What are you guys(apple users) using for bending software? I know that bend tech isn't compatible with apple. Is there anything else available?

I do have a few customers running windows on their Macs with Bend-Tech

Has anyone using Bend-Tech on a Mac had problems with he program quitting unexpectedly? I heard that Apple hasn't worked out all of the bugs quite yet.

I would say just pick up a used pc for cheap and use it for bendtech.

I can buy up PIII 1 ghz machines with win2k for under $100.

I kept my old pc around solely for Bend Tech :D If'n I ever get an intel mac I'll dual boot it. Now if I could find some free CAD software for my G5 I'd be stoked.

Look into emulators. There are several out there for running Windows programs on a traditional MAC. You might find it useful for using other software as well.

Solid Edge is giving away the 2D version for the PC. That will work on a Dual booted Intell MAC.

I have a MacBook, and it runs most of the major CAD packages OK. UG, Catia, and SolidWorks are all fine.

Carl

yeah, I have an ibook g4. My old pc is toast so I might have to look into an emulator. No idea where to start on those...?

All of our computers at the office are Apples, but I also have a PC just to run SolidWorks and Bend-Tech. I don't think a PC emulator will run Bend-Tech Pro very well. When I looked into this, I was told that the computer wouldn't be able to process the graphics, or something like that. You either need to get an Intel-based Mac or a cheap PC.

slug, it's called virtual pc, microsoft bought it out awhile back. price varies, but deals can be found on ebay, but you also need a valid copy of windows to install. it's slow but works.

Anything new on this topic? This is what I found when I searched... new software. I know im wayyyyyyyy behind on this!

You can easily bootcamp win7.

And then run all that windows software you need.
$99 for Win7. Yeah, another cost, but if you need it, ya need it.

You will be much happier with just buying a cheap laptop. If you can find one for under $200 you will probably be money ahead in the long run. I run parallels on my Mac. While it does the job I need it to do without any issues, it is relatively slow while running anything in parallels.

It doesn't run native to the Mac, however, many guys are running windows emulators and it works great on the Mac with that.
Here is a couple of discussions:
http://www.offroadfabnet.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6452&highlight=windows
http://www.offroadfabnet.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2778&highlight=windows

You can virtualize Windows on your Mac pretty easily with a product like Parallels, VM Ware, or Virtualbox. Just run a virtual Windows XP and install your choice of bending software.

Bootcamp is great too on the Intel Macs, but for a single application I would recommend just virtualizing it.

You will be much happier with just buying a cheap laptop. If you can find one for under $200 you will probably be money ahead in the long run. I run parallels on my Mac. While it does the job I need it to do without any issues, it is relatively slow while running anything in parallels.
I'm running SolidWorks 2010 on parallels on a 2.2Ghz Macbook Pro with 4gigs of ram and it does OK. Not great, but OK. I think it would be better if I bumped it up to 8gigs of ram.