# Create Tool Existing

**URL:** <https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/create-tool-existing/4587>\
**Category:** RobotStudio\
**Created:** [December 21, 2011, 5:14pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/create-tool-existing/4587 "2011-12-21T17:14:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![arlas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce73a5/32.png) [@arlas](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/arlas)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2011, 5:14pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/create-tool-existing/4587/1 "2011-12-21T17:14:06Z")

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New to RS, and trying to create station. I have loaded my tool model and located the model at Tool0 and now what to make my model “my new tool” . I go to Create Tool Wizard and it does not allow me to select and existing part? How do I make my new geometetry my new tool? thanks for the help…

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**Author:** ![j\_proulx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8c91f0/32.png) [@j\_proulx](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/j_proulx)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2011, 11:13pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/create-tool-existing/4587/2 "2011-12-23T23:13:24Z")

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To create a tool you will need to have the object detached from the robot. Put the tool object at world 0 position. create your tool and then attach to robot.

BR Jim Proulx