How do I install AutoCAD 2017 for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS?
I installed Wine and got the .exe in Desktop. I right clicked and selected Wine Windows Program Loader and nothing happened.
How do I properly install this software?
Also can it be done in Terminal? What specifically do I type? I tried
wine AutoCAD_2017_English_Win_32_64bit_Trial_en-us_Setup_webinstall.exe
but this returns wine: cannot find L"C:\\windows\\system32\\AutoCAD_2017_English_Win_32_64bit_Trial_en-us_Setup_webinstall.exe"
I noticed the location was off so I tried wine /home/user/Desktop/AutoCAD_2017_English_Win_32_64bit_Trial_en-us_Setup_webinstall.exe but nothing happens and the command prompt $ returns.
Best Answer
The only way you can use AutoCAD is through VirtualBox.
I made a small tutorial in Google+
This instructions are for AutoCAD 2012, but it should be similar to newer versions as well.
Option 1
Install Windows XP or 7 (no updates) and removed a few default applications and animations to make it very light on VirtualBox. Install AutoCAD and then select Seamless on VBox. Bingo!
Set up Vbox to use only 1.5 gb of ram and it works super fast. No delays no crashes.
Now I can copy the Windows XP/7 folder from my Vbox drive and distributed to other machines.
Your machine needs at least 6gb+ of ram. I have 8gb and with Vbox/Autocad open it uses a bit less than 3gb of ram.
Option 2
This takes some time to get it running. A few days ago I made a tutorial in Spanish on how to use the Android AutoCAD version on Ubuntu. It is much faster but with less features.
Option 3
Alternatively you can use Bricscad, a really good alternative to AutoCAD and it cost one third of the price.
Or you can try Draftsight, free but I never had good luck with performance. I guess it doesn't support all graphics card.