What are they called? What do you need for Linux that only works on Windows or Mac right now?
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Famko@lemmy.world 11 months agoI use Linux and none of the programs I need for structural engineering work on Linux.
Trust me, I would totally ditch the dual boot if I could, but sadly, I can’t
parpol@programming.dev 11 months ago
Famko@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Revit, Tekla, AutoCAD, the usual. I have tried out FreeCAD but found it clunky to use comparably.
parpol@programming.dev 11 months ago
Try BriscCAD. It is very similar to AutoCAD and supports their files.
Revit seems to work fine with Wine, and although wineHQ reports Tekla performance as garbage, that was a very long time ago. It probably works better now.
stephen01king@lemmy.zip 11 months ago
Trust me, if you’re used to the AutoCAD workflow and UI, BricsCAD is just different enough that it can be a bit jarring and a huge drop to your productivity.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
Hopefully that’ll change as more users adopt it. But most users don’t need structural engineering or other specialized software, they just don’t want to change their workflow.
Exceptions exist, and they should become fewer as the userbase of Linux grows.