space would people suggest partitioning to the Windows side to ensure I am able to run Rhino efficiently. I want to put enough on the Windows side to future proof, but also don't want to waste space.
Thanks!
Non Sequitur
Feb 6, 18 6:17 am
Only a half gig of storage? That won’t go very far. Also, you should have bought a pc and use the extra $2k for something else.
James Aleister Barcelona
Feb 6, 18 6:46 am
It will save you trouble if you (1) have your storage upgraded if you really need the Windows side or (2) just download (or buy the cheaper full user student version / or download the Rhino WIP version for mac) Rhino for Mac. 512MB storage is not enough to run two OS' in one computer.
TED
Feb 6, 18 7:00 am
With I-cloud, you no longer need high gig on your laptop - with bootcamp you can only run one operating system at a time - you need https://www.parallels.com/uk/l... to run both at one time. I had it on Mac Book pro 2011 to run Rhino and Adobe but got a virus on the window side (it did not touch the OS side) so after a rebuild got it again and abandoned it -
Suggest if you want to run windows, buy a cheap PC or use machines at Uni.
Steeplechase
Feb 6, 18 8:26 am
Half a gig wouldn’t even fit the OS. It is half a terabyte of storage.
You should really consider using Revit instead of AutoCAD. If you really want to use AutoCAD then run it in Windows. AutoCAD for Mac is not a direct port and the Windows version is what you’ll encounter out in the world.
Parallels is nice because it will let you run macOS and Windows at the same time. You can even set it up so that you can run the individual apps instead of using a full Windows desktop. Parallels can be set up one of two ways, the standard virtual partition or from BootCamp. The size of the virtual partition can be adjusted as needed but you will always have to use a virtual machine. Using Parallels and BootCamp will allow you to run Windows in macOS and also boot directly to Windows for more resource intense tasks. If you are not so locked into the Apple ecosystem that Parallels is appealing then you should definitely return MacBook Pro and get a high end Windows laptop
A 50/50 partition is probably not going to hurt. You will still want some sort of external or cloud storage for backups and archives.
archinine
Feb 6, 18 8:35 am
Idk what these others are talking about and some can't even read. 200GB is more than suffice. Windows OS takes up at least 60 so bear that in mind. From the Mac side you can access all the windows files and clean up as required. I did it with 100GB but wished I'd done 125GB. 100 got me through all of school though and didn't feel wasteful. I cheaped out and had only 256GB total. I worked almost exclusively on the mac side minus rhino + grasshopper. I also had the rhino for mac but it's rather limited. If you already have rhino I can't imagine what use you'd have for cad at all as rhino does everything cad does and much much more. Also cad is far dumber of a program
Non Sequitur
Feb 6, 18 8:40 am
I know a thing or two and it's not worth the price for simpleton shiny things. I bought into the Pro craze back in early 2007 with a 160gb HD partitioned 100/60 using bootcamp (using rhino 2... oh jebus, I feel old)... but I just can't support the idea of paying 3 to 4k on a mac when that cash could build a superstar pc tower with room to space for a netbook, and beer money for the year.
archinine
Feb 6, 18 8:54 am
NS well clearly OP has already bought the pro so you can go enjoy your beer.
It is perfectly ok for people to have different values for different things in life. Like beer for example, I hate it just as much today as in college! You know what else hasn't changed? My MacBook Pro! Running like the day I bought it 10+ years ago. 'Beer' money well spent I'd say.
Non Sequitur
Feb 6, 18 9:20 am
my pro still runs fine too 11 years in, although it's killed its 2nd battery a long time ago. I guess you must also think 100k loan is good value too then? Anyways, spending twice as much on a shiny laptop is a status symbol, not a production tool. I have no problem with adults spending their money how they please, but it's ridiculous to think it's good value.
urbanity
Feb 6, 18 11:44 am
why not run rhino for mac native instead of partitioning?
TED
Feb 7, 18 4:13 am
grasshopper etc, not supported on OS
archinine
Feb 6, 18 10:50 pm
Not everyone got to win the birth lottery by being born Canadian ns. The rest of us do what we can to get by with the shitty education system we're dealt. But hats off congrats on being born lucky! You win! You big whiner! I mean winner! Yay the healthcare education lottery! Win win win win!
Non Sequitur
Feb 6, 18 11:41 pm
and no trump and guns helps too.
Donna Sink
Feb 7, 18 12:16 am
I don't have a dog in this fight, I'm old and I have terrible technology karma, but: I use PC at work and a Macbook at home. A year ago I finally bought a cheap PC laptop (a Yoga) just for running CAD at home, while keeping everything else on my Mac.
Currently I find the latest Windows interface to be *so* much simpler and intuitive to use than the latest Mac interface. My 9 year old Macbook is slowing down and I likely won't replace it when it finally dies.
Koww
Feb 7, 18 1:05 am
if you really want to minimze it, 60-80 gb should be ok. 128gb would be comfortable. I wouldn't recommend running mac versions of Adobe and Autodesk though. The PC versions are a lot faster and nobody in the industry I've seen uses anything but PCs. People do use the mac version of rhino though. Unless you want to be a specialist, that would probably be a good option for you.
matt1982
Feb 7, 18 5:19 am
Windows only needs around 8gb - so anything more than that.
