CAM Assist releases from September 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 User Interface 2.2.13, 28 September 2026
Installs automatically.
Improvements:
- Added in-context help for the roughing, finishing and parameter controls in the Prepare phase. See Configuration settings.
- Saving a preset turns on the tool usage and stock material it needs. See Save cutting parameters as a preset.
- Clearer hole making error messages, with what's wrong and how to fix it. See CAM Assist didn't drill, tap or ream a hole.
Fixes:
- Custom machining directions being reset when you reopened direction selection. See Choose machining directions for a 3+2 setup.
- The position of direction arrows on cylindrical and conical faces.
- The selected program operation being lost when you switched tabs.
- Saved part settings being lost after a part was exported again. See Where does CAM Assist store my settings?.
- Interrupted machinability assessments not restarting when you returned to Assess. See The guided workflow stages.
CAM Assist Strategy Service 2.2.10, 24 September 2026
Installs automatically.
Improvements:
- Refined thread milling and tapping, with better depth recommendations for blind holes and corrected thread depth calculations.
- More reliable hole recognition and grouping, including identical holes, fully machined bores, double counterbores, and threaded holes with a counterbore or chamfer. See Review and edit hole groups on the Holes tab.
- More accurate spot drilling and chamfering, including holes on angled surfaces and tools with matching drill angles.
- Better collision handling for bore rapid entry moves and deburring operations.
- Facet splitting no longer needs to be turned on for each user. See "Face requires splitting" in CAM Assist: is it safe to continue?
Fixes:
- Counterbores being ignored or annotated incorrectly.
- Some hole groups being split incorrectly or not grouped.
- Incorrect tool axis data and operation depths in some hole making output.
- Specific collision risks in hole boring and deburring operations.
CAM Assist Strategy Service 2.2.8, 3 September 2026
Installs automatically.
- When no spot drill matches exactly, CAM Assist falls back to another suitable spot drill.
- Better surface splitting feedback on the Machinability tab. See The Program stage in CAM Assist.
- Successful reaming operations no longer leave misleading feedback.
- Successful spot drilling operations no longer report an unmachinable warning.