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Add spiralized toolpaths for CAM operations#487

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@jeffc jeffc commented Jun 3, 2026

This change adds continous "spiral" toolpath options to the contour, pocket, area, rough, and level operations. The spiral is formed by continous interpolation between successive offset contours such that the tool can move continously, rather than tracing an offset, pausing, then moving outwards to the next one. The spiral is computed such that the stepover at any point around the contour is still respected. The existing behavior (trace one offset contour before moving to the next) has been renamed to "concentric" to differentiate it from the spiral mode.

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Note: Javascript is not my strongest language, and much of this change was authored with significant assistance from AI tools. If you'd like to keep your codebase AI-free I totally understand, but I do find this feature personally useful (especially for finishing passes) so I figured I'd share :)

Thanks for such a great tool!

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great idea. this contains a few sizable core changes (polygon, op_area) that make me a bit nervous and could cause regressions all over the place. i'll spend more time reviewing and testing. not opposed to AI generated code. it does require careful review, esp when it was crafted without expert oversight.

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