What's New in Easel

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.

How it Works

Choose your output

Open the design generator and choose 2D or 3D. 2D produces vector artwork for signs, silhouettes, icons, and line art. 3D produces a bas-relief along with the height map that makes it carvable.

The token cost is shown on the button before you generate, so you always know what an action will use — one token for a 2D design, two for a 3D design.

Describe your design

Write a prompt describing what you want: subject, style, and any details that matter. The more specific you are, the closer the first result will be. Bold shapes and designs with simple details can carve more easily than designs with a high degree of detail - factors to consider when crafting your prompt.

For 3D, you can also start from a reference image as well as a written description. Upload your artwork, logos, or photos and Easel Generate will turn them into reliefs.

Iterate until it's right

Generated designs may not exactly match your desired results in the first output. If a result is close but not quite there, you can refine your description and generate again — each iteration costs one token, and you can keep refining as long as you have tokens left.

Import and carve

When you have a design you like, select Import. It drops into your project where you can position, scale, and carve it like anything else in Easel.

3D reliefs can be exported as STL files on any plan. Carving a relief directly with Easel requires Easel Pro.

Tokens

Easel Generate runs on a monthly token allowance. Every generation and every iteration uses tokens, and your balance and reset date are shown on your Account page and inside the generator as you work.

Tokens refresh on your Easel Generate billing date each month. Unused tokens don't roll over. Run out of tokens and don’t want to wait? Simply upgrade your plan to re-up.

Getting Started

Easel Generate is a monthly subscription add-on, available to every maker including those on the free Easel Basics plan. Choose from Generate 30 ($8/month), Generate 60 ($12/month), or Generate 120 ($20/month), and change or cancel any time from your Account page.

Head to your Account page to add Easel Generate, or read the full documentation in our Support Center for prompt tips, token details, and troubleshooting.

Generate something, carve it, and share it in the Project Gallery — we'd love to see what you make.

Reach Out

Throughout the process of building Easel Generate, our team has identified a number of additional updates and enhancements that we plan to introduce over the coming weeks. As you use Easel Generate, share your feedback with our team to help us continue adding even more value into this powerful new tool.

Continuous Raster Pass for 3D Carves

3D finishing passes now have a Raster Order setting. Choose Sections to keep the machine cutting with as few lifts as possible, or Continuous to sweep each raster line across the whole model before starting the next.

Sections is the order Easel has always used, and it stays the default. It carves whatever stretch of surface is in front of the bit, comes back for the rest later, and keeps travel short. On models with pockets, holes, or a cutout around the edge, that means the surface gets finished in patches — and where two patches meet at different times, the seam can catch the light.

Continuous trades a little time for a cleaner surface. Every line is carved in full, left to right, then right to left on the way back, so the tool marks all run the same way across the entire model and there is nothing to see where sweeps meet.

How it Works

• Select your 3D workpiece and scroll to Finishing Toolpaths in the properties panel.
• Under Raster Order, pick Sections or Continuous.
• Generate toolpaths. Your choice is saved with the workpiece, so it carries over the next time you open the project.

Raster Order works alongside the raster angle above it. Set the angle to run with the grain and the order to Continuous, and the finishing pass will comb the whole surface in one direction.

When to Use Each

Sections is the right choice most of the time, and especially on deep models, pockets, and cutouts where the bit would otherwise have to lift and cross open air on every pass.

Continuous is worth the extra time on flat-ish reliefs and signs — anything where the finished surface is the point and a visible seam would show. Watch the estimated carve time when you switch: on models with a lot of full-depth waste to cross, Continuous can add real time to the finishing pass.

Reach Out

Carve something with it and let us know how the surface came out. We'd love to see it.

Group cutouts

Grouped shapes just got more powerful! You can now add a cutout outline to a selected group, making it easier to build complex shapes incrementally by combining primitives.

How it works

Start by creating a group from multiple volumes:

With the group selected, open the Cut Properties tab. You'll see a new option to Add Group Cutout:

When creating the outline, zero-depth volumes are excluded, while volumes with positive depth are combined into the cutout:

Enable Ignore Inner Shapes to cut only the group's outer outline while preserving the child volumes for design purposes. The 3D preview shows the difference:

Keep your inner shapes editable

The group stays intact, so you can continue refining it as you work. Double-click any inner volume to move or edit the child volume without breaking the group:

This makes it easy to build up more complex designs from simple primitives while keeping each component editable.

4 New Wavy Wall Patterns

We've added 4 new patterns to the Wavy Wall Art app!

Lattice

Terrain

Eddy

Echo

Find these new styles in the Wavy Wall Art app here:

For more details on the app, check out this overview.

Wavy Wall Art App

We've released a new app that makes it easy to create dynamic 3D artwork for hanging on your wall.

How it Works

The 3D artwork is created by cutting and arranging a series of 2D slats against a backing. The app generates everything you need to assemble the final product.

Design

Choose between the Waves and Ripple patterns, set the minimum and maximum relief depth, and hit Shuffle until you find a composition you love — no two shuffles are alike. The app automatically nests every slat across your panel sheets, with tabs placed only on hidden flat edges.

Ripple Option

Wave Option

Images

You also have the option of incorporating an image of your choosing into the design.

Add an image and the app traces it, carves a matching piece from a third material, and recesses a registration pocket into the slats so the artwork drops into perfect alignment for gluing. Choose a flat piece on a calm pad — the waves fade to a smooth landing zone around your image — or a wave-style inlay where the artwork pieces carry the wave profile right through the design.

