# Overview

Learn how the product catalog, tool assemblies, and cutting data work.

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

- [How the product catalog works](https://support.toolingmetrics.com/en/library/overview/product-catalog.md): What the shared and organization catalogs are, how products are identified, and what data completeness means for downstream workflows.
- [How tool assemblies work](https://support.toolingmetrics.com/en/library/overview/tool-assemblies.md): How a Tooling Metrics tool assembly stacks components from spindle to cutting edge, how connection codes enforce compatibility, and what releasing an assembly does.
- [How cutting data works](https://support.toolingmetrics.com/en/library/overview/cutting-data.md): How cutting parameters are structured, where operations come from, and how the machining calculator uses them.