Farmbot Digr and Filr to for better seeding

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Digging tool and hole filling tool to make seeding more reliable for FarmBot users. In the last update, I've also added a second digging tool which is more rounded. I recently purchased a FarmBot Genesis 1.5. During the seeding process, I would push my seeding tool into the soil while the vaccum pump held the seed to the tool. Often the seed would drop off and the tool would suck up dirt particles. Now, I use the DIGR tool first to create a hole for the seed. I slowly insert the digging tool into the soil (25% of maximum speed) to create a hole. Then I drop the seed in with the Genesis seeding tool. Then, I use my FILR tool to push the soil back around the seed. Finally, I do a light watering. The digging tool offset is approximately positioned (relative to the UTM) the same as the seeder - i.e. at the front center of the tool. So, no offset is necessary. You send the FarmBot to the same coordinates you used for seeding. For filling, however, notice that the filling tool is centered around the UTM. To compensate for this, I send my FarmBot 17 mms lower (which is a positive x offset in my case) than the seeding coordinates. I started with the FarmBot Tool Blank that they published with the Genesis 1.0 CAD files (https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/0B-wExYzQcnp3RUh5YUNEYmVRZUE) from the master link of https://genesis.farm.bot/v1.0/docs/cad-models. They are currently shipping Genesis 1.5 but I don't see the tool blank cad file published for that. Please note that I have loose soil and these tools have worked well. You assume all responsibility for making sure you don't break your Farmbot or anything else.