As you can share the space between the two, 20gb should be enough for general usage - and thus I would go to around 50gb to give you room to move
Hi.
I am currently a second year Architecture student and I have just purchased a new 2018 MacBook Pro with 512GB of storage. I have also purchased Windows 10 as I need it to run Rhino 6 and am struggling to know how much space I should partition to the Windows side of my computer. I am planning on running Rhino 6 on the Windows side of my computer and AutoCAD and Adobe programs on the Mac side.
How much space would people suggest partitioning to the Windows side to ensure I am able to run Rhino efficiently. I want to put enough on the Windows side to future proof, but also don't want to waste space.
Thanks!
Only a half gig of storage? That won’t go very far. Also, you should have bought a pc and use the extra $2k for something else.
It will save you trouble if you (1) have your storage upgraded if you really need the Windows side or (2) just download (or buy the cheaper full user student version / or download the Rhino WIP version for mac) Rhino for Mac. 512MB storage is not enough to run two OS' in one computer.
With I-cloud, you no longer need high gig on your laptop - with bootcamp you can only run one operating system at a time - you need https://www.parallels.com/uk/l... to run both at one time. I had it on Mac Book pro 2011 to run Rhino and Adobe but got a virus on the window side (it did not touch the OS side) so after a rebuild got it again and abandoned it -
Suggest if you want to run windows, buy a cheap PC or use machines at Uni.
Half a gig wouldn’t even fit the OS. It is half a terabyte of storage.
You should really consider using Revit instead of AutoCAD. If you really want to use AutoCAD then run it in Windows. AutoCAD for Mac is not a direct port and the Windows version is what you’ll encounter out in the world.
Parallels is nice because it will let you run macOS and Windows at the same time. You can even set it up so that you can run the individual apps instead of using a full Windows desktop. Parallels can be set up one of two ways, the standard virtual partition or from BootCamp. The size of the virtual partition can be adjusted as needed but you will always have to use a virtual machine. Using Parallels and BootCamp will allow you to run Windows in macOS and also boot directly to Windows for more resource intense tasks. If you are not so locked into the Apple ecosystem that Parallels is appealing then you should definitely return MacBook Pro and get a high end Windows laptop
A 50/50 partition is probably not going to hurt. You will still want some sort of external or cloud storage for backups and archives.
Idk what these others are talking about and some can't even read. 200GB is more than suffice. Windows OS takes up at least 60 so bear that in mind. From the Mac side you can access all the windows files and clean up as required. I did it with 100GB but wished I'd done 125GB. 100 got me through all of school though and didn't feel wasteful. I cheaped out and had only 256GB total. I worked almost exclusively on the mac side minus rhino + grasshopper. I also had the rhino for mac but it's rather limited. If you already have rhino I can't imagine what use you'd have for cad at all as rhino does everything cad does and much much more. Also cad is far dumber of a program
I know a thing or two and it's not worth the price for simpleton shiny things. I bought into the Pro craze back in early 2007 with a 160gb HD partitioned 100/60 using bootcamp (using rhino 2... oh jebus, I feel old)... but I just can't support the idea of paying 3 to 4k on a mac when that cash could build a superstar pc tower with room to space for a netbook, and beer money for the year.
NS well clearly OP has already bought the pro so you can go enjoy your beer.
It is perfectly ok for people to have different values for different things in life. Like beer for example, I hate it just as much today as in college! You know what else hasn't changed? My MacBook Pro! Running like the day I bought it 10+ years ago. 'Beer' money well spent I'd say.
my pro still runs fine too 11 years in, although it's killed its 2nd battery a long time ago. I guess you must also think 100k loan is good value too then? Anyways, spending twice as much on a shiny laptop is a status symbol, not a production tool. I have no problem with adults spending their money how they please, but it's ridiculous to think it's good value.
why not run rhino for mac native instead of partitioning?
grasshopper etc, not supported on OS
Not everyone got to win the birth lottery by being born Canadian ns. The rest of us do what we can to get by with the shitty education system we're dealt. But hats off congrats on being born lucky! You win! You big whiner! I mean winner! Yay the healthcare education lottery! Win win win win!
and no trump and guns helps too.
I don't have a dog in this fight, I'm old and I have terrible technology karma, but: I use PC at work and a Macbook at home. A year ago I finally bought a cheap PC laptop (a Yoga) just for running CAD at home, while keeping everything else on my Mac.
Currently I find the latest Windows interface to be *so* much simpler and intuitive to use than the latest Mac interface. My 9 year old Macbook is slowing down and I likely won't replace it when it finally dies.
if you really want to minimze it, 60-80 gb should be ok. 128gb would be comfortable. I wouldn't recommend running mac versions of Adobe and Autodesk though. The PC versions are a lot faster and nobody in the industry I've seen uses anything but PCs. People do use the mac version of rhino though. Unless you want to be a specialist, that would probably be a good option for you.
Windows only needs around 8gb - so anything more than that.
As you can share the space between the two, 20gb should be enough for general usage - and thus I would go to around 50gb to give you room to move