To make Mastercam’s interface modern and approachable for all its users, CNC Software implemented a ribbon interface for Mastercam 2017, inspired by Microsoft’s software, to gain a competitive edge. “The buttons were so small, so small! It was like reading hieroglyphics,” said John Stauffer, a longtime Mastercam user and MCAM Northwest’s Applications Engineer. The only way to identify each icon was to hover over the icon and it would only reveal the name of the function, not what it does. To locate each function, you had to remember its icon, rather than its name. These tiny images represented functions in Mastercam and were not sorted in any particular order, making it a lot more challenging to find a tool that you needed. Much like the first toolbar used in Microsoft Word and WordStar in the 1990’s, versions before Mastercam 2017 had a toolbar that contained a barrage of icons surrounding the graphics window. “I Won’t Be Able to Find the Features I Need to Use.” We hope that responding to our customers’ most common reasons for not upgrading their Mastercam software will ease their anxieties about updating.
Because of their reservations towards the newer interface, some users are spending thousands of dollars to stay on maintenance to get reseller support for X9 and earlier versions, even though they have full access to the most current version of Mastercam. We understand how the radical change of interface post-X9 makes users feel very hesitant to keep their Mastercam software current. AKA: The interface that looks like the Microsoft Windows toolbar that has existed for the past
This change will be monumental, as all X9 users will soon be forced into learning how to use the “new” Mastercam ribbon interface. The release of Mastercam 2021 means the discontinuation of all support and maintenance for Mastercam X9, effective immediately after 2021’s release. With the expected release of Mastercam 2021 within the next few months, many shops are anticipating setting aside time for training and upgrading their machines to the new software version, while some shops plan to maintain their “business as usual” approach by avoiding the hassle of upgrading once more.įor shops still running Mastercam X9, we have some news for you. In this MCAM Northwest blog, we explain how the modern ribbon interface is easier to use than loyal X9 users believe it to be.Īs you may have heard, the highly anticipated Mastercam 2021 Beta was launched in February of this year. The release of Mastercam 2021 means support for Mastercam X9 will inevitably be cut off.
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