Discovering the tool library

Before starting any turning operations, we must take a look at the tools that Fusion 360 has to offer. Unfortunately, it doesn’t come with a lot of tools to pick from; the options are quite limited, to say the least.

Where do we find the tools? In the Tool Library, of course:

Figure 3.1: Tool Library location

Let’s click on the icon and open the library:

Figure 3.2: Tool library

Inside the tool library, we can find many different tools; these are not only related to turning – there are also milling tools, tool holders, laser nozzles, and so on.

Most of the time, the large number of tools available may be a bit overwhelming. To find the tools that we need, we have to know how to navigate inside the tool library. Let’s break down the previous screenshot:

1. In the left column, there is a list of all the available libraries. To search for all the built-in tools...