Release 2026-10-03

TubeLeader Release Notes

Surface Text Drawing and Engraving/Cutting

Added surface text drawing and cutting support, including text explosion into geometry and compatibility with both Chinese and English SHX single-line fonts.

Standalone and Cross-Edge Text Placement

Enabled adding text directly onto already-nested parts, as well as drawing cross-edge text across outer bends/flanges on channel beams (C-channel) and angle steel.

Text Placement Validation and Stability Fixes

Improved text placement boundary checks; resolved an issue where text could not be drawn on certain faces of imported rectangular tubes, fixed potential crashes in the text dialog, and corrected erratic 3D viewport rotation following placement warnings.

2D Tube Unfold / Flat Pattern Editing

Introduced 2D unfold view editing, supporting basic CAD drawing tools as well as moving, copying, and deleting contours and text entities.

Toolpath Adjustments in 2D View

Supported interactive adjustment of start cut points, lead-ins/lead-outs, micro-joints (tabs), and cooling points directly within the 2D unfold view; fixed crash errors and abnormal viewport states upon exiting edit mode.

Open Contour Machining Improvements

Enhanced open contour processing with support for reverse cutting, kerf compensation, and inside/outside (male/female) cut switching; resolved simulation errors and issues preventing open contour deletion.

Batch Deletion and Unified Shortcuts

Added multi-selection support for batch deleting holes, open contours, and text entities with atomic Undo/Redo; unified the behavior between the Delete key shortcut and the toolbar delete button.

Toolpath Direction Arrows and UI/Locale Fixes

Added directional arrows along toolpaths; fixed button graphic artifacts (ghosting) and resolved an issue where numeric parameters failed to apply under certain operating system regional/locale settings.

Cutting Simulation Optimization

Optimized initial nozzle positioning for cutting simulation, eliminating unexpected pauses and abrupt axis flips during square/rectangular tube face transitions.

Multi-Part Project Save/Load Fix

Fixed an issue where nested project files containing multiple parts failed to reopen after saving.

Smart Snapping in 2D Editing

Added smart object snapping (endpoints, midpoints, centers, and intersections) within the 2D unfold editing mode.

FlyCut (Fly Cutting)

Introduced the FlyCut feature for high-speed continuous line/grid cutting without repeated piercing.