CAM Assist releases from February 2026, newest first, including the 2.1.0 releases that introduced strategy editing. For how updates reach you, see CAM Assist release notes.
CAM Assist for Mastercam 2.1.0, 26 February 2026
Download a new installer: see Install CAM Assist for Mastercam.
- Updated end user license agreement in the installer, and an image showing where to find CAM Assist in Mastercam.
- CAM Assist items in the Mastercam interface available in other languages.
- Workholding visibility no longer changes when you apply 3+2 machining directions.
- More use of arc lead-ins and lead-outs.
- Better simple slot roughing.
- Fixed chamfer operations plunging too low into holes.
- Better edge detection to prevent gouging in wall finishing.
- Tutorial mode now only opens the first time you use CAM Assist.
- Fixed GovCloud connections on first use. See CAM Assist for GovCloud (US).
- Fixed imported face mills with DC and DCX swapped.
- Fixed the thread pitch of tap tools after export and re-import.
- Other minor fixes and improvements.
CAM Assist for Siemens NX 2.1.0, 25 February 2026
Download a new installer: see Install CAM Assist for Siemens NX.
- End mills and face mills export their corner radius correctly.
- Tutorial mode opens the first time you use CAM Assist for Siemens NX. It was later replaced by the Welcome to CAM Assist tour.
CAM Assist Strategy Service 2.1.0, 16 February 2026
Installs automatically.
- Machining directions you choose are no longer limited to a 90° tilt. See Choose machining directions for a 3+2 setup.
- Bug fixes and improvements.
CAM Assist User Interface 2.1.0, 16 February 2026
Installs automatically.
Strategy editing: edit the operations CAM Assist created, in the program view.
- Edit an operation: change its tool assembly, operation type, setup or tool axis. See Edit an operation and Change an operation's tool.
- Split an operation. See Split a finishing operation.
- Delete an operation. See Delete a finishing operation.
- Edit cutting parameters. See Edit cutting parameters for an operation.
- Undo and redo strategy edits. See Undo strategy edits.
Also in this release:
- Copy the whole contents of a tool library to another tool library. See Copy tools to another tool library.
- Other bug fixes and improvements.
CAM Assist for Siemens NX 2.0.5, 12 February 2026
Download a new installer: see Install CAM Assist for Siemens NX.
- CAM Assist for Siemens NX available in other languages. See Change the CAM Assist language.
- Presets set on session tools in CAM Assist are saved.
- Closed slots machined with Cavity Mill roughing.
- Other bug fixes and improvements.
CAM Assist Strategy Service 2.0.10, 4 February 2026
Installs automatically.
- Hole-making operations on parts with many holes follow a more orderly, efficient path.
- Other bug fixes and improvements.
CAM Assist User Interface 2.0.15, 2 February 2026
Installs automatically.
- Session and imported machines are checked for missing or invalid required values before use. See Machine details CAM Assist needs.
- Materials must have an ISO category before CAM Assist runs. See "<material> is invalid, please populate the ISO category" in CAM Assist.
- Import Shop Configuration shows the supported file types and only lets you pick those in the file dialog. See The import window.
- Reworked holder properties tab, with validation fixes.
- The Cutting Parameters Explorer legend stays at the top so it's always visible.
- An edit icon in the Prepare dropdowns makes it quicker to edit the selected machine, material or tool library.
- Error messages are translated into your language.
- Documentation in the menus renamed to Help Center.
- The tool library header shows when it was last modified.
- The Cutting Parameters Explorer header shows the usage name when an operation has several tabs.
- Step-down and step-over values show four decimal places in inches.
- Other bug fixes and improvements.
CAM Assist for Mastercam 2.0.8, 2 February 2026
Download a new installer: see Install CAM Assist for Mastercam.
- Tutorial mode opens by default for first-time CAM Assist for Mastercam users. It was later replaced by the Welcome to CAM Assist tour.
- A demo part with problem machining features shows what Assess reports.
- Other bug fixes and improvements.