is X better

[TravisHancock]

Is mastercam X a lot better than version 9.1. I only use mastercam for a wire burner.

[Guest]

No, go back to V3.11

 

It was waaaayyy better than Mastercrash X

 

[Rick Henrickson The Boeing Co.]

john be nice

[camgeneration]

If you have the time to learn a new system, and like icons and drop downs menus (both of which i hate compared to the old mastercam) and can afford to stay on maintance since they no longer supply fixes to their misteaks(bugs) if your not on maintance. it has some powerful new tools, and improved functions. If your doing simple 2d paths, and no editing, stick with 9.1 sp2. I have been running only x for 9 months, and i am still nowhere near as fast as i was on 9.

[Storkman]

Gotta move forward sometime. If ya push it off now, the next thing ya know you will be 3 versions behind and struggling to catch back up.

[Kannon]

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3 versions behind and struggling to catch back up

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had to rub it in that I am still using 9.1...

didnt ya

[malibu]

Since day one, I loved x interface .Some people likes 9.1 saying is more keyboard friendly.

I am not a fast finger guy anyway !

x is much better version.

my2c

 

[Mcam Nut]

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mastercam X a lot better than version 9.1

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It is alot better IMO, I have alot of v9 programs that if I have a rev change or somthing to, I update them to x, because I dont like using anything but x now.

[MLS]

I think 9.1 MR0105 and X MR2 are both solid.

 

I'm still stuck on 9 for the most part.

 

It is a fairly easy switch though. I've been going back and forth because of post issues.

 

Faster at 9 because I'm more familiar with it. That would change in a month's use I bet.

 

No real advantage to X's new toolpaths for me personally, just because of the type of parts; machines; and standards that are set up here. I could see how they would be an enormous advantage for some types of work though.

 

X has a few new features that save a pretty good chunk of time when creating geometry.

 

Interface is better for X...I'm still finding things in V9 that I never knew about because it is down a ton of sub-menus.

 

We will be migrating soon though hopefully ...finally getting all the bugs worked out with posting 3 diff't CAM systems through one processor. If only I could control what was output to the NCI file, I'd be set and happy.

[Justin Beebe at Folsom Tool]

I am just starting to mess around with X doing the Mill Tutorial from In House Solutions and I must say that I like it a lot. I love V9 as well but you gotta keep up with changing technology. The last guy I want to become is the guy who is still using V9 ten years from now.

[Hardmill]

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The last guy I want to become is the guy who is still using V9 ten years from now.

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Leave kannon outta this

 

 

PEACE

[Kannon]

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Leave kannon outta this

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yeah... because by then I will be able to use hotkeys!

[Kelly Burns]

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No, go back to V3.11

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I only wish that addons like vericut were up to date with X and using a compatible interface like it did with 9.