# 2 tool paths (same bit) in one file

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**Category:** Original/PRO Series (Buildbotics) (Gen 1)\
**Created:** [September 3, 2023, 1:37pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/2-tool-paths-same-bit-in-one-file/22203 "2023-09-03T13:37:34Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 4, 2023, 2:17am UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/2-tool-paths-same-bit-in-one-file/22203/8 "2023-09-04T02:17:41Z")

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Hey Gaetano,

> [@Guy77](#):
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> Regarding your queation about me having Carbide Motion on the same computer the answer is; yes I do.

okay, recorded. I imagined that, but did not know it for sure, but now we all know: The hint with the invalid M0/M6 ; Txxx is for all who use just the Carbide Create Software (and own no Carbide machine), but those who own a Carbide machine and therefore have the Carbide Motion software installed get valid M6 code that runs as-is.

> [@Guy77](#):
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> I also just discovered Carbide Create v6 let me export my Carbide file as BASIC GCODE instead of a c2d Carbide file. Now that I have done that I now have an M0 command that says  
> M0 ;T201

> [@Guy77](#):
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> Do I just replace that with M6 ;T201

**yes** , since M0 means simply stop and the missing M6 will lead to no tool change being requested by the g-code program. This is how Carbide make its g-code invalid if you don’t own a Carbide machine and don’t have Carbide Motion installed (and for what my hint above is useful for). **But you got to remove the semicolon (“;”) too!** Otherwise the tool number is ignored. [My ‘tool-change’ script](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/tool-changes-and-z-height/7715/29) honors the tool number.

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