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Rayforge 1.1 - MacOS Support, Pipeline Rewrite, G-code Console, and Unified Raster

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Rayforge Team
Rayforge Team
Core development team

Rayforge 1.1

Rayforge 1.1 brings a powerful new G-code console, unified raster operations, and a completely rebuilt data pipeline for improved performance and stability.

MacOS Support​

Thanks to the incredible work of GitHub user pgilfernandez, Rayforge now officially supports macOS! Both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs are supported. This has been a long-requested feature, and we're thrilled to welcome Mac users to the Rayforge community.

The Big Story: Complete Pipeline Rewrite​

The headline feature of this release is a complete rewrite of the data pipeline backend. The new architecture is based on a Directed Acyclic Graph (DAG), which brings significant improvements:

  • Better performance for complex projects with many operations
  • Reduced memory usage through more efficient data handling
  • Smoother UI responsiveness during heavy processing
  • Fixed memory leaks that affected long editing sessions

This foundational upgrade makes Rayforge more robust and prepares the codebase for future features.

Unified Raster Operations​

The old "raster", "depth", and "dither" operations have been merged into a single, unified raster operation. This simplifies the workflow while giving you more control:

  • Configurable line distance in all raster operations
  • New "Raster (Dither)" operation with configurable algorithms
  • Auto thresholding for Variable Power and Multipass modes
  • Histogram in the raster engraver for visual threshold setting
  • Symbolic visualization of raster direction in the rasterizer

G-code Console​

The log view has been replaced with a fully-featured G-code terminal. You can now send commands directly to your machine, view responses in real-time, and interact with your laser cutter more directly than ever before.

More New Features​

Export Support​

You can now export your documents or selected objects to SVG and DXF formats. This is great for sharing designs or using them in other software.

Sketcher Improvements​

  • Angle constraints are now available in the parametric sketcher
  • Conflicting constraints are highlighted in red for easier debugging

Machine Configuration​

  • Axis extents, work surface, and soft limits can now be configured per machine
  • Built-in G-code dialect supporting dynamic power mode

Other Additions​

  • Increased maximum laser spot size to 10 mm
  • RAYFORGE_MAX_WORKERS environment variable to limit processes
  • macOS packaging scripts and resources for better platform support
  • --uiscript CLI argument for executing scripts after the UI is up

Bug Fixes​

This release addresses many issues:

  • Multiple memory leaks in the data pipeline
  • Race conditions between worker pool task completion and pipeline shutdown
  • Camera device scanning crash on Windows
  • Multipass post-processor exception
  • Rasterizer angle causing distortion
  • Various macOS issues: shm_open length errors, SVG rendering fallback, keyboard shortcuts
  • Workpiece stage not emitting correct node state
  • Zoom resolution stuck until resizing at least once
  • Blurry view overlay on startup
  • Unresponsive serial ports now handled gracefully

Special Thanks​

This release was made possible with the support of our Patreon supporters:

  • 2 anonymous contributors
  • Amsel

Thank you for supporting Rayforge development!

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