What's New in Easel

Milling Direction

Easel Pro now supports the selection of Milling Direction for each cut. It works for both fills and outlines:

Default: The direction of cuts is variable.

Climb (CCW): Forces a counter-clockwise toolpath. This method typically creates a cleaner surface finish and is easier on your bits.

Conventional (CW): Forces a clockwise toolpath. This method can be useful for preventing tear-out on certain materials and reducing backlash.

Easel Project Chat

Ask questions and give feedback directly on a project with the Project Chat feature.

When you share your project or publish it to the Gallery, other makers will be able to view your project in the Sandbox and send messages via the chat panel. Simply click the chat icon in the top right corner to open the chat panel, and send a message to start the conversation.

Note: Messages are public and will be visible to anyone with access to the shared project. Commenting access can be revoked by setting shared projects to Private.

Gallery Follows

You can now follow users in the Easel Gallery!

Simply click the Follow button on a user's gallery profile page to stay up to date on their new published projects:

You'll be notified in the Activity tab whenever a user you follow publishes a new project:

You can also check out the following and followers tabs on each user's Easel Gallery Profile Page to see who other users are connected to:

Shape separation in Easel

Hello, We are pleased to announce an option to separate shapes into individual components directly in Easel. This feature reflects our ongoing commitment to providing you with more powerful and intuitive editing tools directly within your workflow.

Simply right-click any shape and select Separate from the menu, or find the tool under the Edit menu.

• Fill Shapes: Non-touching shapes will be split into individual components.
• Outline Paths: These will be separated into independent paths, even if they overlap.
• Text: Text objects will convert into individual letters. The selection is preserved so you can immediately group them to maintain their alignment.
• Groups: You can also separate entire groups of shapes using these same rules.

Resume Carve

Has your machine ever stopped running during a carve? Perhaps you lost power, your machine was accidentally disconnected, or you had to press the emergency stop button. Now, instead of starting the carve over from the beginning, Easel Pro customers can pick up the carve exactly where it left off - saving time and peace of mind!

This new feature, now available to all Easel Pro subscribers, allows you to restart a carve from any point in the toolpaths. Recover from interruptions more quickly with Resume Carve!

Feature Overview Video

Step by Step Walkthrough

To resume a carve that got interrupted, first select the "Resume Carve" option from the new dropdown option on the "Carve" button:

This will launch a carve walkthrough much like the one you're used to, except that there will be a new step to select the starting point for the carve right before you kick it off:

On this step you have a few different controls to make it possible to zero in on the exact point where you want to begin the carve:

1. Slider control. Use the slider to quickly get close to your intended starting position
2. Step buttons. Use the step buttons to move one point at a time either forward or backward.
3. Point window. Use the point window to either select or verify the starting position. The Z value, in particular, can be helpful to confirm the depth at which the carve will begin. A negative Z value is below the material surface. A positive Z value is above the material surface.

Warning: When starting a carve in the middle, it is important to exercise extra caution to make sure you are choosing a safe starting point.

Trimming Line Segments

We have added an option to remove path segments in Easel.

When in path editing mode you can now hold Cmd or Ctrl to trim away segments of the design you want to get rid of. This will speed up cleaning the imported designs and splitting shapes.

The feature is available for on-path cuts. Pocket fills, outside and inside cuts are not supported.

Carved 2025

From dialing in designs to watching ideas come to life, this year was shaped by makers like you. Welcome to our year end recap highlighting what the Easel community made in 2025.

Try out the Monogram app to get inspiration for new projects next year.

Submit a project to the Holiday Design Contest to to share your work with the community and for a chance to win cash prizes or a new CNC machine!

1. Oreo Cookie Keepsake Box

2. Peg Solitaire Game

3. Christmas Tree Ornament Holder

Check out this amazing project if you haven't already and leave a comment to congratulate Don!

Gallery Profiles

You can now set up your own profile for the Easel Gallery!

You can update the following information for your profile:

• Profile picture
• Display name (this will be displayed instead of your full name)
• Bio
• Location (country/state)
• CNC machines

(All fields are optional.)

Visit easel.com/gallery/profile/edit to set up your profile.

FluidNC Motion Control (Beta)

FluidNC is now available as a motion control option in Easel Setup. If your machine uses FluidNC, this will allow you to connect to your machine and carve right from Easel without downloading g-code.

This feature is currently available for testing in open Beta. To utilize this new motion control option in Easel, simply select the FluidNC motion control option in Machine Setup. We look forward to your feedback as we continue expanding machine-support capabilities in Easel!

Please note that because this is in Beta, it is possible that some machine control features may not function correctly. Caution is advised.

Monogram generator

Easel has a new monogram generator that makes it easy to carve names, initials, or other text embellished with one of several built-in designs. Easel positions and sizes your text within the design to make it carveable as an engraving or cutout.

To use the Easel's monogram generator, open the Monogram Application in the App Library:

You can change the text, font, or style of a monogram you've already generated by clicking the Edit Monogram button in the Shape panel.

For now, the monogram generator is available to all Easel and Easel Pro users.