Adding Project Notes into CC file

[mhotchin (Michael Hotchin)]

Since you’re asking, here is the three main items I would like. This let’s me give notes to future designer me, and present and future operator me.

Carbide Create - 'Notes' field

I’d like a text box I can use to enter notes about whatever I’m drawing. I know I could just use the text tool and ‘write’ it directly on the canvas, but an edit box just seems like a better idea. Either part of the ‘Job Setup’ screen, or (preferably) as another area in the ‘Design’ tab, so that it is always available while designing.

CC + CM - display comments from GCode

I’d love a way to embed comments in the exported GCode file that would be displayed by CM. The GCode already supports comments, so if they were specially formatted, CM could display just those: (CM: This is a comment for Carbide Motion) (This would be ignored) As comments, the exported GCode would still be fully compliant. Then, there could be a section of the project (or on the toolpaths) where you could add comments that you’d be able to see later. CC could also add some comments by defa…

CC - Allow M0/M1 message "toolpaths"

I’d like the ability to create toolpaths that consist of M0 or M1 plus a message. So, no object needs be selected, but the M command would be written out to the Gcode based on the order of the toolpaths being written.