Managed CNC programming for Autodesk Fusion
Have your CNC programs ready before the job hits the floor.
We program your part with your tool library, for your machines. Get back a proven Fusion program at a fixed price, so your spindles keep cutting.
Price quoted in your currency before you pay.
Fixed price
Quoted before work starts. It doesn’t change after you pay.
Your setup
Built on your machine, your post and your tool library.
Checked
Simulated on a full machine model before it comes back.
How it works
Four steps. One price.
Your machine, post and tool library are saved once. Every job after that starts from your real setup.
- 01
Send the part
Upload the model, drawing and specs. Your machine, post and tool library are saved once.
- 02
Get a fixed price
Quoted in your currency before work starts. It doesn’t change after you pay.
- 03
We program it
A vetted programmer builds and simulates it on your machine, tools and post.
- 04
Prove it out
Download the NC code, setup sheet and Fusion archive. Run it, then accept or request changes.
What you get back
A program that runs first time on your machine.
- 01
NC code
Posted with your own post processor.
TPC-004821_OP10.nc - 02
Setup sheet
Work offsets, stock, fixturing and tool list.
TPC-004821_setup.pdf - 03
Fusion CAM file
The .f3z is yours to keep and edit.
TPC-004821.f3z - 04
Simulation evidence
From a full machine simulation, not just stock removal.
TPC-004821_sim.mp4
- Tool
- T9915
- Operation
- 3D adaptive roughing
- Collisions
- 0
- Overtravel
- 0
Machines
- 3-axis to 5-axis milling
- Horizontals
- Lathes
- Mill-turn
- Swiss
Confidentiality
Programmers never see who you are.
They see a job code and a client code. Never your name.
- 01Files are renamed to a job code.
- 02Hidden names in STEP and PDF files are stripped.
- 03Questions are relayed anonymously.
- 04Access to the job folder ends when the job closes.
| Field | Received | Programmer sees |
|---|---|---|
| FILE_NAME | ACME_BRACKET_REV3 | TPC-004821 |
| AUTHOR | j.harlow@acme-eng.com | — stripped |
| ORGANIZATION | Acme Engineering Pty Ltd | — stripped |
| PDF properties | ACME · DWG 10-4471 | — stripped |
| Client | Acme Engineering | Client K7Q |
Getting the best program
Better data, better program.
The closer the job matches your shop, the less you touch it at the machine.
- 01
A model set up for Op10. Include stock and workholding, so the program starts from your real setup.
- 02
Your actual post and machine. Send the post you run and an accurate machine definition.
- 03
Your tool library. With holders and correct stickout, so clearances are real.
- 04
Preferred tool suppliers. Set once on your profile. We program with what’s on your shelf.
Compared
Where ToolpathCloud fits.
| Criteria | Freelance sites | Contract CAM firms | AI CAM | Hiring | ToolpathCloud |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Bids vary job to job | Quoted, often hourly | Subscription | Salary and on-costs | Fixed per job, quoted before you pay |
| Built on your machine, post and tools | Often generic | Usually | Partly | Yes | Every job |
| Simulated before delivery | Varies | Usually | Toolpath preview only | Up to the person | Full machine simulation |
| Capacity | Large, unvetted | Limited | Instant first pass | One person | Vetted programmers, per job |
| Your identity | Shared with the freelancer | Under NDA | Uploaded to the vendor | In-house | Never shown to programmers |
| The catch | Generic, often offshore | Good work, limited capacity | Fast first passes, not finished programs | Permanent cost and recruiting time | Pay per job |
Price
ToolpathCloudFixed per job, quoted before you pay
- Freelance
- Bids vary job to job
- Contract CAM
- Quoted, often hourly
- AI CAM
- Subscription
- Hiring
- Salary and on-costs
Built on your setup
ToolpathCloudEvery job
- Freelance
- Often generic
- Contract CAM
- Usually
- AI CAM
- Partly
- Hiring
- Yes
Simulated before delivery
ToolpathCloudFull machine simulation
- Freelance
- Varies
- Contract CAM
- Usually
- AI CAM
- Toolpath preview only
- Hiring
- Up to the person
Capacity
ToolpathCloudVetted programmers, per job
- Freelance
- Large, unvetted
- Contract CAM
- Limited
- AI CAM
- Instant first pass
- Hiring
- One person
Your identity
ToolpathCloudNever shown to programmers
- Freelance
- Shared with the freelancer
- Contract CAM
- Under NDA
- AI CAM
- Uploaded to the vendor
- Hiring
- In-house
Send your first job.
Part, machine, post and tools. We’ll quote a fixed price before you pay.
Send a job
For programmers
Earn from home programming in Fusion.
Real jobs from real shops. Fixed pay per job, set before you accept.
- Machinist-programmers
- Independent CAM programmers
- Semi-retired reviewers