Mastercam X8 Beta 3 available for testing

[Jim Evans from CNC Software]

We have just released Mastercam X8 Beta 3 for your review. This release ia available to all Mastercam users with active Maintenance. This release will expire on 8/31/14 and requires current maintenance to run. The Mastercam.exe version number is 17.0.13746.0. A list of issues fixed In Beta 3 can be found in the ReadMe.pdf in the documentation folder after installing.

 

Beta 3 is a full install and requires your existing X8 installation to be uninstalled. See detailed instructions below. Beta 3 is only available via the downloads page at: downloads.mastercam.com. To access the downloads you must register and link on the new mastercam.com website. Please follow all instructions during the registration process.

 

X8 Beta 3 Install Instructions (backup any files you may choose to save):

 

 

To install X8 Beta 3, follow these steps:

1. Uninstall your current version of X8 – If you don’t have X8 installed skip to step #6.
   
   • Open Windows Control Panel.
      
     
   • Double-click Programs and Features.
      
     
   • Select Mastercam X8.
      
     
   • Click Uninstall
     

[*]Delete the c:\Program Files\mcamX8 folder.

 

[*]Delete the \my mcamx8 folder (users may choose to leave these folders in place).

 

[*]Delete the \shared mcamx8 folder (users may choose to leave these folders in place).

 

[*]Delete the Mastercam entries shown below from your registry using regedit.exe.

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\CNC Software, Inc.\Mastercam X8
   
  
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\CNC Software, Inc.\Mastercam X8
  

[*]Click on this link and log in: downloads.mastercam.com/

 

[*]Download the appropriate files for your install.

 

[*]After the file has downloaded, double-click the .exe to begin the installation.

 

[*]Follow the instructions during the installation. It does take a minute or two for the install to launch so please be patient.

 

[*]Upon Starting X8, please turn on the option to allow the Customer Feedback Program to collect data from your system.

 

Note: We strongly encourage ALL beta testers to activate the Customer Feedback Program when using Beta software. You can modify your participation in the feedback program at anytime by going to Help\Customer Feedback Program.

 

Some notes on Mastercam X8 Beta 3:

• Mastercam X8 Beta 3 is version 17.0.13746.0, dated July 1, 2014.
  
• Current Maintenance is required to run the Beta.
  
• This Beta will time out on 08/31/2014
  
• Only installs on 64bit operating systems, no 32bit version will be provided.
  
• You may choose to leave your shared mcamx8 and my mcamx8 folders as is and everything should be compatible. If you do decide to start with a clean install and remove everything we encourage you to once again run the Migration Wizard as part of your testing.
  

Testers will be receiving an email with a link to a short survey on X8 Beta 2. Please take a few minutes to compete the survey and share your thoughts on Beta 2 with us.

 

We look forward to your comments and findings and encourage you to participate through the Mastercam forum at: http://forum.masterc...om/Forum11.aspx. Please send issues in directly to [email protected].

[CADCAM3D5AXIS]

Hi Jim

what are the files we can save for the MTB and config settings and were are they located at ?

Thanks

[Jim Evans from CNC Software]

Basically if you save your entire my mcamx8 you should have everything you need. What you refer to as MTB are now called .workspace. They are in the same folder as the config files. my mcamx8\CONFIG

[crazy^millman]

You can import a .mtb from X7 and it will add it to the active workspace if you have not made one. I have one as my name and make sure to have the system start up with that.