Shape Editor
Shape Editor
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The Shape Editor is used throughout Mozaik. The user interface is the same for shaping cabinets, parts, molding profiles, etc...
See also Banding Editor
How to access the Shape Editor
To Access the Shapes Library
To Access the Shapes Library
Click Libraries
Click Shapes
Use the Dropdown Library menu to select the library you want to work with.
NOTE - for Molding Libraries, the molding saved in the upper left corner of each menu is the molding Mozaik will use to Autobuild for each type molding.
To rearrange the catalog and move a molding into the "Autobuild Position", simply click on the molding and use the up arrow key.
Molding libraries are stored at: C:\Mozaik\Data\Molding
To add additional Shape Libraries:
To add additional Shape Libraries:
Open Windows Explorer
Click on any of the .mol files in the C:\Mozaik\Data\Molding sub-directory
Right Click and select Copy
Right Click again and select Paste
Rename the new library
The library will appear the next time you access the Shapes Library.
To Shape a Cabinet
Click on the Cabinet
Click Edit
Click on the Shape Tab
Click the Edit Cab Shape Button
To Shape Cabinet Frame Parts
Click on the Cabinet
Click Edit
Click the Face Tab
Click on the Part
Click the Edit button
To Shape Case Parts
Click on the Cabinet
Click Edit
Click the Interior Tab
Click on the Part
Click the Edit button
Editing Part Shapes at the Parts Tab
You can also click on the Parts Tab to access the Shape Editor
Click on the Cabinet
Click Edit
Click the Parts Tab
Click on the Part
Click the Edit button
Click the Edit Shape button
To access the Shape Editor for Counter Tops
Click on the Tops Tab
(after tops have been built)
Click on the Top
Click the Edit Top Shape button
NOTE: Counter Tops can also be edited on the Tops Tab.
To access the Shape Editor for Moldings
Click on the Molding Tab
(after molding has been built)
Click the Edit button to edit the current molding profile
Click on the Select Button to access the Shapes Library and select a new molding profile
Click on the Edit Path button to modify the current molding path.
To access the Shape Editor from the Door Library
Click Libraries
Click Doors
To add Operations to the door click on the Detail picture.
To Shape the Top or Bottom Rail of a 5 piece door
Click the 5 Piece Checkbox
Enter the Top and/or Bottom Rail width
Click on the rail you wish to modify
To Shape the panel of a 5 piece door
Click on the 5 Piece Checkbox
Click on the Door Panel.
To access the Shape Editor from the Drawer Library
Click Libraries
Click Drawers
Click on the box part to edit
NOTE - you can edit the shape of drawer box parts and also add operations to each drawer box part using the Operation Tab in the Shape Editor.
To access the Shape Editor in the Mozaik Optimizer
Click on the Parts Tab
DOUBLE Click on the picture of the part.
Use the Shape Tab in the Shape Editor or the Operations Tab
You can also access the shape editor by clicking on the part and select Edit Part Shape button
Part shapes and operations may also be edited after the optimizer patterns have been created.
Click on the Patterns Tab
Click on a sheet to modify
Click on the part
Right Click
Click Edit Part button
The Shape Editor will launch enabling you to modify the part shape on the Shape Tab and also the part operations by selecting the Operations Tab.
To access the Shape Editor in Custom Parameters
Click on the Part Tab
Select the Part to Modify
Check the Shape Box
Click the Edit Shape button
Features of the Shape Editor
Features of the Shape Editor
Shape Tab allows for shape editing of cabinets, parts, and molding profiles.
The Operations Tab in the Shape Editor allows editing of CNC operations. See Operations Editor for more information.
The Shape Editor has a few basic shapes built-in. If you click on one of these shapes your part will be replaced by this shape.
To reset your part
Click the Cancel button and then re-enter the Shape Editor
If you accidentally save the part shape you can still restore it to the original by selecting the part on the Parts Tab and click the Rebuilt Part button.
Click the Save to Library button to save the current shape to a library.
Click the Load from Library to replace the current part shape with a saved shape.
NOTE - These shape types are not necessarily recommended for CNC Machining ... The circle for example, IS NOT, compatible with most posts. To create a Circle, add a square, radius each corner node by the same amount necessary.
The part rotation and orientation is displayed at the top of screen. NOTE, all parts are displayed Face Down (since most operations are placed on the unfinished side of the part).
Use the Flip Button to change the face Up/Down.
Use the Stretch Test sliders to test your part as you built it.
This will demonstrate how the part and operations will behave as the size changes.
You can also set your Units in the lower right corner of the screen, this will only change for this one instance in the Shape Editor. When you exit your units will return to whatever you have them set to under Tools | Units.
Click the FLIP button to create a mirror image.
Click the Rotate dialog to rotate the part.
Click the Snap checkbox to align points.
Click DXF In to import a DXF of the part shape.
Click DXF Out to export a DXF of the part shape.
Changing size of Parts in Shape Editor
The Size Display in the Shape Editor is for testing only. Change the size of part to assist in shaping or writing equations but the part size will not be saved.
Parts must be resized on the Face Tab, Interior Tab, and/or Parts Tab.
Changing Part Width or Length in the Shape Editor is for testing purposes only.
Shaping Parts
Using points to shape parts in the Shape Editor
Click on a point
Click Add to add an additional point counterclockwise from the selected point. The point will split the line segment in half.
Click Delete to eliminate the currently selected point.
Click radius to radius the selected point.
When editing a Countertop Shape, you can also right click on a corner point & CLIP the corner.
Select Clip Point
Enter Clip Amount
Shaping Line Segments in the Shape Editor
Click near the center of the line segment
To change the length of the line segment, enter the dimension in the Edge Length Dialog. Line segment lengths can also be changed by clicking on an end point & moving it.
NOTE - Edge Length CANNOT exceed part size. Part shapes must be contained within the overall size of the part. To resize a part, click on the Part Tab, click Edit, and change the part size.
To arc a line segment,
Click on the line to highlight it (turns red)
Enter a bulge amount in the Bulge dialog
A positive Bulge adds material to the segment.
A negative Bulge removes material from the segment.
Click Add to add a point at the center of the line segment splitting it into two segments.
Radius Point vs Bulge
In this example, the top line segment has a -6" bulge.
the bottom line segment was split in half with a point, the point was then moved into the part 6" and a 6" radius was applied to the point.
Anchoring Points
To preserve the location of points in a shape click on the Anchor options in the lower right portion of the screen.
In the part example on the left, the selected point (red) has been anchored to the bottom right edge of the part as illustrated in the Anchor settings above. With these options set the line segment between the selected point and the lower right corner point will remain a constant 2" no matter how the part is re-sized.
Click on the Equation Editor icon to write formulas to calculate the value based on conditions.
For example,
In the picture above the selected point is exactly 2" from the right edge of the part or 2" less than the part length, in this case 14.25 as displayed here.
To write a formula to make sure the point is always located 2" less than the point part lenth in the X axis:
Click on the Equation Editor Icon beside the X entry box
Enter this simple formula: PartL-(2*25.4)
PartL is a system variable for Part Length.
Remember, all formulas must be written in metric, so (2*25.4) simply converts 2" to mm.
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