AutoCAD Architecture 2011 w/ wine?

[carbenein]

I am trying to install AutoCAD Architecture 2011 on Ubuntu 10.04 using Wine. When I try to install, it goes smooth until it comes to the actual AutoCAD install. I attached the log file below.

2010/6/20:13:05:42 carbentech carbentech-r61 === Setup started on carbentech-r61 by carbentech ===
2010/6/20:13:06:45 carbentech carbentech-r61 === Setup ended ===

2010/6/20:13:09:59 carbentech carbentech-r61 === Setup started on carbentech-r61 by carbentech ===
2010/6/20:13:10:53 carbentech carbentech-r61 === Setup ended ===

2010/6/20:13:10:01 carbentech carbentech-r61 === Setup started on carbentech-r61 by carbentech ===
2010/6/20:13:10:01 carbentech carbentech-r61 [Error: 1060] Service does not exist
2010/6/20:13:10:01 carbentech carbentech-r61 [Error: 6] Invalid handle
2010/6/20:13:10:01 carbentech carbentech-r61 [Error: 6] Invalid handle
2010/6/20:13:12:44 carbentech carbentech-r61 Install Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable (x86) Succeeded
2010/6/20:13:20:18 carbentech carbentech-r61 Install DirectX 9.0 Runtime Succeeded
2010/6/20:13:20:20 carbentech carbentech-r61 Install FARO LS 1.1.406.58 Succeeded
2010/6/20:13:20:22 carbentech carbentech-r61 Install MSXML 6.0 Parser Succeeded
2010/6/20:13:20:51 carbentech carbentech-r61 Install Autodesk Material Library 2011 Succeeded
2010/6/20:13:21:29 carbentech carbentech-r61 Install Autodesk Material Library 2011 Base Image library Succeeded
2010/6/20:13:22:17 carbentech carbentech-r61 Install AutoCAD Architecture 2011 Failed Installation aborted, Result=120
2010/6/20:13:22:19 carbentech carbentech-r61 Rollback Autodesk Material Library 2011 Base Image library Succeeded
2010/6/20:13:22:24 carbentech carbentech-r61 Rollback Autodesk Material Library 2011 Succeeded
2010/6/20:13:22:25 carbentech carbentech-r61 Rollback MSXML 6.0 Parser Succeeded
2010/6/20:13:22:26 carbentech carbentech-r61 Rollback FARO LS 1.1.406.58 Succeeded
2010/6/20:13:22:27 carbentech carbentech-r61 Rollback DirectX 9.0 Runtime Failed Failure is ignored, Result=2
2010/6/20:13:22:28 carbentech carbentech-r61 Rollback Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable (x86) Failed Installation aborted, Result=2
2010/6/21:12:26:12 carbentech carbentech-r61 [Error: 6] Invalid handle
2010/6/21:12:26:12 carbentech carbentech-r61 === Setup ended ===

2010/6/22:00:13:06 carbentech carbentech-r61 === Setup started on carbentech-r61 by carbentech ===
2010/6/22:00:14:00 carbentech carbentech-r61 === Setup ended ===

2010/6/22:00:13:09 carbentech carbentech-r61 === Setup started on carbentech-r61 by carbentech ===
2010/6/22:00:13:09 carbentech carbentech-r61 [Error: 1060] Service does not exist
2010/6/22:00:13:09 carbentech carbentech-r61 [Error: 6] Invalid handle
2010/6/22:00:13:09 carbentech carbentech-r61 [Error: 6] Invalid handle
2010/6/22:00:23:35 carbentech carbentech-r61 Install DirectX 9.0 Runtime Succeeded
2010/6/22:00:23:36 carbentech carbentech-r61 Install FARO LS 1.1.406.58 Succeeded
2010/6/22:00:23:39 carbentech carbentech-r61 Install MSXML 6.0 Parser Succeeded
2010/6/22:00:23:59 carbentech carbentech-r61 Install Autodesk Material Library 2011 Succeeded
2010/6/22:00:24:15 carbentech carbentech-r61 Install Autodesk Material Library 2011 Base Image library Succeeded
2010/6/22:00:25:04 carbentech carbentech-r61 Install AutoCAD Architecture 2011 Failed Installation aborted, Result=120
2010/6/22:00:25:06 carbentech carbentech-r61 Rollback Autodesk Material Library 2011 Base Image library Succeeded
2010/6/22:00:25:11 carbentech carbentech-r61 Rollback Autodesk Material Library 2011 Succeeded
2010/6/22:00:25:12 carbentech carbentech-r61 Rollback MSXML 6.0 Parser Succeeded
2010/6/22:00:25:13 carbentech carbentech-r61 Rollback FARO LS 1.1.406.58 Succeeded
2010/6/22:00:25:14 carbentech carbentech-r61 Rollback DirectX 9.0 Runtime Failed Failure is ignored, Result=2
2010/6/22:00:25:21 carbentech carbentech-r61 [Error: 6] Invalid handle
2010/6/22:00:25:21 carbentech carbentech-r61 === Setup ended ===

