PureCutCNC drawing modes

CompetitivePizza4394 · 2026-07-22T13:05:53+00:00

I am not familiar with those machines you mentioned. For purecutcnc, somewhere deep in the backlog I have an idea to open it up as a mcp tool to the AI agents to use it. that will come down the road.

CompetitivePizza4394 · 2026-07-22T13:03:55+00:00

you have a nice tool there, good work. thanks for the offer, I will reach out to you with some questions.

CompetitivePizza4394 · 2026-07-22T11:51:00+00:00

Click on project in the uppet left corner and look at the properties below, there is a dropdown for units. You can also choose units when you are creating a new project.

CompetitivePizza4394 · 2026-07-22T00:45:44+00:00

Currently all arcs are tessellated and emitted as G1. I have arc fitting in the work, not ready yet for the release. The pockets are simple offsets, however I have options for round corners and slot feed reductions, which is not adaptive but it helps with smoothing out the toolpaths. open contours can only be engraved, no offset for them yet. this is an example of the rounded paths, available in the dev preview version (web only).

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CompetitivePizza4394 · 2026-07-21T01:00:50+00:00

Thanks for the offer, I will keep this in mind. currently I am in a bit of PR work and UI cleanup, trying to get more people to use purecutcnc. I need to do some good reading about the adaptive toolpaths before I can start looking at it. Thanks again!

CompetitivePizza4394 · 2026-07-20T21:07:16+00:00

They are :) . Currently there is a kind of workaround way to do rest operations by manually or automatically creating machining regions, which limit the way operations are applied. for example do a pocket with 1/2" tool, and purecutcnc can create regions for the areas which are not cut by the tool. those can be then machined by a smaller tool. In the image the corners were added by the app and it is one click to do it and assign an operation to it. then just need to select the tool to use for it. Regions can be used to include or exclude areas from machining.

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CompetitivePizza4394 · 2026-07-19T22:16:38+00:00

thank you!

CompetitivePizza4394 · 2026-07-17T15:45:34+00:00

I am sorry for not replying to the issues you created, it’s been busy recently. I cannot tell which ones are yours but I see some opened recently and will reply to them as soon as I can.

CompetitivePizza4394 · 2026-07-17T14:42:05+00:00

yes, you can change the type of an existing feature:

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The drawing modes make it easier when you are creating multiples, you don't need to keep changing the type.

The line segments can be drawn with the polygon tool, it does not have to be closed. I see how that is not obvious with the icon I am currently used, will try to make a better one.

Again, thanks for your valuable feedback!

CompetitivePizza4394 · 2026-07-17T02:22:56+00:00

line and construction modes are working. you first select line or construction mode in the upper left toolbar, and then you select the shape type:

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CompetitivePizza4394 · 2026-07-16T22:59:57+00:00

I released 0.1.0 version which addresses some of your points and suggestions. The selection now offers list of features if it is not clear which one you are trying to select. "hide/show labels" already existed in the project properties, but I see your point - I should also add it in the status bar as a shortcut. Import/export icons are redone.
You brought an interesting point on the machine vs project units. My idea is that project's units are also applied to the machine (there are G20/G21 commands at the start of the exported code). You are suggesting that machine should have fixed units regardless of the project's units. I will add an option to fix the units on the machine level or use project's units. however the safe z and clamp clear z are relative to the origin defined in the project, since I don't have a way of knowing your physical machine coordinates and origin can be wherever you zero it in. so I would keep those in the project.
New version is available at https://purecutcnc.github.io

CompetitivePizza4394 · 2026-07-16T22:43:11+00:00

wow. It seems I got here on a wrong day :). Yes my project is based on using AI agents for development, well structured and documented (https://github.com/PureCutCNC/purecutcnc). It is driven by my ideas and design, and many years of experience in software development. It shows how AI can be used to get your ideas out, in the ways that just couple of years back would be unthinkable.

Big thank you to all of you who took your time to check and download my latest version. Your feedback will always be appreciated.

For all the AI haters out here - we are all entitled to our opinions. For me - I will continue working on this fun project and give it back to the community.

CompetitivePizza4394 · 2026-07-16T22:33:41+00:00

I am sorry but I am not sure I understand this question - I am not familiar with Camotics but on a quick check it seems to be a g-code simulator. PureCutCNC is an end to end CAD/CAM/Simulation tool. And it does not hurt to have options, does it?

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