Import tool from c2d file

Software Carbide Create
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I made a c2d on my main system, and copied it to my CNC laptop. It has a tool that isn’t in the CNC laptop’s tool library.
the paths appear to be fine, and it seems like it remembers the custom tool, but it doesn’t exist in my local library, and it doesn’t display enough information in the popup to re-create the tool locally.

Is there a way to “import current tool” into a local library? And yes, I can go to my main system and write down the data and manually enter it in, or export the library and import it into the laptop, but… seeing as I already have the tool in a file locally…

Thanks,
mw

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No, there isn’t such a feature.

For managing tool libraries see:

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I assume you mean you’re running CC on both PCs. You can just copy the custom library from one to the other.

C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\Carbide 3D\Carbide Create\tools\<mylibrary>.csv

Another issue that arises from this is when sharing files. If you use a custom tool the recipient doesn’t have a copy of your tool. So a feature to “Add tool in toolpath to my library” would be pretty cool.

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On a mac, remove the tools folder and create a symlink called tools to a Dropbox / Google drive / “microsoft drive thing” folder. Just move that tools folder to dropbox or whatever and symlink to it.

eg:

cd "/Users/yourAccountGoesHere/Library/Preferences/Carbide 3D/Carbide Create"
mv tools ~/Dropbox/Carbide/
ln -s  ~/Dropbox/Carbide/tools tools

Any tools will then be sync’d via dropbox but iirc you’ll need to restart CC after you’ve done this for them to be picked up on machines you weren’t using when you added them.

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I’m doing something similar - I have a laptop attached to the machine, and a desktop where I do all the design.

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Found it thanks - BTW, if you cannot find the file on your machine, you may have to turn on hidden files.

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Yes, and I have defined the 15 degree bit in my own library - Glad if to hear if I did it wrong…

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We can’t evaluate if the tool is defined correctly w/o knowing the full specifications of the tool — product link?

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