# Export the tool library to CAM

Push validated tool assemblies and cutting data into CAM software before programming.

Source: https://support.toolingmetrics.com/en/library/guides/export-tool-library/
Updated: 2026-10-29

**Prerequisites:** The tool assembly's assets have been built (**Build Assets** — see [Build a tool assembly](https://support.toolingmetrics.com/en/library/guides/build-tool-assembly/)). Export Package and Send to CAM are hidden until assets are built. Send to CAM additionally requires a connected Autodesk Fusion CAM Connect account and a category with an export mapping for Fusion.

**Required permission:** Library → Tool Assemblies — User or above. Managers and Admins can export any tool assembly; Users only the tool assemblies they created.

There are two ways to get a tool assembly's data into CAM software: download a package file and import it manually, or push it directly into a connected CAM tool library.

:::caution[Verify before machining]
Calculated speeds, feeds and depths are starting values. Before you machine, check the tool geometry, units, cutting parameters and the machine's limits against the tool manufacturer's data and your shop's procedures. See section 10 of the [Terms of Service](https://toolingmetrics.com/eng/legal/terms).
:::

## Export a single tool assembly

1. Open the tool assembly.
1. Click **Export Package** in the action bar.
1. Choose a format tab: **GTC Package** (this tab also lists the assembly's picture, drawing and 3D models to download one by one) or **Autodesk Fusion** with its options. **NX CAM** is not available yet.
1. Click **Export**. The package is built in the background and contains the assembly's ISO 13399 parameters, cutting data, and built assets. When it is ready, click the bell icon: it is at the top of Notifications, and on the **Exports** tab.

## Export multiple tool assemblies at once

1. In the sidebar, click **Library → Tool Assemblies**.
1. Select the checkboxes for the assemblies to export. A selection bar appears above the list.
1. Click **Export** in that bar, choose **GTC Package** or **Autodesk Fusion**, and click **Export**. Bulk export offers no per-asset downloads; the package arrives in Notifications, on the **Exports** tab.

## Push directly to a connected CAM tool library

If [CAM Connect](https://support.toolingmetrics.com/en/integrations/cam-connect/) is set up for your CAM software, skip the manual download:

1. Open the tool assembly.
1. Click **Send to <CAM software>** in the action bar. This button only appears once assets are built, CAM Connect is online, and the assembly's category supports that CAM vendor.

See [Connect Autodesk Fusion](https://support.toolingmetrics.com/en/integrations/cam-connect/autodesk-fusion/) to set up the connection, or [Troubleshoot CAM Connect](https://support.toolingmetrics.com/en/integrations/cam-connect/troubleshoot/) if Send to CAM isn't available.