Easel - What's New

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Easel Generate

Easel Generate brings AI design generation into Easel. Describe the design you want and Easel creates it — as 2D vector artwork or as a 3D bas-relief — ready to bring into your project and carve.

Easel can now set up and carve on machines running grblHAL, the firmware on boards like the Sienci SuperLongBoard (LongMill MK2.5, AltMill), Teensy 4.1 breakouts (PrintNC and similar), BTT SKR and Octopus boards, PicoCNC and other RP2040 boards, and grblHAL builds for ESP32.

Wireframe toggle in the bottom-right corner of the 2D editor

Wireframe Mode

We've added a wireframe mode toggle. View each shape as a thin outline, so you can see its precise geometry without distractions while designing.

A custom straight bit with its own photo, between two catalog bits in the Toolbox

Custom Bit Photos

Your custom bits can now show what they actually look like. Add a photo when you create a custom bit, and it appears on the bit's card in your Toolbox, so the bits you've added are as easy to tell apart as the catalog ones.

Easel Generate 2D Workpiece to 3D

Easel Generate subscribers can now select the current workpiece as an input for 3D mode. This allows you to more easily lock in details like fonts and the placement of elements before converting to a 3D carve.

Dragging, snapping, and resizing a 3D model in the 3D view

Easier model positioning in 3D workpieces

3D workpieces now let you position the model interactively in the 3D view. Drag the model or relief boundary into position, or pull the corner handles to resize it:

The Add Bits menu in the Toolbox, listing every vendor catalog

More bits in the Toolbox

The Toolbox now carries bits from CIC Workshop, SainSmart Genmitsu, and Sienci Labs, alongside fresh additions to the Bits & Bits, SpeTool, and IDC Woodcraft catalogs. That takes the catalog from 730 to 982 bits, each with the vendor's own specs, photo, and a link to the product page, so you can add the exact bit on your bench and let Easel fill in the geometry.