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Digital Engineering April 2026
In the latest issue of Digital Engineering, we take a look at the latest innovations in design for additive manufacturing, including the use of natural language inputs, social media cosplayers, and AI integration. The issue also includes a feature…
January Special Focus Issue: Design for Additive
In this Special Focus Issue of Digital Engineering, learn about the latest advancements in design for additive manufacturing, including new software tools, additive in automotive, custom medical devices, and more.
CloudNC shares that its CAM Assist solution is available as a plug-in for Autodesk’s Fusion 360 software platform, allowing U.S. manufacturers to precision machine components more efficiently.
CAM Assist uses advanced computer science techniques to generate professional machining strategies for 3-axis parts in seconds. The time it takes to program a CNC machine to make a component is reduced, compared to the previous manual programming process.
According to CloudNC, the gain enables manufacturers using CAM Assist to raise productivity. The software frees up time for experienced programmers, while also allowing employees to program more complex parts.
CAM Assist is publicly available to download today, via the Autodesk App Store.
CAM Assist uses advanced computational optimization and artificial intelligence inference techniques to determine a strategy and toolset needed to manufacture a part, along with appropriate cutting speeds and feeds from the user’s library.
A Fusion 360 user can today upload a 3D model of a 3-axis component and the software determines the best milling tools needed from those available, and how they will be used. In seconds, CAM Assist drafts the code required to instruct a CNC machine how to make it, within the user’s existing CAM platform.
New users can also use CAM Assist to start to learn how to use software platforms like Fusion 360 far faster, producing components on the day of first use.
While the software erforms best with 3-axis components, multi-axis and freeform capability will be accessible to beta customers soon.
CAM Assist is available today for CAM and CAD programmers using Autodesk Fusion 360 at https://www.cloudnc.com.
CloudNC is a technology company reinventing precision manufacturing by automating CNC CAM programming, enabled by data and experience from its aerospace and defense accredited, high-spec factory.
Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.
Autodesk is a world leader in 3D design, engineering, and entertainment software. They produce software for the architecture, engineering, construction, manufacturing, media, and entertainment industries.
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