DY10CNC wrote: ↑Thu Dec 29, 2022 9:43 am
cnckeith wrote: ↑Thu Dec 15, 2022 5:13 pm
Acorn Mill, Lathe, Router, Plasma CNC12 v4.82 has been released.
This is a Free Centroid CNC Software Update for anyone using the Acorn CNC controller platform.
- Since the Centroid Acorn CNC controller release over five years ago (August 2017) every new Acorn CNC12 version has been free of charge.
- All Acorn License files work with v4.82
- All features from previous versions of Acorn CNC12 are included in v4.82
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Hello Keith,
Just installing v4.82 on my mill which has a very early Acorn controller with no problems so far.
Will update as I progress.
Next job will be my Lathe with a one year old Acorn.
I have a spare new Acorn which is currently employed for playing with the new CNC 12 options.
Based on your comment on five years of free updates (which is admirable and says a lot about Centroids commitment to DIY users),
Should I buy a licence for my spare Acorn before possible price increase or wait for new super CNC 12 V5 in the near future?
thanks for reporting back and your comments.
the upcoming v5.0 will be a free update for all users coming from CNC12 v4.xx as well.
looking forward in time, as we add more features, there will be a small charge to update CNC12 to the next major step probably sometime in 2024.
some of the major software projects we have in the plans are: CNC12 Screen Set Builder, new G code backplot graphics, NC simulator, CNC12 emulator, Rewrite/modernize Intercon Mill, Lathe and add Router.
License files are 'lifetime'. meaning that they always work with the current release of CNC12 on the purchase date. so for example if you buy a license file today it will always work the v4.82, essentially you could run the machine on v4.82 and the license until you wear the machine out.
License files do not expire , they are not a subscription, they do not call home. That being said the price of a license file will most likely adjust with inflation over time.
recently added to the AcornSix web page.
* Note: Pro, Ultimate and Ultimate Plus License files are "lifetime licenses" and will always work with the CNC12 version number they were sold with for example, any license purchased now will work with the current beta (v4.99) and then also work with the to be released official version of AcornSix CNC12 which will be numbered v5.0 and then any subsequent v5.xx releases. Centroid License files are not a subscription, it doesn't expire, you own it, does not require a internet connection, it doesn't call home. They are tied to the Centroid CNC hardware (AcornSix board) not the CNCPC. CNCPC and PC hardware changes will not effect the Centroid license file, you can install CNC12 and the License file on as many PC's as you like as the license files are paired to the Centroid CNC Hardware not the PC.