CloudNC has launched CAM Assist 2.0, a major upgrade to its AI solution that is designed to accelerate the CAM programming journey from CAD model to machine-ready toolpaths while giving users more control over each step.
"CAM Assist 2.0 retains the speed of CAM Assist while adding the oversight, feedback, and shared intelligence elements that machine shops need in order to use AI with confidence," said a company spokesperson. "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 are helping shops program faster and with higher confidence, resulting in an even more useful solution that machinists and programmers can trust implicitly."
CAM Assist 2.0 is a web-based CAM automation application that initiates from the user's CAM package. Supported operations include 3-axis and 3+2.
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.
Highlights of 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 standardize 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 with further integrations expected soon.
For more information contact:
CloudNC
camassist@cloudnc.com
sales@cloudnc.com
www.cloudnc.com