# Guides

Import products, manage materials, build tool assemblies, and export them to CAM.

Source: https://support.toolingmetrics.com/en/library/guides/

- [Find a manufacturer's GTC package](https://support.toolingmetrics.com/en/library/guides/find-gtc-packages.md): See which cutting tool manufacturers publish the GTC data Tooling Metrics imports, how each one provides it, and where to download it.
- [How to import products from a GTC package](https://support.toolingmetrics.com/en/library/guides/import-products.md): Bulk-import a vendor's product catalog into the Tooling Metrics Library from a GTC package file.
- [Troubleshoot a GTC import](https://support.toolingmetrics.com/en/library/guides/troubleshoot-gtc-import.md): Diagnose a Tooling Metrics GTC import that failed, aborted, or finished without the products you expected.
- [Create a product manually](https://support.toolingmetrics.com/en/library/guides/create-product-manually.md): Register a single product from manufacturer-supplied files when no GTC package is available.
- [How to add and manage materials](https://support.toolingmetrics.com/en/library/guides/manage-materials.md): Add workpiece materials to the Library and assign ISO/VDI3323 classifications.
- [Build a tool assembly](https://support.toolingmetrics.com/en/library/guides/build-tool-assembly.md): Select and connect products from the Tooling Metrics Library to form a complete tool assembly with geometry and connection codes.
- [Use the machining calculator](https://support.toolingmetrics.com/en/library/guides/calculate-cutting-parameters.md): Find optimal speeds and feeds for a tool-material combination, check machine power requirements, and save the result as cutting data.
- [Export the tool library to CAM](https://support.toolingmetrics.com/en/library/guides/export-tool-library.md): Push validated tool assemblies and cutting data into CAM software before programming.
- [Sync a product to an inventory item](https://support.toolingmetrics.com/en/library/guides/sync-product-to-item.md): Push a product's data into inventory so purchasing and stock tracking can begin.