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ToolingMetrics™ Connect

ToolingMetrics™ Connect

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ToolingMetrics
Streamline your CAM workflow between Autodesk® Fusion® and Tooling Metrics

General Usage Instructions

  1. Create a free account on toolingmetrics.com.
  2. Search for tooling products in our Generic Tool Catalog, and select, build, and view your precise and complete tool assemblies.
  3. Calculate cutting data, estimate machining results, and save them inside the tool assembly with a comprehensive workpiece materials database.
  4. Obtain a secret key by creating an API token from the Tooling Metrics User setting.
  5. Install the Tooling Metrics Connect plugin for Fusion.
  6. Open Fusion and navigate to the Tooling Metrics Connect plugin.
  7. Save the secret key in the Preference Settings of the Tooling Metrics Connect plugin.
  8. Click the "Import Tool Library" button to import your Tool Library from Tooling Metrics, choose the organization, and press OK to start the import process.
  9. Your Tool Library will be automatically uploaded to your Cloud Assets for use in Fusion.

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Commands

Ribbon/Toolbar Icon Command Command Description

Preferences

Set your current organization and API Token secret key

Import Tool Library

Import Tool Assemblies of your current organization

Export Setups

Export setups in your CAM document to Tooling Metrics project

Installation/Uninstallation

Install

To install the Tooling Metrics Connect plugin, download the installer from the Autodesk App Store. Simply double-click the downloaded installer and follow the on-screen instructions to install the app/plugin.

Unload

  1. 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.
  2. Unchecking "Run on Startup" causes the add-in not to be loaded in future Fusion sessions.

Uninstall

To uninstall this plug-in, exit the Autodesk product if you are currently running it. Simply rerun the installer and select the "Uninstall" button. You can uninstall it from Settings/Apps in Windows, just as any other application from your system.

Additional Information

Known Issues

Contact

Company Name: ToolingMetrics

Author/Company Information

ToolingMetrics

Support Information

For support, please contact Tooling Metrics at support@toolingmetrics.com. Visit our support page at toolingmetrics.com/support for more information.

Version History

Version Number Version Description

1.2.1

New features: **Send Tool Assembly** to Document Tool Library and Export Project supports **Cutting Data** and **Part Material** - **Send to Autodesk Fusion** command lets you send a single Tool Assembly from the Tooling Metrics Assembly Builder directly into the active Document Tool Library. The tool appears instantly in the active document, letting you iterate tool combinations and cutting data faster. The workflow is seamless: build a Tool Assembly, test it in Autodesk Fusion until you're satisfied, then release it — as a single tool or inside a project. From now on, that Tool Assembly syncs with your organization's tool library, ready to share with every team member. - **Part Export/Import**: allow to search and assign Tooling Metrics workpiece material database directly into Fusion (inside Project Export command) - **Project Export** now support to export the cutting data preset in Fusion operation into Tooling Metrics project (those presets is created in Tooling Metrics, and including Central Tool Library import) **Improved and Fixed** - Credentials are loaded more reliably across startup scenarios - Fixed a connection error when contacting the server
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