Scorpion Vision Software 8.0 released in January 2010, is a major release of Scorpion completing the 3D Machine Vision Framework.

The following points apply when you upgrade your existing Scorpion Vision Software solution to 8.0:

• Version 8.0 will not accept any previous licenses.
• Licenses purchased after November 15, 2009 can be upgraded free of charge before March 31, 2010.
• Upgrades must be purchased from Tordivel AS.
• When installing Scorpion on  computer running a previous version - a new program directory ...\...\Scorpion 8 is created.
  • The user can thus choose to run Scorpion 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 on the upgraded computer.
  • Multiple versions of Scorpion can coexist on the same computer.
• Scorpion 3.0, 4.0,5.0,6.0 and 7.0 profiles are manually transferred to Scorpion 8.0 profile directory using file copy or Scorpion restore / backup functions. Scorpion will automatically migrate the profile to version 8.0 when started.

Free Upgrades with Software Maintenance Contract to Scorpion Vision Software 7.0

For users that have purchased the 10-098 - Scorpion Vision Software Maintenance Contract - the version upgrade is for free. To upgrade licenses follow the procedure:

• Email the registered license code to vision@tordivel.no with the license number and your company name. Subject: License Upgrade for Scorpion Vision Software  

A new license certificate will be mailed to your company and an upgraded license key will be sent to your e-mail address.

Users with a valid Scorpion Vision System Service agreement is also entitled to a free upgrade.

Versions Upgrades for Scorpion Vision Software 8.0

Users with no maintenance contract or service contract must upgrade each system license by purchasing the products

• 10-102 Scorpion Vision Software - Version 8 Upgrade
• 10-101 Scorpion Vision Software - Version 7 Upgrade
• 10-084 Scorpion Vision Software - Version 6 Upgrade

After purchasing the Version Upgrade, follow the procedure:

• Email - the license code and your company name to support@tordivel.no. Subject: Version Upgrade for Scorpion Vision Software

A new license certificate will be mailed to your company and an upgraded license key will be sent to your e-mail address.

Profile Upgrade notice when running a profile generated by a Scorpion Version 8.0

When starting profiles for the first time with Scorpion 8.0 the following notice will be displayed:

We recommend to backup the profile before starting Scorpion 8.0. Scorpion 7.0 is designed to be 100% backward compatible.
It is not recommended to run a Scorpion 8.0 profile on a previous version of Scorpion Vision Software.

New Licenses Features in Scorpion Vision 8.0

The Standard license is replaced by Premium. Scorpion Basic is enhanced with a large number of tools.

Scorpion 8.0 Demo Licenses

Scorpion demo licenses are available for test and evaluation of Scorpion Vision Software.

Demo licenses will only run in automatic mode for 30 minutes and the application will be terminated after 4.0 hours.

Scorpion 8.0 demo licenses can only be used to evaluate Scorpion Vision Software Version 8.0

More information - License Agreement

More information about Scorpion Vision Software 8.0

More information about Scorpion 8.0 is located at www.scorpionvision.com and tordivelBlog

Please contact support@tordivel.no for other issues regarding Scorpion Vision Software.