Which package to install on macOS M1/M2 (Apple Silicon)

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Which package to install on macOS M1/M2 (Apple Silicon)

Post by andrew » Mon Jun 26, 2023 12:32 pm

From a QCAD user:
I have an Apple computer with an M1 or M2 chip. Which package should I download?

QCAD Professional 3.28.1 (e) for macOS 11.x, 12.x, 13.x arm64 (M1/M2, NOT for regular Intel Macs!)
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QCAD Professional 3.28.1 (f) for macOS Qt 6 11.x, 12.x, 13.x arm64 (M1/M2, NOT for regular Intel Macs!)

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Re: Which package to install on macOS M1/M2 (Apple Silicon)

Post by andrew » Mon Jun 26, 2023 12:35 pm

Please download the package indicating "Qt 6":

QCAD Professional 3.28.1 (f) for macOS Qt 6 11.x, 12.x, 13.x arm64 (M1/M2, NOT for regular Intel Macs!)

This uses the newer version 6.x of Qt. The other package uses Qt 5. If you have an external monitor, you might experience problems with the Qt 6 package. In this case, install:

QCAD Professional 3.28.1 (e) for macOS 11.x, 12.x, 13.x arm64 (M1/M2, NOT for regular Intel Macs!)

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Re: Which package to install on macOS M1/M2 (Apple Silicon)

Post by Kmiller12 » Mon Jun 26, 2023 2:26 pm

Thank you!

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