CAM Assist releases from June 2026, newest first. These notes record what each release changed at the time. For other months, and for which parts of CAM Assist update automatically, see CAM Assist release notes.
CAM Assist Strategy Service 2.2.5, 24 June 2026
Installs automatically.
- Faster importing of large tool sets.
- Fixed roughing volumes giving unexpected results after a tool was edited.
- Fixed an issue that could cause session outages.
CAM Assist Strategy Service 2.2.4, 17 June 2026
Installs automatically.
- For holes with a counterbore, the drilling operation is output before the helical boring operation.
- For mostly prismatic parts, roughing prefers a Z-down machining direction relative to the tool.
- Fixed drill depths being wrong after changing the setup in the strategy editor.
- Fixed cycle time estimates when roughing removal volumes are suppressed. See Estimate cycle time and export a cycle time report.
- Fixed a "part not contained by stock" error appearing when it shouldn't. See "The part is not fully enclosed in the stock" in CAM Assist.
- Fixed end mills with a chamfer being rejected.
CAM Assist User Interface 2.2.8, 16 June 2026
Installs automatically.
Navigation:
- New My Account section. See The My Account window.
- New Preferences section with units, language (moved from About) and theme. See CAM Assist preferences and Change the CAM Assist language.
- The AI Support link moved from the top bar to the help section. See Get help from CAM Assist AI Support.
Tools:
- Bulk editing covers allowed usages, stock material assignment, removing tools and copying them to another library. See Edit several tools at once in a tool library.
- Added a filter for allowed usages in the tool library view. See Set a tool's allowed usages and stock materials.
- Added an option to enable all suitable tool usages when importing a tool library. If you tick it before the first save, imported tools and assemblies are saved with every usage their tool type supports. See Import a tool library or machine into CAM Assist.
- Clearer display of tool status errors.
- Better preset defaults when importing tools.
- The tool library view shows more rows.
- The selected tool is easier to see when you change an operation's tool. See Change an operation's tool.
Other:
- Better feedback when Run CAM Assist is blocked, for example because there are no tools or tools have problems. See Why can't I click Run CAM Assist?
- Fixed fonts sometimes failing to load.
CAM Assist for Mastercam 2.2.3, 8 June 2026
Download a new installer. See Install CAM Assist for Mastercam.
- Improved tool importing.
- Body assignments you make in CAM Assist carry over into Mastercam.
CAM Assist Strategy Service 2.2.3, 2 June 2026
Installs automatically.
- Fixed an unexpected "empty slab volume" error.
CAM Assist User Interface 2.2.7, 1 June 2026
Installs automatically.
- Fixed machining directions sometimes not being applied when you changed the coordinate system on a 3+2 setup using X, Y, Z aligned. See Choose machining directions for a 3+2 setup.