

And that is not the only issue at play now. That is not the same as native M1 chip support which means Rosetta 2 will deliver some degree of a performance hit. The system requirements page for AutoCAD 2021 on Mac states that M series chips are supported through translation via the Rosetta 2 mode. That was back in November of 2020-a year ago! So what is new on this issue? Autodesk stated in its online forums that the company was working on it. That will likely change in the near future but we have no timeline. AutoCAD on M1 MacĪutoCAD is native on the Mac but only for Intel X86 at the moment. In this article we delve into answers and issues. The Apple M1 Pro and M1 Max have stirred up a storm of interest on the Internet and folks are asking if the world’s most well-known CAD system can run natively on the new M1 series chips. His background is in graphics with an Applied Sciences degree and ten years manufacturing experience drafting, as well as technical illustration, image editing, and even patent drafting.A lot of AutoCAD users seem to have taken notice of the big news of Apple’s recent MacBook Pro computers with their M1-based chips. Technical Support Specialist, ManufacturingBob Felton has been supporting Autodesk products for over 23 years including core AutoCAD, P&ID, Plant 3D, AutoCAD for Mac, AutoCAD Mechanical, and Vault. Now AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT will start successfully. Select your username and choose Read & Write. Select the Autodesk folder, then right-click to select Get Info (or use Cmd+I).Ĭlick the lock in the lower right to open it with your Mac login password. Then, the previously hidden Library folder is shown and the subfolders Application Support and Autodesk can seen. To show hidden folders, press Command+Shift+Period on the keyboard at the same time when in the Finder. The path to the Mac user's Autodesk folder needs Read & Write permission set.īut, the Library folder may not be visible at the path specified. Also the solution to Un-install and reinstall in the Autodesk Technical Article "The directory may be locked by another process or have been set to Read Only" when launching AutoCAD / AutoCAD LT for Mac does not work.įurther, the path to the Autodesk folder cannot be found: Insufficient permission for the Mac user for the Autodesk folder.

'/Users//Library/Application Support/Autodesk'. The path to the Autodesk folder may be listed as: "The directory may be locked by another process or have been set to Read Only" After installing AutoCAD for Mac or AutoCAD LT for Mac on a new MacBook Pro, iMac, or Mac Mini, the first start of the program causes an error to appear:
