Adrian wrote:There's never been a mention of Aspire being available as a Mac program from anyone from Vectric as far as I can remember.
It's very much needed. Many of us moved to the MUCH more stable MacOS environment a long time ago and while we can certainly continue to work with Windows in a VM, a native version of what is a premier application like Aspire/VCP for MacOS would make things a lot more efficient and likely help with things like the extra sensitivity that the rodent has with Vectric software running in Windows on a VM. The only Windows computer I own is the control computer for my Camaster CNC. I'm not alone out here, either. Several of us at McGrew's event last year were sitting there with Macbooks...just ask Beki.
Companies like Adobe and Microsoft are OS agnostic with their applications at this point...
Adrian wrote:There's never been a mention of Aspire being available as a Mac program from anyone from Vectric as far as I can remember.
It's very much needed. Many of us moved to the MUCH more stable MacOS environment a long time ago and while we can certainly continue to work with Windows in a VM, a native version of what is a premier application like Aspire/VCP for MacOS would make things a lot more efficient and likely help with things like the extra sensitivity that the rodent has with Vectric software running in Windows on a VM. The only Windows computer I own is the control computer for my Camaster CNC. I'm not alone out here, either. Several of us at McGrew's event last year were sitting there with Macbooks...just ask Beki.
Companies like Adobe and Microsoft are OS agnostic with their applications at this point...
From Wikipedia....
In the area of desktop and laptop computers, Microsoft Windows is generally above 70% in most markets and at 78% globally, Apple's macOS at around 14%, Google's ChromeOS at about 3% (in North America) and Linux at around 2%. All these figures vary somewhat in different markets, and depending on how they are gathered.
Adrian wrote:There's never been a mention of Aspire being available as a Mac program from anyone from Vectric as far as I can remember.
It's very much needed. Many of us moved to the MUCH more stable MacOS environment a long time ago and while we can certainly continue to work with Windows in a VM, a native version of what is a premier application like Aspire/VCP for MacOS would make things a lot more efficient and likely help with things like the extra sensitivity that the rodent has with Vectric software running in Windows on a VM. The only Windows computer I own is the control computer for my Camaster CNC. I'm not alone out here, either. Several of us at McGrew's event last year were sitting there with Macbooks...just ask Beki.
Companies like Adobe and Microsoft are OS agnostic with their applications at this point...
I can't speak for Vectric but a niche of a niche is rarely a profitable place to be. When I was in the software business Mac use was about 10% of the market and it just didn't make any financial sense for us to devote the development and support resources for that. Different ball game when you've got the resources of Adobe and Microsoft.
I kind of hope that Vectric doesn't develop a Mac version. In the past, almost every program that I've seen that develops versions for both platforms has degraded into instability. There usually isn't enough money in the market for dual development and corners are cut on both sides. That usually leads to poor and/or degraded performance. My preference would be to use the money on one or the other and make it as good as possible.
Of course, there are development tools/environments that exist today that handle the cross platform stuff nearly automagically... Neither here nor there...some of us can at least wish for it!
Is there a time limit on the $400 price to upgrade?
Typically there is no time limit. Look for the Version Upgrade Pricing on this page: ->Link Disclaimer: I'm not a Vectric employee, nor do I play one on TV
- Randall Newcomb
10 fingers in, 10 fingers out, another good day in the shop
Not sure if this helps, but you can try selecting the component, then right-click to display a pop-menu.
You should see the menu item “Properties”. Click on that.
Now you should see a window with a slider that adjusts the Fade visibility from light to darker. It’s basically a contrast function. Adjust as required.
I know I am late to this thread.. but as a hobbyist, I bought Aspire version 4, and I have never upgraded since.
So don't feel compelled to upgrade if you are a hobbyist and money is tight. Version 4 does everything that I need it to do, I read through the "new features" every release.. there are some cool stuff and time savers but I have yet to find anything that I really needed. Of course, for someone that earns money from CNC, it's well worth the upgrade.
