mastercam x versions

[riverracer]

hi,
can you pls tell me the difference between x2 sp1 and x2 mr2?
is one just a simple upgrade and the other a major rewrite?

thanks

[budgieW]

Upgrade only

[Haasmanvf3]

I personally can't tell the difference, not to say that there is not any.
I hate having to pay the 1,500.00+ for maintenance each year when 90% of the time, there is nothing worth upgrading or maintaining. I can see maybe every 3 years but not every year.

[MicroMill]

Good question. It's easy enough to get confused with software application company's jargon. Nobody wants to pay for fixes to design flaws that are discovered in a program. So some companies will use a SP or Service Pack to resolve these issues. These are generally free. Some companies charge for SP's which is ridiculous.

On the other hand, is the MR or Maintenance Release. A Maintenance Release is usually a collection of requested changes by a group of users or their internal engineering that enhances the current release level. Hence MR1 MR2 etc. You will almost always pay for these.

Generally, a good rule of thumb is that a company should issue an SP before any MR. Some companies only issue Maintenance Releases, which means you are paying them to resolve issues in their product. Not a good deal for you.

MicroMill
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[Pierre9972]

MR2 is the current version for Mastercam X2. SP1 is applied to it to form "MR2 SP1".

[Rally]

One of the updates(I don't remember) changed the numerical input boxes to yellow and made them able to calculate. Best update in a while!!

[JIMMY]

I like the update to mr2. Great new options to high speed milling. Well worth it to me.