This is probably a stupid question but why can’t Easel be a stand alone program without the need for internet?
I’m probably wrong here also but I look at web based applications as being simple and weak compared to stand alone software.
What happens if you are doing a 5 hour job and your internet provider craps out? Is the GCode saved on your computer and sending it or is it being sent across the internet?
Being web-based allows Easel to be accessed by anyone on any machine. It allows us to make improvements quickly and get them out to everyone instantly. Web technology (including 2D / 3D graphics, real-time communication and threaded execution) is bringing web apps closer and closer to native. Easel is like an app where the browser is the operating system.
The g-code is generated by your browser and sent directly to the local sender on your machine, which doles out the instructions to the machine over time. The g-code is all local to your machine, no internet is needed to keep a carve running.
Thanks for the explanation.
Unfortunately, lately, Easel became extremely slow and sometimes becomes very irresponsive.
An offline application enables the user(s) to create/design at anytime and anywhere w/out the need to be connected to the internet.
The good news is there are many offline CAD programs that will allow you to export the gcode to be used in Easel. If you don’t need the helping hand Easel provides then many of the other CAD programs will control your CNC.
