CloudNC's Autodesk Plug-in Streamlines CNC Programming
CAM Assist can reportedly generate professional machining strategies for three-axis parts in seconds.
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CloudNC’s CAM Assist solution is available as a plug-in for Autodesk’s Fusion 360 software platform, enabling U.S. manufacturers to precision machine components more quickly and efficiently.
CAM Assist uses advanced computer science techniques to generate professional machining strategies for three-axis parts in seconds, according to the company. As a result, the amount of time it takes to program a CNC machine to make a component is reportedly reduced by up to 80%, compared to manual programming processes.
According to CloudNC, that gain enables manufacturers using CAM Assist to raise productivity and shorten lead times. In addition, the software frees up time for experienced programmers, while also allowing junior employees to program more complex parts and be productive faster, helping fill the manufacturing sector’s widening skills gap.
Theo Saville, founder of CloudNC, says, “By making CAM programmers faster, CAM Assist enables manufacturers to increase machine uptime, slash lead times, improve process stability and upskill staff to become expert machinists more quickly. These advances will re-energise precision manufacturing companies struggling with rising costs and aging workforces.”
CAM Assist uses advanced computational optimization and artificial intelligence (AI) inference techniques to rapidly determine a professional strategy and toolset needed to manufacture a part, along with the most appropriate cutting speeds and feeds from the user’s library.
As a result, a Fusion 360 user can upload a 3D model of a three-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.
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