Running on other Platforms
Macad|3D has been developed for the Windows operating system on x64 architecture. However, it is possible to run the program on other operating systems and other architectures like Arm. This requires an emulation that provides the program with the required operating environment. Here are some tips to increase the experience on the respective systems.
Windows on Arm
For Windows on Arm an emulation is executed in the operating system itself, this should run Macad|3D as usual. Since it is still an x64 application, you need a 64bit operating system.
MacOS
Operation on MacOS platform has been successfully tested using the emulation software Parallels Desktop. Furthermore, the emulation solutions Crossover and Wine are available, which have already been successfully tested under Linux. For more details, see the next chapter.
For the installation of Wine on MacOS see here.
Linux
Operation on Linux was tested using the commercial emulation software Crossover and the free counterpart Wine.
Wine is available in most distributions via the respective app manager, but the software version may already be older and therefore still contain errors, which usually show up in the UI rendering. If UI/display errors occur, manual installation of the latest version is recommended.
The operation of Macad|3D was tested on Ubuntu 23.10 and Wine 9.0.
For the installation of Wine on Linux see WineHQ Installation and Configuration. Please make sure you also have installed the Corefonts.
Installing Macad|3D
Download the latest version from the Macad|3D Website. Start a terminal, navigate to the directory containing the downloaded installer executable and run the executable using Wine:
cd /path/to/downloaded/installer
wine Macad3D_4.0_Setup.exe
Replace Macad3D_4.0_Setup.exe with the actual name of the downloaded installer (version may vary).
Follow the on-screen instructions for the installer to complete the installation.
Configure Wine
To keep the display of the application window as close as possible to the original, it is recommended to disable the setting Allow the window manager to decorate the windows. This can be done in Wine configuration tool globally or in a special setup for Macad|3D.
After the installation succeeded, start the Wine configuration tool:
winecfg
Create a new profile, selected the file Macad.exe inside the installation directory (default is C:\Program Files\Macad3D). On the Graphics tab, ensure that the checkbox Allow the window manager to decorate the windows is unset, and save/apply these settings.
