Steve-C

I'm in the same boat as Scott, I quit CA every 2 or 3 hours as a preemptive measure which has helped limit the number of crashes. That being said, X6 locked up on me this morning for the first time since I downloaded it 3 months ago. I've had several crashes but this is the first lock up. I downloaded the update yesterday so that apparently did me no good.

Indeed!

I've had a few hang-ups but for the most part I'm satisfied with the software.

While I'll admit the Mac version of X6 isn't as stable as my Windows machine ran X5, it's not as bad as your experience. Panning and zooming have not been a problem for me. I've had issue with roof connections, crashes when printing pdf, pdf file sizes and some minor lagging with command inputs in 3D. Is your software updated? They released a fix one or two weeks ago.

My undo and redo functions are both painfully slow. I was going to address that with tech support once some of the dust settles from the other issues I've had. My drive is SSD.

I almost exclusively use a Logitech Darkfield wireless mouse, the trackpad is used in conjunction for panning mostly. The trackpad is great for scrolling and zooming on pdf's and web browsing. I actually love the Apple trackpads on their laptops, I've actually done complete plans using them. I still prefer using a mouse but sometimes I just like to sit in my sun room with the computer in my lap and knock out some plans. I guess I just like the change of scenery.

Today was the first time I didn't have to sign in. Maybe Chrome has finally figured me out

I tried using a friends Wacom Intuos Pro and it kinda sucked. Totally threw me off trying to use a pen on a tablet and get my bearings straight in relation to the screen. Plus the touch feature was not responsive at all, at least not compared to the Mac Trackpad (guess I'm spoiled). The concept might be better served with an actual touch screen which I have contemplated but have not pulled the trigger yet.

Turning off the counter tops usually resolves this issue for me. It did in the plan you posted.

I'm still not blown away with the Mac version but it is usable. I quit contacting support because I'm sure they were sick of hearing from me. At this point I'm dealing with the annoyances but I hope they get resolved sooner than later. In the mean time "Command-S" is my best friend.

Thanks Doug. I wish there was a way to test CA on a touch screen to see if it's worth the investment. The more I think about it, the more inclined I am to go with a Macbook Pro. I know I can work with their touch pad pretty well, and I fear getting something that I would hate using.

There were only a couple of threads about this topic and most comments were many weeks or months old (which is an eternity in the tech world). I would love to hear more feedback on touch screen laptops. There is a thread on the Surface Pro which was promising but there seems to be very few established users. I saw one mention of the Sony Duo 13 which leads my wish list right now, mainly because of the way it integrates the keyboard. The keyboard just seems less intrusive and I can't imagine using CA without one (hotkeys and such), plus I like the larger screen and the fact that it can be upgraded to 8Gb of RAM and a 256GB or 512GB SSD drive. Some questions I have: 1) When you pinch to zoom, do the tool bars stay locked and only your work environment zoom, like scrolling in and out with the mouse on a desktop? It's concerned me that CA would not be able to differentiate since zoom is a platform wide feature. 2) I absolutely love the trackpad on the Macbook Pro, is the screen as responsive on the touch screens? I've also noticed that not all trackpads behave the same with CA. Some scroll in and out with 2 fingers but the Macbook tracks side to side and up and down with 2 fingers (which I love). Also, not all trackpads are as customizable as they should be. 3) Is the stylus a big pain in the rear? I borrowed a friends Wacom Intuous Pro and thought it was pretty lame. I had trouble pointing to a pad and not to a screen. I've used a stylus on my iPad for writing and thought it was pretty easy. The Wacom was just weird and it wasn't very touch responsive. 4) Is the interface too small to use a finger to select and place items, draw walls and CAD lines, etc? Any other input would be appreciated. I plan on using this machine as a secondary unit for meetings and site work (meetings are frequent - site work, not so much). I've often thought that a touch screen would be a great environment for CAD design, especially after I bought and iPad last year (and as many of us know, tablet apps don't quite cut it).