Backing

A slotted backing board that mounts to the wall (with an optional frame board for standoff). Each slat has hidden hooks on its back that pass through the backing's slots and drop down to lock — a french-cleat-style fit that's snug when seated but easy to assemble, with no visible fasteners anywhere on the finished piece.

Backing Workpiece

Panel Workpiece

Using the App

1. Open the Apps library in the Easel editor and choose Wavy Wall Art.
2. On the General tab, set the overall width and height of your piece and the relief depth range.
3. Enter your Panel and Backing material dimensions — thickness and sheet size — and the app nests everything to fit.
4. Pick a pattern (Waves or Ripple) and click Shuffle until the preview looks right. Assign paint colors to preview your finished palette.
5. Optionally, on the Image tab, check Add image and upload artwork; adjust its width, padding, and position on the wave field.
6. Click Generate. The app creates your panel sheets, backing board, and (if enabled) artwork workpieces, each ready to carve.

Note: The also app engraves a small tick on the hidden side of each panel so the slats go back together in the right order, and Drill mounting holes if you'd like hanging hardware locations cut for you.

Project Progress Tracking

Sharing and tracking your progress on your projects just got easier!

Save build photos, notes, and project settings as you go! Each step, workpiece, individual part, and the completed assembly can now be included in a project, making it easier for others to see the full story from first cut to finished piece when you publish to the Project Gallery. It’s also a great way to keep track of your own results and the changes you’ve made along the way.

Project Overview

Each project now has an overview page to view/edit the status of a project, add a description, list materials, add photos, add notes, and discuss in the comments.

This page is accessible to the left of the project's workpieces:

Post-Carve Screen

The post-carve screen has also been updated to allow you to add pictures to track the results of any new or overridden settings.

Once your project is ready, publish it to the Gallery to share what you’ve made! Everything you’ve collected along the way, your description, your materials list, photos, and notes, carries over automatically, turning your project overview into a polished showcase for other makers to explore, get inspired by, and comment on.

Save your progress, share it with the community, and inspire the next build.

V-Carve Inlay Application

V-Carve Inlays are now live with Easel Pro!

This has been one of the most requested features from our community, and we're thrilled to put it in your hands.

With the V-Carve Inlay application, Easel automatically generates two workpieces within your project that allow you to carve the perfect parts to fit together to create a multi-material inlay.

Butterfly Inlay project photos provided by Richard Campbell

Understanding the V-Carve Inlay Workflow

The V-Carve Inlay feature generates two separate workpieces:

Pocket

The pocket is the part of the inlay that is hollowed out to accept the plug. It is a V-carved recess cut into the main workpiece using a V-bit. Because the carve is made with a V-bit, the walls of the pocket are angled.

Plug

The plug is the part of the inlay that is cut out and is set into the pocket. It is carved separately—typically from a contrasting wood species—and uses the same V-bit geometry so it fits tightly into the pocket.

Using the V-Carve Inlay App

Start by opening a new Easel project. Add a design element that will serve as the template for your inlay.

Make sure the design element’s dimensions accurately match the size of the inlay you want to create.

It is recommended that you have your materials and bits available while setting up the project so you can reference exact measurements.

Important: Hardwood is strongly recommended for the Inlay Generator. Softwoods and plywood may not produce optimal results.

Once you have your design at the correct dimensions, select it and click on the V-Carve inlay option on the left-hand toolbar. This will open the V-Carve Inlay application.

The application window will include configuration options on the left side and a 3D preview on the right side. Under the configuration options on the left side of the application, you will see options for:

• Pocket Depth to set the depth of the inlay.

• Pocket Bits to choose the bits you intend to use for the pocket cut (roughing is optional).

• Plug Stock to define the material settings/dimensions for the plug. (Because the plug is imported with an offset, there is a minimum size requirement.)

• Plug Bits to choose the bits you intend to use for the plug cut (Roughing bit, Detail bit, Outline bit).

[The detail bit will already be chosen, as this is the same V-bit that is chosen for the pocket.]

For a full step-by-step guide on how to use the V-Carve Inlay application, check out these instructions.

Revamped User Profiles

Your Easel profile has a brand-new look! We've updated the layout and added new customization options so you can better showcase who you are as a maker.

Add a Cover Image

Personalize your profile with a cover image that appears at the top of your profile page.

Earn & Showcase Achievements

Achievements are now displayed as badges on your profile card. Visit the All Badges page to track your progress, discover new achievements, and see what you can unlock next.

Show More About You

Help others get to know you by adding:

• Social media links
• Your interests
• The kinds of things you love to make

These details make it easier for other makers to connect with you and discover shared interests.

Share Your Profile

Ready to show off your maker profile? Use the Profile Visibility toggle to make your profile shareable and connect with your network.

Start customizing your profile today and let the Easel community see what makes you unique!

Lake Depth Maps

Search tens of thousands of popular U.S. lakes by name and carve a depth map. Easel draws the shoreline and up to five depth passes as stepped pockets, so the finished carve reads like a scale model of the lakebed. Add the lake's name as text with one checkbox, then import the whole thing as a grouped stack, ready to cut.

The depths are a real bathymetry, not a stylized outline, so Tahoe comes out deep and steep-walled, Okeechobee wide and shallow.

You can use the app now by opening "Apps" from the toolbar and selecting "Lake Map" app.

Don't see your lake? Ask for it in the feedback box and we'll add it.

New Metadata Visibility Options

You can now temporarily hide the workpiece name and notes while designing in Easel.

Project > Show/Hide > [select an option to toggle]

Tip: You can still use the 'M' keyboard shortcut to hide measurement lines as well.