CloudNC has officially launched CAM Assist 2.0, a major upgrade to its AI-powered platform. The new version is designed to further accelerate the CAM programming process, taking users from CAD model to machine-ready toolpaths with greater speed while also giving them enhanced control at every step of the journey.
CAM Assist 2.0 represents a significant advancement over the existing software. While retaining the hallmark speed of the original CAM Assist, the new release integrates critical features such as improved oversight, intelligent feedback, and shared intelligence. These additions are specifically tailored to provide machine shops with the confidence and reliability they need to adopt AI-driven solutions in their daily workflows.
CloudNC has also announced that its CAM Assist solution is now being used by more than 1,000 machine shops and machinists worldwide, who rely on its advanced AI technology to accelerate the programming of CNC machines and drive higher efficiency in operations.
Programmers using CAM Assist can now stay firmly in control of every critical decision, while still saving hours as they turn CAD models into reliable toolpaths.
Dr Andy Cheadle, CTO at CloudNC, said: “CAM Assist is being adopted globally by tech-enabled machine shops who believe in the power of AI to transform their operations. The new 2.0 upgrade shows that AI and human expertise can work side by side, improving a machinist’s productivity even further. By letting users see and ultimately influence the AI’s decisions as they happen, we’re helping shops program faster and with higher confidence, resulting in an even more useful solution that machinists and programmers can trust implicitly.”
Anthony Stephenson, prototype machinist at Avalanche Energy and a CAM Assist user, said: “CAM Assist automates the most time-consuming programming work in just a few clicks, giving us more time to focus on the fine details. The new CAM Assist 2.0 takes this even further: the interface is clean and intuitive, making the entire process feel seamless. The improved workflow makes programming easier and faster, helping us get more parts out the door.”
CAM Assist 2.0 is a web-based CAM automation application that initiates from the user’s CAM package. 3-axis and 3+2 operations are supported.
In the new web UI, the user still generates a working toolpath by pressing the CAM Assist button. Now, CAM Assist 2.0 breaks out the AI stages so that parts can be assessed prior to running. Moreover, as files are being computed, control over strategy editing is passed to the user.
What’s new and better in CAM Assist 2.0:
- One-click configuration – Intelligent defaults and a configuration workflow let machinists start programming in minutes
- AI guidance at every step – Context-aware recommendations – shaped by part geometry, machine constraints and tools and fixtures – appear precisely when choosing strategies, tool assemblies or feeds and speeds, increasing feedback
- Human-in-the-loop oversight – Before any toolpath is committed to a CAM system, CAM Assist enables review, letting users inspect, adjust and edit each strategy operation so shop standards are never compromised.
- Seamless hand-off – Once approved, the strategies are pushed directly back into the user’s preferred CAM package, ready for code generation and verification
CAM Assist 2.0 also makes machine, material, and tool assembly management easy, as it is tailored to the user’s shop environment and configures itself to the customer.
With cloud-storage of these elements, CAM Assist can run faster, utilize more extensive tool libraries and parameters and serve as a common source between CAM programmers. This helps standardise output and achieve consistent results across a machine shop’s output.
CloudNC will make CAM Assist 2.0 available to all customers across Autodesk Fusion, Mastercam and Siemens NX platforms.
