diff --git a/src/Mod/Path/App/ToolPy.xml b/src/Mod/Path/App/ToolPy.xml
index af60f46527..687dae2032 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Path/App/ToolPy.xml
+++ b/src/Mod/Path/App/ToolPy.xml
@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@ HighCarbonToolSteel CastAlloy, Ceramics, Diamond, Sialon or Undefined</UserDocu>
                 <UserDocu>returns a copy of this tool</UserDocu>
             </Documentation>
         </Methode>
-        <Methode Name="fromTemplate">
+        <Methode Name="setFromTemplate">
             <Documentation>
-                <UserDocu>fromTemplate(xmlString|dictionary) ... fills receiver with values from the template string or dictionary</UserDocu>
+                <UserDocu>setFromTemplate(xmlString|dictionary) ... fills receiver with values from the template string or dictionary</UserDocu>
             </Documentation>
         </Methode>
         <Methode Name="templateAttrs">
diff --git a/src/Mod/Path/App/TooltablePyImp.cpp b/src/Mod/Path/App/TooltablePyImp.cpp
index 3b5e5f9d1a..cd6ff64ece 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Path/App/TooltablePyImp.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Path/App/TooltablePyImp.cpp
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ PyObject* ToolPy::copy(PyObject * args)
 }
 
 
-PyObject* ToolPy::fromTemplate(PyObject * args)
+PyObject* ToolPy::setFromTemplate(PyObject * args)
 {
     char *pstr = 0;
     PyObject *dict = 0;
diff --git a/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathToolController.py b/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathToolController.py
index 69bb2a8404..660ce08ec5 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathToolController.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathToolController.py
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class ToolController:
 
         for t in template.iter(ToolControllerTemplate.Tool):
             tool = Path.Tool()
-            tool.fromTemplate(xml.tostring(t))
+            tool.setFromTemplate(xml.tostring(t))
             obj.Tool = tool
 
     def templateAttrs(self, obj):
diff --git a/src/Mod/Path/PathTests/TestPathTool.py b/src/Mod/Path/PathTests/TestPathTool.py
index fee996b9f6..eca405877c 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Path/PathTests/TestPathTool.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Path/PathTests/TestPathTool.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class TestPathTool(PathTestBase):
 
         t0 = self.test00()
         t1 = Path.Tool()
-        t1.fromTemplate(t0.templateAttrs())
+        t1.setFromTemplate(t0.templateAttrs())
 
         self.assertEqual(t0.Name, t1.Name)
         self.assertEqual(t0.ToolType, t1.ToolType)