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I really like the recent (april 6th 2021) updates to the Manufacturing workspace of Fusion 360, especially the tool library updates. There's one or two things missing though. When creating a new tool for milling, on the tab "Holder" you can select the appropriate holder for your tool. For that you have to search the column with available holders. All holders in that list have the same thumbnail, that makes finding the correct holder a bit more difficult. When you've found the correct holder and select it in that list, there's no way you can see or validate how that holder looks, until you press the "Select Holder" button under the "Info"-field. If you've selected the wrong one, you have to press "Remove Holder" and do those steps all over again.
My first idea is to have the thumbnail represent the holder somewhat so that searching is a bit easier, secondly, when selecting a holder in the list, the idea is to have a more detailed preview of the holder, maybe accompanied with some date of the holder, see picture attached.
Preview of holder in tool library
Product Design Suite 2024
Inventor 2024 (v 28.20.27200.0000), Vault Basic 2024
Fusion 360
HP Workstation Z4
Intel Xeon 3.4GHz
32GB RAM
Windows 10 Professional (64bit)
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@miechh I am glad you like the updates.
Thankyou for taking the time to offer ideas on how to improve the tool library.
We have already outlined some work that would add the preview of a tool holder before selection by way of a separate panel that lists the holders information and a preview image. We had not thought about changing the image on the thumbnail and that maybe something that could improve the experience if it aligns with our design boundaries.
I have made a note of this on the task.
Thanks again and please feel free to offer any other improvements that you feel are beneficial.
Regards
Chris
Christopher CooperTechnical Consultant
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I also think this is a big negative with Fusion 360, If choosing a holder by "eyes" rather then by guessing would be awesome. Now I just do my own holders beacause it saves time.
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