I just downloaded a new version of MicroStation, 08.11.09.459 on my iMac, partitioned using Parallels / Windows 7. I had no issues with MicroStation 2004, but when I try to open a drawing file "Sample", Window crashes. Is there an issue I'm not familiar with? (I have plenty of memory/RAM capacity).
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Unknown said:MicroStation 2004 has run for years without problems on my iMac
MicroStation up to 2004 Edition (V8.5) uses the OpenGL graphic subsystem. MicroStation V8i uses Microsoft DirectX. An environment that hosts MicroStation V8i must provide DirectX. Visit web sites that deal with the Mac and Parallels and DirectX to see more detail.
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Hi, MicroStation is only supported on native Windows OS and not on virtual machines (besides citrix environments, which are quite a different story) such as Parallel and VMWare Fusion on MacOS. The only safe way to use MicroStation on a Mac is via dual boot configuration using BootCamp.
Not supported means that the configuration has not been tested/certified and hence not suitable for production and we cannot guarantee its functionality nor support it.
The reason why the latest versions can fail on VMs is that they depend a lore more on hardware acceleration than the old 8.5 versions and a virtual machine may not be able to satisfy MicroStation minimum hardware requirements.