No "save as ver 8" in MR1

[Don Trust]

After updating to MR1, I lost the capability to save the file in version 8 format. Is this really the way it's supposed to be?

 

I would hate to lose that ability, since we don't have version 9.

 

Any way to get that back? (the version 8 capability)

[ToolMan184]

If you dont have version 9 how do you have version X for MR1? Just curious, cause I dont understand what your asking.

[Pete Rimkus from CNC Software Inc.]

We made the decision long ago to not support output of V8 and earlier files in X. Anyone else who has raised this question with us has had V9.

If you've got X, you should probably ask your reseller for a V9 CD. Then you can "save as MC9" from X and "save as MC8" from V9 - or else just work in V9, since it's not drastically different from V8.

[Don Trust]

Toolman184: we jumped from 8 right to X. (with associated costs, but that's life). To make a long story short, our company changed hands, and the previous owners were too cheap to pay maintenance. We aren't.

 

Pete, I will ask my reseller for a v9 cd. Works for me. Hadn't thought of that, thanks.

 

Just curious, why drop ver 8 support in X? It was in the initial release, so it would have been extra work to take it out of MR1, no? Not a biggie, just curious.

[dwsz71]

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Just curious, why drop ver 8 support in X? It was in the initial release, so it would have been extra work to take it out of MR1, no?

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dontrust is correct. I just checked a SP1 Update 3 install and it has the ability to Save As '*.mc8' while my test MR1 install does not.

[Smit]

Why not just save as an IGES file? Since no toolpaths are saved I don't see it as a big deal...

 

Unless it's a huge file, with lots of levels that may be preserved?