A vertically aligned type liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal layer disposed between a pixel electrode and a common electrode and containing vertically aligned liquid crystal molecules, the orientation of the liquid crystal molecules being controlled by electric field. Novel compression, injection molding, and thermal setting molding modules are disclosed. The tool may be provided as a configurable-tread rover wheel that includes a wheel hub having radially-extending channels, and tread elements supported in the channels that are selectively articulatable under the control of a control module to form a tread pattern corresponding to a design intended to be produced.