Another tool database question

Software Carbide Create
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ok so I have set up a dedicated computer for my machine. it runs windows,
I have create pro on my apple laptop. I wanted to copy some of my Amana tools to the windows computer. I have found the files on my laptop, and saved them to a flash drive. when I went to find the same file location on the windows computer I couldn’t find it. can anyone help me find the correct place to put those files?

*side note I won’t have access to this machine and computer till next Thursday (it belongs to a robotics team I mentor) so I may not have answers to follow up questions on the windows side.

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Please see:

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We’ve talked about a way to save your tools to the cloud, but we’ve generally been anti-cloud for our software.

Is that something that people want?

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im not a big fan of cloud stuff generally. I just want to be able to copy a file from my program files on one computer to another. or import databases like you could with vetric.

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Got it. Copying the CSV files from the data directory is the reliable way to do that. No cloud required.

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Not really. No benefit to saving .csv files.

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think you could explain a little more?

where do I put them on the windows computer?
there seem to be different default files on windows from my MacBook.

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Open the About dialog, then click the Open Data Directory button. (I forget the name of the tools subdirectory, but you’ll see it)

That’s all of the CC data; we don’t use the registry or other hidden locations.

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is that same on windows? I already have it copied off of my MacBook and was having trouble finding where to put it on the windows computer

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Yep- drop it in the same place on Windows. You might have to create the subdirectory, I don’t recall if we create it by default. @WillAdams has a better memory than me.

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that may be why I couldn’t find it. if I have to create it, it doesn’t exist yet.

ill take a look when I get back to that machine. thanks!

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My copy of Carbide Create on my Mac has the (empty) folder:

/Users/williamadams/Library/Preferences/Carbide 3D/Carbide Create/tools

so I’m pretty sure it was created by default by at least one version — it might be that I made a user tool library (causing the folder to be created), then deleted it and the folder persisted.

Best thing to do is to make a user tool library with at least one tool — that will ensure that the folder is created with the correct permissions.

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this worked. I guess I thought I would be able to find it in my file browser, without going through the “about” stuff.

I should mention for anyone who finds this later, I had to close carbide create and reopen it for my tools to show up when making tool paths.

Thanks for the help!

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I installed CC815 on my Macbook Air tonight and there is no “About” option under the Help menu so I cant get to the tool .csv file. I can open the tool database under Edit/Show Tool Database.
Any suggestions?

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On a Mac, the About APP menu is under the Application menu, so it would be Carbide Create | About Carbide Create

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Thanks Will. I found it. :+1:

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