# How to set up a Fusion 360 tool library from the milling bits I have? **URL:** \ **Category:** Projects\ **Created:** [December 31, 2015, 6:00am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/how-to-set-up-a-fusion-360-tool-library-from-the-milling-bits-i-have/18059 "2015-12-31T06:00:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![StevePrior](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/steveprior/32/72940_2.png) [@StevePrior](https://community.inventables.com/u/StevePrior)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2015, 6:00am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/how-to-set-up-a-fusion-360-tool-library-from-the-milling-bits-i-have/18059/1 "2015-12-31T06:00:26Z")
It seems to me I should create a Fusion 360 tool library containing the milling bits I actually have. So far I’ve got the 2 sample bits with my X-Carve plus the 1/8" 5 different piece milling sample pack from Inventables. Some of these bits have Onsrud part #'s and some don’t. So what’s the best way to create a Fusion 360 tool library with my bits? How do I determine the various feeds and speeds that are part of the Fusion parameters? ---
**Author:** ![TheGuru](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/theguru/32/86723_2.png) [@TheGuru](https://community.inventables.com/u/TheGuru)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2016, 7:18pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/how-to-set-up-a-fusion-360-tool-library-from-the-milling-bits-i-have/18059/2 "2016-01-02T19:18:40Z")
@StevePrior - you have a couple options. Easiest thing to do is create a new library and then create new tools within the library. I put all my tools in the cloud library should I ever need them to be accessible from the web when I’m not at my computer. ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/uploads/inventables/original/2X/7/70d9f6fd4d70e931f8a741b1fe877159088a4d42.png) I have not found a way to duplicate or copy a tool, so I created new ones. There maybe a way but it is not intuitive to me… I’ve attached my library should it help you… [crg\_tool\_library.json](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/uploads/inventables/original/2X/d/d8815e12351d4b27268e1208854cb24b0949ea23.json) (10.7 KB) -Tom ---
**Author:** ![StevePrior](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/steveprior/32/72940_2.png) [@StevePrior](https://community.inventables.com/u/StevePrior)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2016, 8:59pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/how-to-set-up-a-fusion-360-tool-library-from-the-milling-bits-i-have/18059/3 "2016-01-02T20:59:08Z")
Thanks. Cloud doesn’t show up on my list of libraries - did you have to enable that somewhere? ---
**Author:** ![StevePrior](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/steveprior/32/72940_2.png) [@StevePrior](https://community.inventables.com/u/StevePrior)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2016, 9:01pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/how-to-set-up-a-fusion-360-tool-library-from-the-milling-bits-i-have/18059/4 "2016-01-02T21:01:01Z")
Found it, you’ve got to enable Cloud libraries in CAM settings. ---
**Author:** ![WouterPortegijs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbce88/32.png) [@WouterPortegijs](https://community.inventables.com/u/WouterPortegijs)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2016, 11:26pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/how-to-set-up-a-fusion-360-tool-library-from-the-milling-bits-i-have/18059/5 "2016-02-08T23:26:58Z")
I will add my library to [xcarve-tool-library.json](https://cdck-file-uploads-canada1.s3.dualstack.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com/flex009/uploads/inventables/original/3X/8/a/8ad982f94918e0e05aa865344bb3f0047cdc3b9f.json) (10.5 KB) This including the er11 holder ---
**Author:** ![StevePrior](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/steveprior/32/72940_2.png) [@StevePrior](https://community.inventables.com/u/StevePrior)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2016, 1:30am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/how-to-set-up-a-fusion-360-tool-library-from-the-milling-bits-i-have/18059/6 "2016-02-09T01:30:13Z")
Thanks, I’m looking at it. I don’t understand why the tool library cares about modeling the holder/collet, as far as I can tell once you know the shank diameter you’d use whatever holder allowed that shank - can you explain? ---
**Author:** ![JasonHughes](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/jasonhughes/32/13096_2.png) [@JasonHughes](https://community.inventables.com/u/JasonHughes)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2016, 2:51am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/how-to-set-up-a-fusion-360-tool-library-from-the-milling-bits-i-have/18059/7 "2016-02-09T02:51:37Z")
> [@StevePrior](#): > > Thanks, I’m looking at it. I don’t understand why the tool library cares about modeling the holder/collet, as far as I can tell once you know the shank diameter you’d use whatever holder allowed that shank - can you explain? For a machine like the x-carve, I don’t think it will ever matter and isn’t really a necessary step. A machine like a Tormach, if you model the holder and the bit length, when you install that bit, the machine can offset the z distance correctly when you tell it which tool number you are using. Then you can do tool changes without having to re-zero the z axis like you do with the x-carve after a bit change. Jason ---
**Author:** ![StevePrior](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/steveprior/32/72940_2.png) [@StevePrior](https://community.inventables.com/u/StevePrior)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2016, 3:06am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/how-to-set-up-a-fusion-360-tool-library-from-the-milling-bits-i-have/18059/8 "2016-02-09T03:06:42Z")
OK, that makes sense. Thanks for the explanation. ---
