I may be missing something here, but when I add a custom bit and enter all the relevant information, the last item is the tool number. This field is entirely useless and could be updated to actually provide some utility.
When the user is prompted for a bit change, usually, for Carbide3d provided bit options, you are presented with a description of the bit. However, for custom bits, you are only presented with the number, which is useless. It would be nice if the description we provide for the bit was actually presented when prompted for the bit change.
So, you could either make the Bit Number field a text field and allow us to put whatever we want in there, or just include our description along with the number so it is actually useful information.
This is the golden rule. Those with the gold rule. So C3D makes their propriety database so you cannot edit it. For the custom databases only the number appears and has always worked that way. Maybe some day they will change.
For me with a lot of custom tools I print my tool # and description on an adhesive sticker and put it on the side rail. Some tools I dont use too much it is hard for me to remember what the tool is from just the number.
Being from the tech industry and having written a lot of software myself, this little thing would be so simple to fix it just seems idiotic to have to deal with all the work-arounds. Which is why this feature request seemed warranted to me. I think in the meantime. I will do what you have done.
Do Carbide3D employees even look at this stuff? I assumed given the Feature Request option being available that I might get a response from someone who can actually do something about it. Or is this just going off into our community bubble and the Feature Request option is just there to make us feel good?
While we may not see a reply from a Carbide employee here, they do get looked at, sorted, scrutinized, and then some time in the future some will make it into a new release of software.
For anyone who would like this, I’m attaching the c2d files for it. I cut them out in the order of the file names. The bit holder back is the back of the Bit holder holder and needs to be flipped to put the hinge on both sides. 1-Bit holder back.c2d (52 KB) 2-Bit holder holder.c2d (104 KB) 3-Wrenches.c2d (100 KB) 4-Bit holder top.c2d (84 KB)
My pleasure. BTW, hinges I used are Amazon.com. You have to cut the screws down a little as they are a little too long for the Dollar Tree cutting boards I used.
