How do you download the latest public beta?

[volitan71]

OK, what am I missing?

 

[gcode]

Public Beta is complete

The current version is MC2024 PC1  (PC stands for production candidate)

It is available to beta testers only.

If the PC1 testing goes well, we will be seeing a formal public release to all users

with valid maintenance.

 

[volitan71]

3 hours ago, gcode said:

Public Beta is complete

The current version is MC2024 PC1  (PC stands for production candidate)

It is available to beta testers only.

If the PC1 testing goes well, we will be seeing a formal public release to all users

with valid maintenance.

 

Do you know if they listen to the beta testers as far as UI design goes?

[Jobnt]

7 minutes ago, volitan71 said:

Do you know if they listen to the beta testers as far as UI design goes?

Based on what I've seen in the last several months after being away from it for many years... I'd say they pay as much attention to them as ever. 

[volitan71]

4 minutes ago, Jobnt said:

Based on what I've seen in the last several months after being away from it for many years... I'd say they pay as much attention to them as ever. 

Guessing that a no from you... Do you beta test for them?

[gcode]

11 minutes ago, volitan71 said:

Do you know if they listen to the beta testers as far as UI design goes?

They do not..

Once a version is in beta, it's pretty much set in stone..

Beta is for hunting bugs.

 

[volitan71]

39 minutes ago, gcode said:

They do not..

Once a version is in beta, it's pretty much set in stone..

Beta is for hunting bugs.

 

OK thanks.

[Jobnt]

41 minutes ago, volitan71 said:

Guessing that a no from you... Do you beta test for them?

I beta tested the first X versions. Haven't since. I was referring more to the current list of undocumented features and workflow-derailment functions I've seen.

[megagigadude]

2024 being released tomorrow?

[byte]

I think it's out now?

I downloaded something called full version

[gcode]

It looks like the "Latest Release" is still MC2023

Beta Testers can download  2024 Production Canidate 1 now

If there are no reported problems PC1 will become the formal release but it's not out yet.

I was expecting a  late May release, but that didn't happen.

 

[AHarrison1]

4 minutes ago, gcode said:

It looks like the "Latest Release" is still MC2023

Beta Testers can download  2024 Production Canidate 1 now

If there are no reported problems PC1 will become the formal release but it's not out yet.

I was expecting a  late May release, but that didn't happen.

 

It is available under the Mastercam tab (1 below 'Latest release') but , as you said, no formal release has been announced.

[gcode]

I see it now.. 

Funny they haven't sent out an email 

[gcode]

The email announcing the release of MC 2024 just hit my Inbox

Maintenance date is 05/31/23

 

·         Version information: 

o    Mastercam version number 26.0.7341.0.  

·         A Maintenance date of 05/31/2023 or later is required to run this product.  

·         This version will NOT time out. 

·         This is a standalone version and can be installed with other Mastercam versions on your machine. Prior versions of Mastercam 2024 must be uninstalled before using this build. Uninstallation instructions can be found below.  

·         What’s New and Resolved Issues can both be found after installation by clicking Start > Mastercam 2024. Please reference the What’s New file to learn about the new features in Mastercam 2024.  

[gcode]

I've been using PC1 for some production work with no issues

and the update to the formal release was uneventful

For me the best new feature is the ability to use

Edit Common Parameters to mass edit only the WCS in a group of toolpaths

 

[neurosis]

I don't know that I've ever seen a release go from PC1 to final?  Seems kinda weird. 

[volitan71]

17 minutes ago, gcode said:

I've been using PC1 for some production work with no issues

and the update to the formal release was uneventful

For me the best new feature is the ability to use

Edit Common Parameters to mass edit only the WCS in a group of toolpaths

 

 

That's been there for a while hasn't it? By clicking on Planes under Edit COmmon? I do it on 2022 all the time

[gcode]

I don't think we've ever been able to mass edit ONLY the WCS

[Chally72]

Correct- ability to mass edit only WCS, C, or T and leave the rest untouched is new for 2024

[CNC CHRIS]

33 minutes ago, volitan71 said:

 

That's been there for a while hasn't it? By clicking on Planes under Edit COmmon? I do it on 2022 all the time

same here, 

unless I'm misunderstanding him. 

[volitan71]

50 minutes ago, CNC CHRIS said:

same here, 

unless I'm misunderstanding him. 

I think we're both misunderstanding what they mean. This is what I'm talking about, from 2022. I selected a whole group of operations and did this to them:

 

[crazy^millman]

1 hour ago, Chally72 said:

Correct- ability to mass edit only WCS, C, or T and leave the rest untouched is new for 2024

This one change is huge for the work we do. This alone makes switching to 2024 for al new projects the biggest reason to do so.

[gcode]

7 minutes ago, volitan71 said:

I think we're both misunderstanding what they mean. This is what I'm talking about, from 2022. I selected a whole group of operations and did this to them:

 

 

 

Now you can leave Tool Plane and Construction Plane alone and mass edit ONLY the WCS

Before MC2024 you had to edit each operation individually  and if you needed to do this with a file containing

3 or 400 operations, that was half a day's work.

Now you can do it in 30 seconds

 

[Chally72]

9 minutes ago, volitan71 said:

I think we're both misunderstanding what they mean. This is what I'm talking about, from 2022. I selected a whole group of operations and did this to them:

 

Before 2024, if you were mass editing a number of 5 axis operations with the same WCS but different toolplanes, the Edit Common Parameters would overwrite every plane- WCS, C, and T. What was lacking was the ability to only overwrite or change WCS, and let the collection of edited ops retain their disparate toolplanes/Cplanes. Now in 2024, you can deliberately choose to overwrite only one type of plane, or overwrite all.

[volitan71]

4 minutes ago, Chally72 said:

Before 2024, if you were mass editing a number of 5 axis operations with the same WCS but different toolplanes, the Edit Common Parameters would overwrite every plane- WCS, C, and T. What was lacking was the ability to only overwrite or change WCS, and let the collection of edited ops retain their disparate toolplanes/Cplanes. Now in 2024, you can deliberately choose to overwrite only one type of plane, or overwrite all.

 

Ah! That makes sense. Thanks