My Shop > Tool libraries is where you keep the tool libraries CAM Assist can use. Use it to switch between libraries and to create, rename, copy, export and delete them. To choose which libraries a part uses, see Add or remove tool libraries for a part.
Open Tool libraries
- In the header, click My Shop.
- In the My Shop sidebar, click Tool libraries.
My Shop opens over your part, so your part stays as you left it. Click Back to part (or Back to and the part name) to return.
Switch library
The library name at the top of the page is a picker. Click it to choose another library:
- Search libraries finds a library by name.
- Libraries you've starred are under Favorites; the rest are under All others.
- Each library shows how many tools it holds. A tick marks the library you're viewing.
- Create library and Import at the foot of the picker start a new library.
Click the star next to the name to make the library a favorite.
Library types
The line under the library name says what kind it is.
| Type | What it is | What you can do |
|---|---|---|
| CloudNC library | Built-in tools supplied by CloudNC. Read-only. | View, copy and export. Copy tools to your own library to change them. |
| Custom | A library you created or imported. | Everything: add, edit, rename, duplicate, delete. |
| From CAM session | The tools in the part open in your CAM package (session tools). | Edit tools, copy them, or save them as a library of your own. See Save session tools as a tool library. |
Library actions
Click ⋮ (Library actions) next to the library name:
| Item | Shown for | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Create library | all | Makes a new, empty library. See Create a tool library. |
| Rename library | Custom | Renames the library in place. |
| Duplicate library | CloudNC and Custom | Makes a copy you can edit. |
| Save as | From CAM session | Saves the session tools as a library of your own. |
| Copy to library… | all | Copies every tool into another library. See Copy tools to another tool library. |
| Export items | all | One item per format your CAM package can read. See Export a tool library. |
| Delete library | Custom | Deletes the library after you confirm. This can't be undone. |
The reload button reads the library again, to show changes saved elsewhere. New library creates a library. Add adds tools; it's greyed out in CloudNC libraries. See Add a tool assembly to a tool library.
Library summary
Under the library name, a strip summarizes the library:
| Item | What it shows |
|---|---|
| Status | Ready, Warning (some tools have warnings) or Incomplete (some tools need updates). |
| Assemblies | How many tool assemblies the library holds. Buttons for Tools, Holders or Inserts show other kinds of item, if the library has any. Click one to list only that kind. |
| Preferred | How many tools are preferred. CAM Assist weights preferred tools more favorably. |
| Need updates, Warnings | How many tools need fixing. Click either to list only those tools. |
| Created, Modified | When the library was made and last changed. |
For the tool list below the summary, see The tool list and tool details.
Messages you might see
- No tool libraries yet.: click Create library, or Import from file to bring in tools from your CAM package.
- Unable to load libraries.: click Retry.
- Name must be unique. (when renaming): another library already has that name.
- Unable to rename library. Please try again.: click Save again.
Videos
These CloudNC Academy videos were recorded with an earlier version of CAM Assist, so some screens look different.
- Understanding Session tools vs tool libraries
- How to organize my tools in CAM Assist for Fusion
- How to organize you tools in CAM Assist for GibbsCAM
- How to organize your tools in CAM Assist for Mastercam