2010/7/28:01:51:29 carbentech carbentech-r61 === Setup started on carbentech-r61 by carbentech ===
2010/7/28:01:52:33 carbentech carbentech-r61 === Setup ended ===

2010/7/28:01:51:37 carbentech carbentech-r61 === Setup started on carbentech-r61 by carbentech ===
2010/7/28:01:51:37 carbentech carbentech-r61 [Error: 1060] Service does not exist
2010/7/28:01:51:37 carbentech carbentech-r61 [Error: 6] Invalid handle
2010/7/28:01:51:37 carbentech carbentech-r61 [Error: 6] Invalid handle
2010/7/28:02:02:35 carbentech carbentech-r61 Install DirectX 9.0 Runtime Succeeded
2010/7/28:02:02:36 carbentech carbentech-r61 Install FARO LS 1.1.406.58 Succeeded
2010/7/28:02:02:45 carbentech carbentech-r61 Install MSXML 6.0 Parser Succeeded
2010/7/28:02:03:19 carbentech carbentech-r61 Install Autodesk Material Library 2011 Succeeded
2010/7/28:02:03:47 carbentech carbentech-r61 Install Autodesk Material Library 2011 Base Image library Succeeded
2010/7/28:02:04:37 carbentech carbentech-r61 Install AutoCAD Architecture 2011 Failed Installation aborted, Result=120
2010/7/28:02:04:40 carbentech carbentech-r61 Rollback Autodesk Material Library 2011 Base Image library Succeeded
2010/7/28:02:04:48 carbentech carbentech-r61 Rollback Autodesk Material Library 2011 Succeeded
2010/7/28:02:04:50 carbentech carbentech-r61 Rollback MSXML 6.0 Parser Succeeded
2010/7/28:02:04:52 carbentech carbentech-r61 Rollback FARO LS 1.1.406.58 Succeeded
2010/7/28:02:04:54 carbentech carbentech-r61 Rollback DirectX 9.0 Runtime Failed Failure is ignored, Result=2

Any help would be much appreciated; I am an architect and would really like to run AutoCAD on Linux.

[P4man]

Its known not to work under wine, like most recent autocad releases which all depend on .net 3.5
http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManage...sion&iId=19791

It should work in a VM like virtualbox, but I dont know if graphics performance would be satisfactory.

[arjunned]

Hi!

I've been breaking my head for quite a while now, as none of the newer version of Autodesk work with Wine. The only version that works well enough (for me) is AutoCAD 2004!
AutoCAD 2008 installs and works as well (to an extent). But the major problem is that you cant register your AutoCAD. The registration screen just comes up blank. So you have to uninstall it after the 30-day trial expires, and reinstall! (Note: When i tried 2008, i had huge problems with Layer Manager; none of the icons showed properly in the manager. Also got random freezes.)

On another note, i just came across a great CAD application called progeSOFT 2009 Smart. Its exactly like ACAD 2004, but it can read and write formats upto AutoCAD 2009 (which is a big plus for me). Its a windows application (only 97mb download), and works excellent with Wine! Been using it for a while now, and its running smooth.

Hope this helps.
Cheers!