Import AMANA tools DataBase?

[Amerifax]

How do I import Amana-Tool-Vectric into VCarvePro 10.5? When in VCare all I see is File, Gadgets, and Help.
Bob

[WoodStudioIA]

[Rcnewcomb]

Go to Toolpaths/Tool Database

Import using the folder icon at the bottom of the tool database screen.

[Adrian]

You have to have a job loaded or a blank new job started for the rest of the menu options to appear. When you first start VCarve you will only have a subset of menus which doesn't include the Toolpaths menu.

That is why you're only seeing File, Gadgets and Help.

[Amerifax]

Thank you.
Bob

[dealguy11]

After you've loaded it, take all the feeds and speeds with a gigantic grain of salt, and check everything before you use it the first time. The feeds and speeds may or may not be appropriate for your machine, and when I looked at it I flat out found ones that didn't make sense to me at all.

[adze_cnc]

That and many of the tools' physical specifications are flat out wrong when compared to the DXF file profiles provided (diameters, angles, etc.). This is seen in specs from many manufacturers. For example a bit being described as: 1/4" (6mm). No, it's more accurately: 1/4" (6.35mm).

[editorial]
If it were me I'd not bulk import any manufacturer's tool database but rather enter just the half-dozen or so tools I actually use.
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[mtylerfl]

[editorial]
If it were me I'd not bulk import any manufacturer's tool database but rather enter just the half-dozen or so tools I actually use.
[/editorial]

Yessir - I am of the same opinion.