MC 2026R2

[neurosis]

It will not be a paid add-on and will be included for all CONNECT customers.

Forgive my ignorance on this, but what is a CONNECT customer?

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I looked it up and it's just a maintenance customer?

Does that mean that you only have access as long as your maintenance is current, regardless of what version of the software you're on? (subscription)?

Mastercam CONNECT

Comprehensive maintenance and support program providing access to the latest releases, technical support, and educational resources.

[Dylan Gondyke]

That's correct, CONNECT = Maintenance. We want to put the new interface in as wide an audience's hands as possible. Similar to what's been adjusted with Deburr to ensure as large a group as possible can access. 

[Here's Johnny!]

It will not be a paid add-on and will be included for all CONNECT customers.

Is this just for the BETA or for the full release?

[Newbeeee™]

Devils advocate.... what happens to a "connect produced file" if latterly, customer drops maintenance?

[Dylan Gondyke]

All toolpaths will continue to backplot, verify, post, etc, but you'd be unable to modify the parameters. There's no "Connect produced" flag, if you will- it's simply a check against maintenance status. Every license of Mastercam from Mill Entry on up would have access to EverPath, and also the HLE/Demo versions. Following convention of the existing HST toolpaths, even Mill 2D licenses will have access, but will be restricted to single face selections.

[Dylan Gondyke]

We feel pretty strongly that as this product grows, we want it to be the preferred way for new users to learn Mastercam. That means that a separate add-on or a separate subscription potentially splits the audience or gates access. Plus, we listen to users when they say they want to see more value in CONNECT. This is one way we're looking to ensure that that maintenance/CONNECT value is justified and continues to roll out improvements and new technology to all.

[Newbeeee™]

We feel pretty strongly that as this product grows, we want it to be the preferred way for new users to learn Mastercam. That means that a separate add-on or a separate subscription potentially splits the audience or gates access. Plus, we listen to users when they say they want to see more value in CONNECT. This is one way we're looking to ensure that that maintenance/CONNECT value is justified and continues to roll out improvements and new technology to all.

Obviously too, building a case to stay with subscription....

[Dylan Gondyke]

I'll return back to my usual technical rather than sales side now, but it was a deliberate choice to offer for free via CONNECT rather than a standalone subscription that would have gated the product.

[Zoffen]

more value in CONNECT.

Like bug fixes for bugs that have accumulated that haven't been fixed over the past few years?

Sorry I couldn't help myself!


So let me get this right. If I have an everpath toolpath in a file and in 3 years I go off maintenance I cannot edit the toolpath parameters when I go back and open that file?