**Author:** ![WouterPortegijs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbce88/32.png) [@WouterPortegijs](https://community.inventables.com/u/WouterPortegijs)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2016, 9:47pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/how-to-set-up-a-fusion-360-tool-library-from-the-milling-bits-i-have/18059/9 "2016-02-16T21:47:58Z")
there is another reason to have the collet in there as well. Fusion 360 can calculate collisions, which would be bad 😉 so It could give som more space if you model the collet. The effort of adding the collet was very limited after understanding what goes where. Ofcourse you can make your own script afterwards or just hndle it manualy. Look for the toolchanges(M6) and add a pause and a tool z offset and you can work with different tools in one g-code file ---
**Author:** ![Thor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@Thor](https://community.inventables.com/u/Thor)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2016, 10:36pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/how-to-set-up-a-fusion-360-tool-library-from-the-milling-bits-i-have/18059/10 "2016-06-12T22:36:24Z")
anyone got tool library for the vbits? ---
**Author:** ![TheGuru](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/theguru/32/86723_2.png) [@TheGuru](https://community.inventables.com/u/TheGuru)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2016, 11:08pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/how-to-set-up-a-fusion-360-tool-library-from-the-milling-bits-i-have/18059/11 "2016-06-12T23:08:09Z")
+1 for me too 😀 ---
**Author:** ![WolfgangEgger](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/wolfgangegger/32/47248_2.png) [@WolfgangEgger](https://community.inventables.com/u/WolfgangEgger)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2016, 6:56am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/how-to-set-up-a-fusion-360-tool-library-from-the-milling-bits-i-have/18059/12 "2016-12-09T06:56:02Z")
Oh yea, a f360 tool library for vbits would be great ---
**Author:** ![JayJohnson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/848f3c/32.png) [@JayJohnson](https://community.inventables.com/u/JayJohnson)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2017, 8:40pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/how-to-set-up-a-fusion-360-tool-library-from-the-milling-bits-i-have/18059/13 "2017-03-11T20:40:39Z")
Could you please be so kind as to possibly post a video of how to set up a collet for the tool holder? It seems as though not only I, by a “myriad” (my word of the week) of people are hitting a wall on this one, as Autodesk, does not seem to want to provide much direction to us router users. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![JayJohnson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/848f3c/32.png) [@JayJohnson](https://community.inventables.com/u/JayJohnson)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2017, 7:46pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/how-to-set-up-a-fusion-360-tool-library-from-the-milling-bits-i-have/18059/14 "2017-03-12T19:46:38Z")
I have sent a request to their “Idea station”. If you would still like it, please feel free to “Vote” on it. > **[Add "V Bits" - Tool Management](https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-360-ideastation-archived/add-quot-v-bits-quot-tool-management/idc-p/6940568)** > > Please either add "V Bits" or use more clear verbage regarding this tool in the Tool Management library, so that we may clearly add our V Carve bits with minimal confusion. ---
**Author:** ![KaeWoeiLim](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/kaewoeilim/32/67463_2.png) [@KaeWoeiLim](https://community.inventables.com/u/KaeWoeiLim)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2017, 12:38am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/how-to-set-up-a-fusion-360-tool-library-from-the-milling-bits-i-have/18059/15 "2017-04-14T00:38:50Z")
HI Guys, I’m pretty new to Inventables, we’ve got a carvey and i’m trying to create some standard set of tools on Fusion 360. I’ve based it on the settings from Easel. Attached is the tools, if you recommend any improvements that would be great. Even modelled the Holder of the Carvey 🙂 [Carvey- Fusion Tools.tools](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/uploads/inventables/original/3X/1/5/15448c617f1f577ef4674d952fffcf8f3703008d.tools) (3.8 KB) ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/uploads/inventables/original/3X/f/3/f3f786d549a9c2bd2b11767e0e30c30ff6d63481.PNG) ---
**Author:** ![WillardSullivanIii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/2acd7d/32.png) [@WillardSullivanIii](https://community.inventables.com/u/WillardSullivanIii)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2017, 9:13am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/how-to-set-up-a-fusion-360-tool-library-from-the-milling-bits-i-have/18059/16 "2017-05-25T09:13:34Z")
Thanks for the Tool List it’s helped a ton ! ---
**Author:** ![DanielAugustoRemigio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/87869e/32.png) [@DanielAugustoRemigio](https://community.inventables.com/u/DanielAugustoRemigio)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2020, 4:27am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/how-to-set-up-a-fusion-360-tool-library-from-the-milling-bits-i-have/18059/17 "2020-01-24T04:27:54Z")
Hello You can setup a v-bit using the Chamfer mill and set tip diameter equal to 0 (zero) and setting the angle of your tool. It’s been working for me. Hope this info to be useful!! ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/uploads/inventables/original/3X/5/e/5e5a35553eed5d0a6388a7f8ede6047b6bc5b199.jpg)