MUMBAI: Autodesk has announced that the AutoCad for Mac software will be commercially available in India. This version of AutoCad, software for professional design and engineering, runs natively on Mac OS X and will increase choice of hardware for the design fraternity in India.

Further, AutoCAD WS mobile application, a new app for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch, is available in India, allowing users to edit and share their AutoCAD designs while on the go.
 
The India launch follows close on the heels of the global availability announced in September last year. Autodesk Platform Solutions and Emerging Business senior VP Amar Hanspal said, "Over 5000 customers have helped develop this product through our beta program and they are delighted to have the choice of a native Mac version of AutoCad.

"The combination of this new version of AutoCAD and the extension of AutoCAD to iPad, iPhone and iPod touch is a big step in Autodesk‘s efforts to accelerate design and make design more accessible for an ever-greater number of people so they can shape the world around them. 
 
We have seen tremendous interest in other parts of the world, and are delighted to be able to offer this to the design community in India."

Students and educators in India can access AutoCAD for Mac free through the Autodesk Education Community. Autodesk recognizes the popularity of the Mac platform among students and is providing AutoCAD for Mac so they can build needed skills by having access to the same software that design professionals use every day.

The release of AutoCad for Mac marks the return of professional design and engineering software to the Mac platform and an important convergence of power and design. AutoCAD for Mac includes new capabilities to help users tackle their most challenging design problems. It gives designers more advanced conceptual design tools as well as increased flexibility and control when designing in 3D.