Mastercam X Transition Guide

[Ken Erman from CNC Software Inc.]

The Mastercam X Transition Guide details the procedures existing Mastercam users should follow to migrate their settings, libraries, parts, and posts to Mastercam X. You can use the Migration Worksheets in this book as a checklist for moving to Mastercam X. It is delivered in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format and also as a printed book with each Mastercam X system. Click here http://www.mastercam.com/x/MastercamX_Transition_Guide.pdf to download this PDF file. You must install the Adobe Reader (version 4.0 or higher) to view the PDF format documentation that accompanies Mastercam X. To download the Adobe Acrobat Reader, go to the Adobe Web site, www.adobe.com, and choose the Get Adobe Reader button on the left side of the page.

 

Note: The PDF version of the Transition Guide includes a new section 3.1.6, "Inch and metric machine definitions," that does not appear in the printed version.

[cadist]

Great guys, Now I can see progress. I got believe now "X" is actually comine.

[Tim Johnson]

Will the V9 files/posts/libraries be left intact after the update or will we need to save copies before updating?

[Toolfab]

As a good rule of thumb you should ALWAYS make backups, just in case.

 

Pauly teh been there wish i would have done that..

 

[Roger Martin from CNC Software]

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Will the V9 files/posts/libraries be left intact after the update or will we need to save copies before updating?

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Yes.

Using the Import Directory function (this is all documented in the Transition Guide), you specify the input folder (read v9 files from here) and an output folder (write X files to here).

[Tim Johnson]

Thanks Roger.

I back up all my files on a DLT tape every day but during my quick lunchtime read it looked like everything was being moved to new folders. I missed the read from/write to though.

[Jim at Gentex]

Thanks Ken, this was a real help.

 

I haven't gotten my X yet, but this guide looks like it will be very helpful when I'm ready to make the switch. I've been running some long cycle time parts lately, so I've had time to browse through the guide. I'm sure I'll still have questions when the time comes, but at least I'll have the basics covered.

[Steel Surgeon]

Thanks Ken.