Brand new to CnC, but long time MacOS user. Took a while to wrap my head around the Tool Library in CC. Just figured out how to get bit libraries from bit suppliers added. Sharing it here:
Download the bit suppliers CSV file. In CC, open Edit / Show Tool Database. Click New Library, select a material type, machine, and then name it (I used the company name). The resulting library will be named using this info (e.g. CIC-Shapeoko-Any). From the menu bar click Carbide Create/About Carbide Create, and then Open Data Directory. The new library will be in the Tools folder (e.g. CIC+Shapeoko+Any.csv). Go to the downloaded supplier CSV and rename it to match the csv in the data directory. Drag and drop the renamed csv into the Tool folder and select replace when prompted. Now, restart CC and open the tool database, it will be populated with all the suppliers bits.
I hope to create a short video tutorial demonstrating this.
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