Every add-in of the Channelier Suite builds the same parts. This page explains what they are, how they fit together, and which setting controls which part.
A section through one stroke of a letter.
The parts
| Part | What it does | Tab |
|---|---|---|
| Walls | The sides of the letter, also called returns. Their height is the glyph depth. | WALLS |
| Glass | The light-diffusing face. 3D-printed or cut from acrylic. | GLASS |
| Capital | A small ledge inside the walls that carries the glass. Its angle lets you print it without supports. | CAPITAL |
| Bottom | Closes the letter at the back and carries the LEDs. | BOTTOM |
| Socle | A foot at the bottom of the wall: it can help to fix the letter on a wall, or is only a design choice. | WALLS / BOTTOM |
| LED space | The free height between bottom and glass. The light needs it to spread over the whole glass. | result |
LED space = glyph depth − glass depth − glass thickness − bottom thickness
Bottom types
Blue: walls · Red: bottom · Green: glass. Liner W and liner U are in Font Channelier Hobby and Glyph Channelier.
Glass supports
Profile settings
| Tab | Settings |
|---|---|
| WALLS | Glyph depth, wall thickness out and in, socle, make / show walls |
| GLASS | Thickness, depth, offset, belly, horizontal and vertical gaps |
| CAPITAL | Thickness, depth, angle, polygonize, fillet |
| BOTTOM | Bottom type, U-wall, socle, gaps |
| COLORS | A colour per part from a palette |
| CONFIG | Progress bar, design warnings, import and export of settings and palettes |