Channel

3 components in Gemset › Channel.

Channel

Creates a channel setting (metal band with a gem groove) swept along a curve

Nickname: Channel · Tab: Gemset › Channel

Inputs

Name	Nickname	Type	Access	Default	Description
Curve	Curve	Curve	item	—	Rail curve the channel is swept along
Orientation Mesh (optional)	Orientation	Mesh	item	—	Optional mesh that orients the section and the gems (its normal is up). If omitted, the curve plane normal is used.
Section Params (optional)	Section	Generic	item	—	Metal section parameters (from Channel - Section Parameters)
Gems Params (optional)	Gems	Generic	item	—	Gem row and setting parameters (from Channel - Gems Parameters)
T0 (optional)	T0	Number	item	—	Segment start (curve parameter). Wire T0 and T1 to switch to Segment mode.
T1 (optional)	T1	Number	item	—	Segment end (curve parameter). Wire T0 and T1 to switch to Segment mode.
Margin (optional)	Margin	Number	item	0.0	Gap (mm) between the end gem edge and the channel wall at each end (Segment only)
Invert Segment (optional)	Invert Segment	Boolean	item	false	Closed-curve Segment: pick the complementary (smaller) arc between T0 and T1
Flip Curve (optional)	Flip Curve	Boolean	item	false	Reverse the curve direction: flips gem order and start point
Channel JSON (optional)	JSON	Text	item	—	JSON representation of a ChannelSetting
Computation Mode (optional)	Computation Mode	Text	item	RENDER	Computation mode: RENDER or MANUFACTURING. Defaults to RENDER.

Outputs

Name	Nickname	Type	Access	Description
Breps	Breps	Brep	list	Brep parts of the channel (metal band + prongs)
Gems	Gems	GemObject	list	Gem objects placed in the channel
Cutters	Cutters	Brep	list	Scalloped cutter breps (when Boolean Cutters is off)
Magnet Top	Magnet Top	Plane	item	Top center of the bounding box
Magnet Bottom	Magnet Bot.	Plane	item	Bottom center of the bounding box
Magnet North	Magnet North	Plane	item	North center of the bounding box
Magnet South	Magnet South	Plane	item	South center of the bounding box
Magnet West	Magnet West	Plane	item	West center of the bounding box
Magnet East	Magnet East	Plane	item	East center of the bounding box
Taxonomy	Taxonomy	Generic	item	Channel taxonomy dictionary (backend keys)

Channel - Gems Parameters

Define the gem row and setting parameters for a channel (shared prongs / scalloped)

Nickname: Channel Gems · Tab: Gemset › Channel

Inputs

Name	Nickname	Type	Access	Default	Description
Shape	Shape	Text	item	ROUND	Gem shape: ROUND or PRINCESS
Gem Size	Gem Size	Number	item	1.8	Gem size (mm)
Min Distance	Min Distance	Number	item	0.1	Minimum distance between gems
Vertical	Vertical	Number	item	0.0	Vertical offset of the gems (table seat)
Force Even Number	Force Even	Boolean	item	true	Force an even number of gems
Type Prong	Type Prong	Text	item	NONE	Setting type: NONE, SHARED or SCALLOPED
Gem Inside	Gem Inside	Number	item	0.05	How much the prong digs into the gem
Prong Height	Prong Height	Number	item	0.3	Prong height over the channel mouth
Prong Distance	Prong Distance	Number	item	-0.6	Extra distance between the two prongs of a gap
Automatic Prong Size	Auto Prong Size	Boolean	item	false	Size the prongs automatically from the gap
Prong External Diameter	Prong Ext. Dia.	Number	item	0.75	External wall prong diameter
Prong Internal Diameter	Prong Int. Dia.	Number	item	0.75	Internal wall prong diameter
Prong End Mode	Prong End Mode	Text	item	DOUBLE	End prongs on open curves: SINGLE or DOUBLE
Extension For Manufacturing	Manuf. Ext.	Number	item	1.0	Extra prong material added in Manufacturing mode
Cutters Start Height	Cut. Start Height	Number	item	2.0	Scalloped cutter start height
Cutters Start Width	Cut. Start Width	Number	item	0.6	Scalloped cutter start width
Cutters End Height	Cut. End Height	Number	item	2.0	Scalloped cutter end height
Cutters End Width	Cut. End Width	Number	item	0.6	Scalloped cutter end width
Cutters Length	Cut. Length	Number	item	5.0	Scalloped cutter length
Cutters Over Girdle	Cut. Over Girdle	Number	item	0.0	Scalloped cutter vertical move (over girdle)
Cutters Over Girdle Middle	Cut. Over Girdle Mid.	Number	item	0.0	Scalloped cutter middle vertical move
Cutters Shape	Cut. Shape	Text	item	U_SHAPE	Scalloped cutter shape: U_SHAPE or V_SHAPE
Cutters Shape Factor	Cut. Shape Factor	Number	item	1.0	Scalloped cutter shape factor
Boolean Cutters	Boolean Cutters	Boolean	item	false	Subtract the scalloped cutters from the metal
V-Cutters Enable	V-Cut. Enable	Boolean	item	true	Enable the scalloped v-cutters
V-Cutters Start Height	V-Cut. Start Height	Number	item	2.0	V-cutter start height
V-Cutters Start Width	V-Cut. Start Width	Number	item	0.5	V-cutter start width
V-Cutters End Height	V-Cut. End Height	Number	item	2.0	V-cutter end height
V-Cutters End Width	V-Cut. End Width	Number	item	0.5	V-cutter end width
V-Cutters Length	V-Cut. Length	Number	item	3.0	V-cutter length
V-Cutters Over Girdle	V-Cut. Over Girdle	Number	item	0.9	V-cutter vertical move (over girdle)

Outputs

Name	Nickname	Type	Access	Description
Gems Parameters	Gems	Generic	item	Channel gems parameters

Channel - Section Parameters

Define the metal cross-section parameters for a channel

Nickname: Channel Section · Tab: Gemset › Channel

Inputs

Name	Nickname	Type	Access	Default	Description
Profile (optional)	Profile	Text	item	—	CHANNEL_PROFILE asset name (or semantic). If omitted, the default profile is used.
Width	Width	Number	item	3.0	Section width
Height	Height	Number	item	2.0	Section height
Position Z	Position Z	Number	item	0.0	Vertical shift of the section along its up direction
Rotation	Rotation	Number	item	0.0	Twist of the section about the curve tangent (degrees)
Fillet Factor	Fillet Factor	Number	item	0.3	Fillet factor
Bright Cut	Bright Cut	Number	item	0.0	Bright cut (bevel) at the groove mouth
Inner Width	Inner Width	Number	item	1.8	Groove (gem seat) width
Inner Height	Inner Height	Number	item	0.6	Groove (gem seat) depth

Outputs

Name	Nickname	Type	Access	Description
Section Parameters	Section	Generic	item	Channel section parameters