Rapid toolpaths improvements
We have optimized how rapid motions are calculated. Easel will now try to minimize unnecessary travel across your design, and move to closest shape much more often, leading to fewer rapid motions overall.
This leads to shorter carve times, with some designs reporting over 10% reduction in carve time. The more rapid motions the design has, the better the improved toolpaths will perform.
In the video below you can see new toolpaths keep the single close relative distance in mind when selecting next area to carve. This makes far fewer rapids, speeding up the carve time.
In the example below we have a simulated design with shapes inside a wreath. New toolpaths travel far more efficiently between areas to cut. For this specific example the rapid simplification lead to 30% faster cut time.
New toolpaths:
Contrast this with old toolpaths:
Feature is now live in Easel and available to everyone for all designs & package plans.