Ver 8.1 final production release

[moraadim]

Is there an address or a place that

we can dl the final v8.1 release.

Mine was a candidate release.

[Bullines]

You must purchase final versions (not betas or release candidates) of Mastercam from CNC Software or a Mastercam reseller.

[Charles Davis]

If you have upgraded to 8.0, you can get an 8.1.1 CD by contacting your dealer. This should be free, or maybe a nomimal charge for shipping.

You can install this over your current 8.0. It will not overwrite the mill8.cfg file.

The only caution is if you have .pst files that are the same name as those on the CD (ex: mpfan.pst Not a good idea if they've been changed at all). In that case, backup your posts first, and when the sys prompts to add more post, select No.

[moraadim]

Dear Bullines,

We bought v8 Final of MasterCAM and

upgraded it to v8.1 via our reseller.

But now it's not feasible for us to

upgrade to v8.1 because of some problems

in mailing system of country.

Unfortunately the only way to upgrade is

either going abroad to contact him , which

we can't afford it right now, or download those files.

We shall be very grateful if you can

help us getting the upgrades.

I can give you the password of my

mailbox if it's of any use.

thanks,

M Moradi.

[Bullines]

quote:

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We bought v8 Final of MasterCAM and

upgraded it to v8.1 via our reseller.

But now it's not feasible for us to

upgrade to v8.1 because of some problems

in mailing system of country.

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I'm a little bit confused by your post. Do you have 8.0 and want to upgrade to 8.1, or do you have 8.1 and want to upgrade to 8.1.1?

If you already have 8.1, you can download the patches to update to 8.1.1 from the following locations:

Design: ftp://206.231.172.100/FTP/d81-811rel.exe

Mill: ftp://206.231.172.100/FTP/m81-811rel.exe

Lathe: ftp://206.231.172.100/FTP/l81-811rel.exe

Wire: ftp://206.231.172.100/FTP/w81-811rel.exe

[moraadim]

Dear Bullines,

We upgraded v8 to v8.1 but it is not

the final version of 8.1.

[Bullines]

Do you have the version of 8.1 with a "timebomb" in it (left there by accident)? There is a patch that was given to dealers to update it to the final 8.1 release (dated January 26, 2001). If that's not your case, then I don't think that there is a downloadable patch for the version that you have.

[moraadim]

I don't exactly know but the exe files dated before 26 of Jan .Moreover I viewed the txt

files , the updating ended to '# 1.1080pcr 01/05/01 put for Steve

# $lge$

'

If this doesn't help , tell me what I can do to find if it's a time bomb.

thanks

[Bullines]

Well, if it was the version with the timebomb (which I think only dealers received) it would've timed out a long time ago. So I have no clue which version you have but it sounds like it can'tbe updated with a downloadable patch. A reseller semms like the only way to go, unfortunately.

[moraadim]

Yes , you are right . I could not upgrade it with those 4 patches (Design,Mill,Lathe,Wire)

you mentioned before.

Then may I have that patch MasterCAM sent to its dealers in order to uprade it to Final version?

thanks for your patience

[Bullines]

That patch only corrected the version that timesout. If you're still able to run your version of Mastercam, then the patch won't help. That patch only fixed the timeout problem.

[moraadim]

By the way , I went through registry and found that there is a key named:

"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWARECNC Software, Inc.Mastercam 8.18.1.1.0"

does it help?

[Bullines]

Hmmm, my key is 8.1.1.1. Odd. You should probably contact CNC Software. Try the following:

Customer Service: [email protected]

Tech Support: [email protected]

Sales Info: [email protected]

[moraadim]

Thanks bullines.

But is it possible that the

time patch correct the problem?

[Bullines]

If your version hasn't timedout on you, then the patch won't help. In other words, if your version of Mastercam still works, the patch will not make a difference. Contacting CNC Software is your best bet.

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

I guess I'll be the one to point this out. This was found on the US Dept. of Commerce's Website.

 

quote:

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The United States maintains comprehensive economic embargoes against Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya and Sudan (five of the seven countries designated by the Secretary of State as state sponsors of international terrorism).

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In a nutshell, I cannot and will not help you obtain state of the art CAD/CAM Programming software because it is sxpressly prohibited. See the link below and searrch for CAD/CAM and for CNC and you will notice these are expressly prohibited for export to your nation sir.

Chapter 4 Anti Terrorism Controls.

 

Good Day,

 

[ 10-31-2003, 04:13 PM: Message edited by: James Meyette ]

[Bullines]

Good point James. I wonder if another dealer in other continents can ship there. Moraadim , where is the dealer that sold you Mastercam located? Our North American hands are tied.

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

The EU has the same restrictions too.

Most countries in the world have similar trade restrictions. India was recently added bacause they began lighting off Nukes and refused to sign a nuclear non-proliferation treaty.

It's a dangerous world we live in folks.

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

Bullines, when did you get promoted? I just noticed your "Administrator" status.

Congrats, It's well deserved.

[moraadim]

Hi Dear James,

Thanks for the quote and your great help to solve the problem of one of the users of state of the art CAD/CAM Programming Software "MasterCAM".

We use MasterCAM to produce molds for automotive industry and home appliances and we don't think it's related to intl terrorism at all . Do you?

But be sure other members will help and with their expressed or implied help we can keep running that state of the art software .

Again thanks for your quote,we appreciate your expriences in CAD/CAM and computer knowledge but please be more helpful .

Moradim.

MasterCAM User

[Bullines]

James, I got the Admin wings a couple of weeks ago when Webby went on vacation. I guess the wings are stayin' on

Moraadim,

We know your intentions are good and your work has nothing to do international terrorism. It's just a case of our governments not getting along

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

moraadim,

It is absolutely positively nothing personal. I could care less where you live and work but my government and the governments of numerous other countries in thw world do care about some of the "causes" that some Governments have chosen to take up. That is why I posted on this topic.

In my opinion MasterCAM is state of the art. You can always program manually , but really CAD/CAM is critial to manufacturing in this day and age and many governments have also concurred that CNC and CAD/CAM are necessary to produce some things that may not be in the best interest of the world at large so they have limited the export of those items.