
The software borrows RAM and CPU resources from OS X to power the VM. Virtual machine software (also often referred to as "virtualizaton") "creates" a generic PC hosted in OS X. However, it will by far offer the best performance, so if you're going to spend a lot of time working in Revit, especially larger projects, or you need to let a rendering cook overnight, Boot Camp is probably your best bet. While in Boot Camp, you're stuck in a Windows world. There's obviously one major drawback: you won't be able to access OS X from Boot Camp. You can install any Windows software you want, and it will run pretty much exactly like it would on a PC with the same hardware specs – same speed and everything. All the CPU, GPU and RAM is dedicated to Windows. Once in Boot Camp, you're for all practical purposes using a generic Windows PC just like any Dell, HP, etc. Once Windows is installed in the Boot Camp partition, you'll have the choice at startup to either boot into OS X or boot into Boot Camp (Windows). It's essentially "dual booting" your Mac.

There are two ways to do this: Boot Camp and via a Virtual Machine (VM).īoot Camp is very straight forward. However, you can run Revit on your Mac by installing Windows on your Mac.
