Machinist ToolBox™ v9.x May 2006
Copyright© 1999-2006 CNC Machinist Software

E-Mail:	info@machinist-toolbox.com 
WWW:	http://www.machinist-toolbox.com  

Machinist ToolBox™ v9.x is the latest version of the popular shop utility software.
It is designed with the MACHINIST in mind, but Designers, Engineers, Programmers,
Operators and Students will also benefit from it's many useful functions.
It is the result of years of real world shop-floor experience.
That experience means greater productivity because, Productivity Doesn't Just Happen!

Major Feature Updates:

*Material Database Management
     - New Tabbed Interface        
     - Expanded to over 1600 unique materials
     - Materials Identified by Composition, Temper, MIL, ASM and ASTM Numbers
     - Customizable User-Defined Materials
     
*Speed/Feed Calculation - Milling/Drilling
     - Tabbed Material Selection
     - New Operation Type Selection
     		
     		1) Roughing
     		2) Finishing
     		3) Slotting
     		4) Facing
     		5) Slitting
     		
*Speed/Feed Dialogues (All)
     - Tabbed Material Selection 
     
*Speed/Feed Data File Options
     - Created Separate Output File (SF-Output.mtb) for Speed/Feed Data File
       Quick Code and Advanced Threadmilling use Output.mtb
     
*Thermal Expansion Dialogue
     - Tabbed Material Selection

*New Hardness Conversion Function
     - Convert to Brinell Hardness (HB) from
     		1) Rockwell-B (HRB)
     		2) Rockwell-C (HRC)
     		3) Vickers (HV)
     		4) Knoop (HK)
     		5) Scleroscope (HS)

*New Tap Drill Calculation Function
     - Calculate Tap Drill/Bore Size based on UN/ISO Thread Spec and Thread Percentage

*Help File
    -The Machinist ToolBox™ Help file has been updated to reflect all the changes


Machinist ToolBox™ v8.x APRIL 2005

Major Feature Updates:

*Thermal Expansion
    -New function for accounting for thermal expansion in machined dimensions.
     This function is accessed via Main Menu|Conversions|Thermal Expansion

*Surface Finish
    -New function for determining Turning Surface Finish.
     This function is accessed via Main Menu|Speed/Feed|Surface Finish

*Advanced Thread Milling
    -New function for generating NC Code for various thread types including NPT.
     This function is accessed via Main Menu|CNC Operations|Advanced ThreadMilling
     
*Support for Visual Themes
    -Now includes Windows Xp Manifest file
     
*Default Text Editor
    -Metapad 3.5 is now included as the Default Text Editor.
    
     metapad's enhanced feature set includes:

     * Persistent window placement
     * Dirty file notification
     * Intelligent Find and Replace
     * External viewer support (e.g. web browser)
     * Usable accelerator keys (Ctrl+S, Ctrl+N, etc.)
     * Dual customizable font support
     * Optional Quick Exit (Esc key)
     * Configurable tab stop setting
     * Auto-indent mode
     * Go to Line/Column
     * Seamless UNIX text file support
     * Block indent and unindent (Tab, Shift+Tab)
     * Recent files list
     * WYSIWYG printing
     * Snazzy status bar & funky toolbar
     * No file size limit! (under Win9x)
     * Hyperlink support
     * User interface language plugins 
        
     MetaPad™
     (C) Copyright Alexander Davidson, 1999-2002
     http://liquidninja.com/metapad/

*Installation
    -Installation uses Inno Setup Installer Technology
     http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php
    -Machinist ToolBox™ FULLY supports WindowsXP.
     
*Help File
    -The Machinist ToolBox™ Help file has been updated to reflect all the changes