Then, the email arrived: AutoCAD for Mac native Apple Silicon is here.
She downloaded it hesitantly. Double-clicked a heavy 2D site plan with hatches, blocks, and x-refs.
For months, she dual-booted into emulation. Fans spun like jet engines. The cursor lagged. Crashes came without warning. Every deadline felt like a gamble.
Curious, she threw a 3D massing model at it. Orbit, shade, section plane — instant.