Version X

[Milan]

Hi all,

I have two questions:

1) Does it exists really "true" term of issue X version?

2) Where could i find informations about X version?

 

Thanks, Milan

Czech Republic, EUROPE

[Thad]

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1) Does it exists really "true" term of issue X version?

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Yes.

 

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2) Where could i find informations about X version?

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Your local reseller.

 

Thad

[cadist]

YOu can check mastercam newsletter and frequent visits to this forum.

[Steve Zirtzman]

MILAN,

I recieve Mastercam X Bulletins by email from the good people at [email protected]. I was not recieving the EBulletins, so I resubscribed on Mastercam's home page by selecting EBulletin, clicking on "here" at the bottom of page, and after filling out the form I checked the box, "Keep me up to date on the release of Mastercam X".

[Milan]

Thad,

could you be more factual???

 

Milan

[Brad St.]

Milan, what I think Thad was suggesting is that if you want good personal information and support that you should contact your local reseller of the software. You can find them at this web page for contact info:

http://www.mastercam.com/ResellerLocator/

 

If you have any further trouble just post back.

 

HTH Brad

[Thad]

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Thad,

could you be more factual???

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Sure. I know it's "true" because there are hundreds (?) of beta testers here at the forum. They are bound to a promise of silence while testing, therefore your dealer could answer any questions that you might have.

 

Welcome to the forum!

 

Thad

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

I am a Beta Tester and yes X is "Factual". I am bound by a NDA (Non Disclosure Agreement) which prevents me from saying anything beyond what CNC Software has stated either in print or in some other media format that is available to the general public.

 

As Thad stated, if you want more information, please contact your local reseller. Have a nice day!

 

 

HTH.

[garyg]

Can you beta testers tell us how long you've been testing?

This is only an observation and a logical one at that but if it's taking this long to get "X" to market it must be terribly buggy.

[MIL-TFP-41]

According to my dealer, its now looking like April or May....11 months behind schedule (the first I heard of X being released was supposed to be June of '04) I only wish my customers were patient enough to wait a year before seeing a finished product......

[Tom Szelag]

"This is only an observation and a logical one at that but if it's taking this long to get "X" to market it must be terribly buggy."

 

I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that with previous versions they were building on the same DOS kernel. If you're switching your whole software architecture to purely Windows based there is a LOT of changing and QA to do.

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

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...This is only an observation and a logical one at that but if it's taking this long to get "X" to market it must be terribly buggy...

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"...Logical One..."

 

You're entitled to your opinion....

 

Looking at it from the first glimpse I caught of Alpha, they have added a tremendous number of things. They locked adding more functions in Beta 6 I believe. Now we are in the serious testing phase. Is it taking a long time? Certainly. Is it for cause? Absolutely. Mastercam has made it clear that they will not release it until they are confidant it's ready. You guys want it right, right? I heard that EVERYBODY at CNC SOftware is testing Beta X for a minimum of 1 hour per day, even the receptionist. Why the receptionist, that more than likely has no idea about pprgramming/machining? Because that persone will do thing to the software that any one of us would never do in a million years. The effort is a Bazillion percent behind releasing the best CAD/CAM System on the market.

 

As Tom stated this is a "From the ground up" application. Previous versions were just built upon. To give you an idea of how much more streamlined things are... mill9.exe is 13,992 KB. The new executable is 3,332 KB.

 

That's my take and I'm sticking to it!

[CAM-mando]

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mill9.exe is 13,992 KB. The new executable is 3,332 KB.

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Will it be cheaper

[Milan]

Hi, all

My reseller of MasterCAM know nothing about it.

I didn´t get any information too.

Despite this situation thanks to all for spending their time on this.

 

Milan

[Steve Zirtzman]

Milan,

You got mail!

[garyg]

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"...Logical One..."

 

You're entitled to your opinion....

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Observations are not opinions.

 

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That's my take and I'm sticking to it!

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Thanks for the info. That's more than we've ever gotten before and very enlightening. Helps to understand the long delivery.