My Reseller says they are no longer offering maintenance for FeatureCAM and I have to switch to subscription. I'm not planning to do that and will look for other CAM software when my existing seats will no longer work for us. Anyone else feel the same way?
My maintenance is up Dec. 31st. I just spent the last two weeks getting a good PC set up with a fresh install of Windows-10.
And, a fresh install of featureCAM 2019 on it. And it will NEVER see the internet!
I originally tried to install 2020. But, it was glitchy as hell. Just didn't seem right. Best I could guess was, I was working with Windows-8?
2022 wouldn't even install on Windows-8. 2019 wasn't any better than 2020. That was when I decided to wipe the hard-drive. And do a fresh Windows-10 install.
I installed 2019 because I have the actual install disk for 2019, and the activation code. Going forward, if needed, I should be able to re-install.
It was getting the activation code that was of vital importance before D-day (Dec. 31st).
I was planning not to pay my maint. this year anyway. Can't stand autodicks, and couldn't live with the idea of giving them one more penny.
When they announced there would be no more maint. anyways, the decision was set in stone. I feel very liberated!
I also still have two seats of 2014. Two disks, dongles, and .paf files. So I should be good for a long time.
2014 is what I actually work in anyways. I haven't spent much time in the autodicks rendition of FC. The interface seems quite different.
As of now, I still much prefer the Delcam FeatureCAM! Maybe someday I'll figure 2019 out. But, it wont be soon.