Default tab size

I’ve been searching around for ages, Google outright lied to me and quite frankly I can’t find the option at all.

How do I change the default size for tabs so I don’t have to go and edit every single object in my design and correct it from the default?

At this time, Carbide Create does not have a feature to change this, so we will move this to “Feature Requests”.

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I agree that the defaults are too big. I have to edit down to .25" wide and .125" tall. Would be nice to have my preference as the default on my copy of CC.

In general, CC needs a “Preferences” window where you can set a bunch of defaults. The fact that new projects default to “snap to grid” is one that always ticks me off.

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The solution to that is to create a file which you use as a template which has your preferred settings — just open it.

Microsoft copied this mechanism from HP’s New Wave, but apparently in Windows 11 it requires editing the Registry? Researching this is left as an exercise for the reader.

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I took a quick search through the Registry and found the associations for the .c2d file extension and a shell open setting.

There is a settings.ini in the %AppData%\Local\Carbide 3D\Carbide Create

[General]
gridSpacingInch=6.35
recentFiles=C:/Projects/Mirror/Grammy/Grammy.c2d, C:/Projects/Mirror/Starvish/Starvish.c2d, C:/Projects/Mirror/RobinJohn/RobinJohn.c2d, C:/Projects/Mirror/Mimi/Mimi.c2d, C:/Projects/Mirror/MikeCorrine/MikeCorrine.c2d
pos=@Point(289 157)
size=@Size(1920 1009)
windowGeometry=@ByteArray(\x1\xd9\xd0\xcb\0\x3\0\0\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xf8\0\0\a\x80\0\0\x4\b\0\0\x1"\0\0\0\xbc\0\0\x5)\0\0\x3\xed\0\0\0\0\x2\0\0\0\a\x80\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\x17\0\0\a\x7f\0\0\x4\a)
lastFolder=C:/Projects/Mirror/Grammy
lastFileMM=false
lastWidth=254
lastHeight=304.79999999999995
lastThickness=12.7
lastModelResolution=0
lastZeroX=0
lastZeroY=0
lastZeroZ=0
lastMachine=Shapeoko 5 Pro
lastMaterial=Hard Plastic
retractHeight=1.27
lastTool=“{"angle":0,"corner_radius":0,"diameter":6.35,"display_mm":false,"finish_allowance":0.508,"flutes":2,"length":19.049999999999997,"model":"251","name":"","number":251,"overall_length":3.175,"plungerate":304.79999999999995,"read_only":false,"slot_depth":1.016,"slot_feedrate":1524,"slot_rpm":18000,"surfacing_feedrate":1524,"surfacing_rpm":18000,"surfacing_stepover":10,"type":0,"url":"https://shop.carbide3d.com/products/251-25-downcut-flat-cutter\“,\“uuid\”:\”{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}\",\“vendor\”:\"Carbide 3D"}”
lastFont=MV Boli
lastBackgroundFolder=C:/Users/sewsk/Downloads/Horse2a.jpg
lastImportFolder=C:/Projects/Mirror/Grammy/GrammyTemplate.svg
lastImageFolder=C:/Projects/Sean/barnCrop.png
extraVolume=0
volumeUnits=1
lastRectangleRadius=12.7
lastPostProcessor=:/r/resources/posts/shapeoko.post
lastPostProcessorMetric=false
lastOutputFolder=C:/Projects/Robin1/test3dRough1.nc
lastCutDepth=0.254
lastVeeTool=“{"angle":45,"corner_radius":0,"diameter":12.7,"display_mm":false,"finish_allowance":0,"flutes":2,"length":6.35,"model":"301","name":"","number":301,"overall_length":3.175,"plungerate":304.79999999999995,"read_only":false,"slot_depth":2.032,"slot_feedrate":889,"slot_rpm":18000,"surfacing_feedrate":889,"surfacing_rpm":18000,"surfacing_stepover":2,"type":2,"url":"https://shop.carbide3d.com/products/301-50-v-bit-cutter\“,\“uuid\”:\”{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}\",\“vendor\”:\"Carbide 3D"}”