# Easel simulation time vs real cut time M2

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**Category:** MakerMade\
**Tags:** m2, easel\
**Created:** [November 21, 2021, 8:36pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/easel-simulation-time-vs-real-cut-time-m2/17385 "2021-11-21T20:36:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![B\_Robb](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/b_robb/32/20217_2.png) [@B\_Robb](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/B_Robb)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2021, 8:36pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/easel-simulation-time-vs-real-cut-time-m2/17385/1 "2021-11-21T20:36:50Z")

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Hello, I’m curious at what I’m doing wrong on the Easel to Makerverse simulation time. I simulate in Easel which tells me 11 minutes of cut time and then I download the g-code. I open the file in Makerverse to start cutting but the time is up to 5x longer than calculated simulation time. It seems like the M2 cuts and sits, cuts and sits.

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**Author:** ![dlang](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/dlang/32/859_2.png) [@dlang](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/dlang)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2021, 9:09pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/easel-simulation-time-vs-real-cut-time-m2/17385/2 "2021-11-21T21:09:05Z")

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it takes time to process each line of gcode on the arduino, and so if you have  
lots of tiny movements, it gets really slow (commonly happens with curved  
corners)

Lee’s gcode cleaner removes moves that are ‘too small’ among other things,  
greatly reducing the number of lines in some cases.

make sure your corners are sharp angles rather then curved, and try out the  
gcode cleaner and I’ll lay good odds that you find things significantly  
improved.

David Lang

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**Author:** ![B\_Robb](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/b_robb/32/20217_2.png) [@B\_Robb](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/B_Robb)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2021, 9:10pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/easel-simulation-time-vs-real-cut-time-m2/17385/3 "2021-11-21T21:10:26Z")

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Thanks for the quick response! I’ll give it a shot.