1. In Autodesk® Fusion®, open two or more files containing cutting tools in CAM Tool Libraries.
2. Run the Focus CAM - Compare Tool Lists command from the Manufacture -> Utilities -> Add-Ins menu.
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3. Select Files 1 and 2 that you would like to compare from the dropdowns.
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4. Click OK
   • Fusion opens a persistent palette window showing the tools unique to each file and tools that are in both files, based on the Description of each tool. Where tools are in both files, the parameters of each tool are compared, and differences between tools are highlighted.

Some sample workflows:

1. Tool library files: Maintain one or more files that contain a list of standard tool assemblies. These tool library files can be edited by editing the tool lists, and are revision-controlled by saving the files in Fusion. This workflow has some substantial advantages over the standard Cloud Tool Library functionality, which doesn't currently have much in the way of revision control, permissions control, backup, or protection against accidental deletion.
2. Compare the tools in a job being set up in a machine to the tools in the job getting torn down, to determine which tools to adjust, which to take out, and which to leave in.
3. Check whether new programs are making good use of existing standard tool assemblies.
4. Check newer versions of library files against old versions to determine which changes have been made over time, and what to watch out for.

Install:

1. Download the installer from the Autodesk App Store.

2. Right-click on the "Downloads" folder and select "Open in Finder".

3. Right-click on the "Downloaded.pkg" -> "Open With" -> "Installer".

Uninstall:

You can unload the add-in without uninstalling it by clicking the "Stop" button when the add-in is selected in the list box on the "Add-Ins" tab of the "Scripts and Add-Ins" dialog.

Unchecking "Run on Startup" causes the add-in not to be loaded in future sessions of Fusion.

- Navigate to the ./ApplicationsPlugins folder and select the app bundle you want to uninstall

- Either drag the app bundle to the Trash or right-click and select “Move to Trash”

- Right-click on the Trash-Can and select “Empty Trash”

- If you prefer keystrokes, you can also just select the app bundle and then hit Command+Delete to move the app to Trash, then empty the Trash and the app will be removed.

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