Se-sal

This engine recreates Se-sal (細箭), a changho whose frame is filled with closely spaced vertical slats, crossed by only three or four horizontal slats at the top, middle and bottom. The name comes from 細 ("fine"), pointing to the slats' slenderness — the fine, straight grain created by those dense vertical slats is the face of this changho. Also called ttisal-chang, it was the most widely used lattice changho form of the Joseon period.

Screen Layout

Se-sal studio layout — menu tabs on the left with the door settings panel open, canvas in the center, toolbar above the canvas

The studio is made up of menu tabs on the left, a tab panel, and the canvas. Click a tab in the menu to open its panel beside it; click the same tab again, or the button on the panel's right edge, to collapse the panel and widen the canvas. Every change you make appears on the canvas immediately.

TabWhat it does
CollectionSearch and open collection drawings made with this engine
DrawingDrawing name, save, new drawing, share, versions, and your drawing list
DoorDoor type and panel count, frame dimensions, lattice settings
MotifsMotif library and SVG upload
FinishWood, hardware, and finish colors per part
RenderingRoom photos, AI rendering and saved results
EstimateEstimated price and lead time, quote request
SpecsProduction dimensions, ink lines, groove widths, member list
ExportSave as PDF · PNG · DXF

Door Tab — Design Parameters

Door type · panels

ItemOptionsDescription
Door typeHinged / SlidingHinged: hinge construction. Sliding: sliding rail construction
Number of panelsHinged 1–2 · Sliding 1–4, 6 or 8The total width is divided evenly as you add panels

Frame dimensions

ItemRangeUnit
Frame width400 – 3,000mm
Frame height400 – 5,000mm
The values you enter here are the wall opening (outer frame) dimensions. The actual door panel size is calculated by automatically subtracting the frame thickness and clearance, and sliding doors are further adjusted for the width where panels overlap. The resulting door and frame sizes are always shown at the right end of the toolbar above the canvas, and the full figures are in the Specs tab.

Lattice settings

ItemDescription
Horizontal cellsNumber of horizontal divisions (slat count = cells − 1)
Left/right stile widthWidth of the left and right outer frame members (mm)
Top/bottom rail widthWidth of the top and bottom outer frame members (mm)
Slat widthCross-section width of the lattice slats (mm)
Horizontal slats (top/middle/bottom)Set the number of horizontal slats in each of the three zones independently, e.g. 3/5/3
Vertical ratioHeight ratio between the top, middle and bottom zones
Use transom panelAdds a transom panel zone at the top when checked. Its height is set separately
Show dimensionsDisplays each member's measured dimensions on the canvas when checked
Show door frameDisplays the door frame (wall opening) outline on the canvas when checked

Canvas — Preview & Controls

Above the canvas, the left side holds the Select, Pan, Edit lines, Shapes and Place buttons along with the door and frame sizes, and the right side holds zoom out, zoom in and Fit. These are shared across all seven engines; see the Canvas Toolbar page for the full list and how to use them.

Drawing Tab — Save · Share · Versions

ItemFunction
Drawing nameType a name for the drawing. It is stored in the cloud under this name when saved.
SaveSaves the current drawing. Saving under the same name adds a new version.
New drawingClears the current drawing and starts a new one
ShareCreates or turns off a share link for a saved drawing
Versions of this drawingOpen an earlier version from the list of saved versions
My drawingsThumbnails of your saved drawings. Click one to switch to it; use to rename it or to delete it

See Saving & Loading Drawings for details.

Finish Tab — Wood · Color

ItemDescription
WoodThe wood species used for the door
HardwareHinge and handle set. Choose No hardware if you don't need any
Part to colourFirst pick the part whose color you want to change: Frame · Stile & rail · Slat · Face.
BasicNo finish (bare wood) and natural oil finishes such as perilla oil. Oil is applied as a single color that keeps the wood grain.
Water-based · oil-based stainsColor swatches per product (water-based stain AURO 560, oil-based stain AURO 930). Clicking a color also selects the finish it belongs to. Hover over a color to see the product and color name.
Pick Face, choose a color, then click cells in the drawing to paint just those cells. Right-click erases. Paint mode switches off automatically when you leave the Finish tab.

See Finishes & Colour Samples for every colour swatch and finish type.

Rendering Tab — Room Photos & AI Rendering

Upload a photo of the site, composite it with your drawing, and render it with AI. See the Using AI Rendering page for details.

Estimate Tab

Shows the estimated price, broken down into wood, labor, hardware, finish and so on, along with the minimum lead time. Shipping and installation are not included, and anything you edited by hand (such as added or deleted lines) is reviewed after you request a quote before the final price is set. The Request quote button at the bottom lets you ask for production right away — see the Ordering Guide.

Specs Tab — Production Dimensions

Measured dimensions calculated automatically from your parameters. (Depending on your membership level, this tab may not be shown.)

ItemDescription
Frame width / heightWall opening dimensions (exactly as entered)
Outer width / heightFull door panel size (including stiles and rails), calculated with frame thickness and clearance removed
Inner width / heightEffective inner dimensions, excluding stiles and rails
Horizontal / vertical cellsLattice division counts
Horizontal / vertical ink linesSpacing between slat centerlines
Half-lap width · groove widthsMachining sizes for the slat half-laps and the grooves in the stiles and rails
Member listWidth × thickness × length and count for each stile, rail, slat and frame member
Surface area, weight & volumeVolume, jae (才), surface area and weight for the stiles/rails, slats and frame

Below the member list is a surface area, weight & volume table. For the stiles/rails, slats and frame it shows volume (cm³), jae (才, the traditional Korean lumber unit — 1 jae = 30.3×30.3×3636mm³), surface area (cm²) and weight (kg), with a per-leaf subtotal and a total multiplied by the door count. Weight is only calculated once you pick a wood species on the Finish tab and an admin has entered that species' density (if no density is set, the table is hidden entirely). Painting glass onto a face adds its weight too — plain glass is counted as one continuous pane across the whole inner opening as soon as it's selected as the material (no need to click individual cells), while colored glass is counted only for the cells you actually paint. This table requires a separate viewing permission.

Export Tab

ButtonOutput
PDFDrawing for printing and the workshop (A4 landscape, with dimensions)
PNGDrawing image for sharing
DXFFull-scale mm drawing for editing in CAD

See PDF / PNG / DXF Export for details.

Room photos are not included in exported files. AI rendering results are downloaded separately from the Rendering tab.

Try designing it yourself in the Se-sal studio.

Open the Se-sal engine