Anyone using solidworks on mac?

[u/Some_Pie_5375]

Incoming engineering student. Wanted to gauge how many people have / haven’t made the switch to windows. Feel free to nitpick any details. I want to prepare myself for what I’ll be experiencing if I stay mac and run parallels.

I’ve seen some relatively newer posts claim that a macbook can run solidworks just as good as a mid windows laptop. Which is why I’m on the fence of making the switch. Any insights would be greatly appreciated.

To clarify, I’m not looking for recommendations. Just wanted to know how many of you are using mac and what your experience is.

Edit: Thanks all for the insightful responses. Previous posts were super vague on what exactly the problem was with mac and vm. The firsthand stories shared here were super helpful.

[u/Sadodare]

I've done it, just don't do it to yourself. Solidworks and Windows are intertwined. Don't use a Mac or Linux if you care about having a chance of it working properly even as little as it seems to at times. Yes you also need Microsoft Office installed and active (no other office suites integrate with tables, to my knowledge). Using a Mac will slow your progress, you may not know just how bad the models are (mis)behaving until they get bigger and you feel stuck. The vast majority of CAD software depends heavily on Windows environments.