Tool Database & Job Setup Issues

Feature Request Carbide Create
1

-Under “job setup”, “job”, there is the option to change the material and machine. I would think that by changing these two settings, it would change what tool library is defaulted when choosing your toolpaths, but it seems that these two options are meaningless.

-It would be nice to set a default tool for different tool paths. For example, I could preset an 1/8" downcut for pocket tool paths and a 1/4" compression for contours.

-When creating a new tool, the number of flutes can’t be updated

-When creating a new tool, the flute length can’t be updated, it is automatically set at .5" (ideally, an error should be triggered if the flute length exceeds the depth of cut)

-It would be nice if the user could add a hyperlink to the tool profile for ease of tool reordering

1 Like
2

I know in much older versions they had a lot of that. In fact the user libraries CSV files I believe still have the Website link and other stuff but when I tried to enter a web address only the Carbide3D tools would only show as a link.

I’m not sure why they took it out. I know not all the fields like tool length and other specifications were not actually used by CC and were mostly just information fields but I still liked having all the tool specifications in one place.

I would like to see a lot of that come back even if CC didn’t actually use the data, just for my own benefit.

A colored background of the field could indicate what fields CC actually used for the tool path and cutting. A light green or blue background color would be nice.

Thanks,

Jeffery

1 Like
3

All of those fields are still there, and they can be accessed by editing the underlying CSV — they just don’t show in the interface.

1 Like
4

How do you access the “underlying CSV”?

5

Help | About | Open Data Directory

the User-generated Tool libraries are in Carbide Create\tools

1 Like
6

Thank you. Because of my trip to the Carbide Create file, I also just found out that you can make your own categories and add SVG’s into the library. Mind blown. What is the purpose of the “posts” file?

7

I remember now that I actually tried that and put in the URL and other things but if you edit any tool in CC for the library file you changed it removes all that I had added, even tools I didn’t edit.

I’m guessing it stores the library in memory then overwrites the file when saved which deletes all the changes made to that file outside of CC.

Thanks,

Jeffery

8

I’m pretty sure that adding URLs is specifically disabled for unofficial tools/libraries.

posts is at a guess a placeholder for when we have user definable post processors.

9

This topic was automatically closed 30 days after the last reply. New replies are no longer allowed.