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      <div class="title_topic2" id="xps10_pagetitle">The Cutting Tool Library</div>
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      <p class="para_topic">The cutting tool library allows you to store all data pertaining to cutters for your machining operations. You can export tools to this library from the tool dialog or retrieve tools from the library to use in your operation. When you load a cutting tool that has a holder attached, the system loads the tool holder, as well.</p>
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                  <p class="para_warning_body">If you are updating to NX 4 and you have customized your tool library, you must update this tool library. See <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfggeneral/10NXLibrary_15.html');return(false);">Converting a Pre-NX 4 Tool Library</a>.
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      <p class="para_topic">You can access the cutting tool library from the <b class="uiTerm">Library Class Selection</b> dialog. To see this dialog, do one of the following:
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            <p class="para_item">In the <b class="uiTerm">Operation Navigator</b>: right-click at the point where you want to retrieve a tool, select <b class="uiTerm">Insert</b> &rarr; <b class="uiTerm">Tool</b> &rarr; <img align="bottom" src="graphics/setup_retoolicon.gif" border="0"> (<b class="uiTerm">Retrieve Tool</b>) on the <b class="uiTerm">Create Tool</b> dialog.
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            <p class="para_item">From the menu bar: <b class="uiTerm">Insert</b> &rarr; <b class="uiTerm">Tool</b> &rarr; <img align="bottom" src="graphics/setup_retoolicon.gif" border="0"> (<b class="uiTerm">Retrieve Tool</b>) on the <b class="uiTerm">Create Tool</b> dialog.
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            <p class="para_item">In the <b class="uiTerm">Machine Tool View</b>: double-click the machine at the top of the tree structure. Choose <b class="uiTerm">Retrieve Tools</b> on the <b class="uiTerm">Generic Machine</b> dialog.
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      <p class="para_topic"> From the <b class="uiTerm">Library Class Selection</b> dialog, begin to <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfggeneral/com_lib_select_from_lib.html');return(false);">select your tool from the Library</a>.
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