Is the tech exchange dead on Mastercam.com

[champshire]

We are looking at our options for purchasing a new lathe for our cam line. We were looking at some Okuma stuff, so I ventured onto the site to download a 2 axis lathe def so I could play and see how different the code would be. It seems to me the only machine defs and posts on there now are just generic Fanuc. I could have sworn that they had Mazak, Okuma, and others on there for free. Did they pull them so that you have to pay now? If so that really sucks! I would really like to dig into Okuma stuff and see what I'm getting into if we go that route.

[Zoffen]

YOU PAY! YOU PAY NOW!

[champshire]

I'd like to say I'm Surprised by the move, but I am more disappointed than anything. I was reading on the EMC post section and Colin had said they pulled them all down so they could "sort through them". That means charge us for them from here on out.

[Newbeeee™]

YOU PAY! YOU PAY NOW!

And later!

[Newbeeee™]

Perhaps reach out to Dylan - you have a legitimate reason and he's a good egg.

[champshire]

Good idea, the worst he can say is no.

[MIL-TFP-41]

What I gathered from our rep is the stuff is still available, but now you have to request it through them. Whether that means charging in the future or not remains to be seen.