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.
Read more →July 2026
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.
Read more →June 2026
New Metadata Visibility Options
You can now temporarily hide the workpiece name and notes while designing in Easel.
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New Text Editing
We’ve optimized our text editor to provide a smoother, more reliable writing experience.
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Smart Values (Early Access)
You can now add smart values to your projects in Easel. These are named values that you can add, reuse, and easily adjust across an entire project. Define a dimension once, apply it to elements in your designs, and change it in one place to resize all of the elements using that smart value.
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Product Preview Update
Now you can try out colors and stains right on the 3D product preview, one surface at a time, so you can see what your design will look like finished and on the bench long before you load a bit.
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Recent Pro Design Icons
Your Pro Design Icons now keep track of themselves. Any icon you place on the canvas is automatically added to Recent, so the designs you've actually used are always a click away — no need to search for them again.
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More Accurate Quick Carve-Time Estimates
Get a better idea of how long your carve will take before you ever click Simulate.
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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.
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