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Yup, just released the redesigned bit library this morning. We wanted to organize it by the different types of bits to help people learn more about what bits to use for what kinds of carves, a common point of confusion. We’ll be adding more bits and advice over time as well.
Ack my bad I should have put this above: the credit for this change goes to @EricDobroveanu! I just helped with some design stuff, and claimed the credit
You can type “in” or the quote mark to force it to stay in inches. So for example, typing 0.75in or 0.75" (or 3/4" for that matter) will make it stay in inches.
Again, you can type “mm” or “in” when inputting a size to have the correct unit used. We found it hard to fit the buttons into the new design, we can take another look at how we might fit them in. We can also look at removing the automatic heuristic with large bits, although it looks like using bits larger than 0.5" is exceedingly rare.
I finally set up my machine after the move and switched my router out with the quite 48v spindle. I am going to work on small stuff for a bit and I want to clean and check the router anyway.
I had to update the driver to get easel to work and noticed the new stuff after.