Seamless Integration with Popular CAD Systems
Prospector integrates with popular CAD systems such as SolidWorks, Autodesk Inventor. This allows your design team to create Prospector projects directly from their CAD system. Projects are archived for retrieval later when it's time for NC programming. This capability is available to everyone in your design team because it does not require or consume a Prospector software license. An of course, there is no extra cost or licensing fee because Prospector is a complete system for NC programming.


No License Required
Prospector does not require a license to create Prospector projects. That means that any of the mold designers can create a Prospector project and send it to the shop floor for machining once once a design is finished. Start Prospector, choose File/New Project and the Wizard will walk you though every step to create the project. Once you are satisfied with the project, choose File/Archive to send it to a designated server for access from the shop floor.

Licensing and Pricing


Gold Edition

Prospector Gold Edition is the complete package NC programming. The full range of 3D and 2D machining strategies are enabled along with all other features of Prospector.


Silver Edition

Prospector Silver Edition is the cost effective approach to address machining needs that do not require 3D programming. The Silver Edition is the same software as Prospector Gold. The Silver Edition license prohibits the creation of new 3D NC programs. Prospector Silver is the perfect solution for machining ejector and retainer plates, rails and water circuits where machining of complex 3D shapes is not required.


Includes...

  • One custom post processor developed exclusively for you and will conform to your exact requirements.

  • Unlimited number of sessions and threads. You do not need to purchase additional licenses or license upgrades to run more than one session on a single computer. Prospector is a multi-threaded application that takes advantage of all processors and compute cores available. A separate license or license upgrade is not needed to use the full computing capacity available on your computer.

  • No license is needed to use Prospector to create new projects. This means that new projects can be created in the design office and archived to a server for later NC programming.

  • No license is needed to open, view and perform post processing. This makes Prospector a perfect solution to delivering pre-programmed projects to the shop floor for execution.


Pricing

Prospector Gold Edition

3 year subscription $7,830

1 year subscription $2,900


Prospector Silver Edition

3 year subscription $3,780

1 year subscription $1,400


During the subscription period, all updates - major releases, minor releases and updates - are included and accessible in the Prospector Customer Portal

You may choose between 2 methods of license enforcement for a subscription license:

  • For a nominal fee you can choose to license your software with a USB security key. The security key has a built-in timer to keep track of the expiry date of the subscription.  The USB key can be updated to extend the subscription or restart a subscription using the License Manager application that comes with your software.

  • An internet license or iLicense. An iLicense requires an internet connection. When you start Prospector, it will acquire a license over an SSL connection with our license server. There is no extra fee for an iLicense.


Licensing FAQs

Can I get floating license(s) of Prospector that can be used by any computer on the network?

Yes. Floating licenses can offer more utility than a node-locked license in certain circumstances. Contact your AMT Software representative for more information and details.

Can I transfer an iLicense from one computer to another?

Yes. Contact AMT Customer service to transfer an iLicense. There is no fee for license transfers.

Do I have to have an internet connection to use an iLicense?

Yes. If you are not connected to the internet, it will not be possible to acquire a license. There is no "grace period" for you to be disconnected from the internet and still have a valid license.

Do I have to remain connected to the internet for an iLicense to continue to work?

No. The license check occurs only once per session after which an internet connection is not required.

Can I run more than one session of Prospector at a time?

Yes. You can run as many sessions of Prospector concurrently as you wish.

Is an iLicense the same thing as cloud-based licensing?

Cloud is a loaded term these days so let's not go there. Prospector software is always installed on your computer. There is no portion of Prospector that runs "in the cloud" or stores your data "in the cloud". The only transaction that happens over the internet is a request for a license and a reply from the AMT web server. That's it.