You want to upgrade your Mac OS to El Capitan (10.11) and want to know if your AutoCAD 2014 or 2015 is supported (2015-10-05).
Currently it is not supported and people are having problems. In some discussion group posts reinstalling their AutoCAD for Mac 2015 resolves some problems.
Most common thread is that you are unable to launch the program, if you do it crashes right away.
It would not be advisable to install El Capitan if you need an operational AutoCAD for Mac.
Current system requirements for AutoCAD for Mac 2012-2015:
Check here for an update/service pack from time to time:
http://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad-for-mac#?sort=score
and here
http://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad-for-mac#?p=ACDMAC&sort=score&page=1&cg=Downloads
Also, Autodesk has been referring discussion group posters to here for updated information:
Apple has announced the next OS X El Capitan earlier today, and the first preview version is already available for app developers. AutoCAD team is starting to analyze the compatibility on this OS and preparing to fix the potential issues.
Some of AutoCAD users may have access to the El Capitan preview version, and would like to test AutoCAD on it. Please kindly post any of your findings in this thread, that would help other users and also the AutoCAD team.
Please include the following info in your posts for reference:
-OS X version(for example, DP1 15A178w)
-AutoCAD version
Thanks,
The AutoCAD for Mac Team
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Update:
Thanks everyone for your comments. For users who hit frequent crashes on El Capitan, we suggest you to try the Beta version of the next AutoCAD release. You can find the Beta registration info in page below:
http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-for-mac-general/autocad-for-mac-public-beta-available/td-p/579...
Thanks,
The AutoCAD for Mac Team
Have a great day!
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