Learn jewelry CAD design, with this in-depth, practical, easy-to-follow course!

What you'll learn

You will learn what Rhino 3D is, and how to use it

You'll learn fundamental design techniques

You will be able to draw 2D lines and curves

You'll produce simple designs including wedding bands and pendants

You'll learn more intermediate skills while making solitaire and halo ring designs

You'll understand how to produce pieces suitable for printing and casting

You'll troubleshoot and overcome common problems

You'll learn how the customise Rhino 3D to the way you work

Requirements

Rhino v5 , v6, or v7 (recommended) - a 90-day evaluation version is available

A PC and mouse (you can use a Mac, however a PC is advisable)

Description

In this course, I am going to guide you through the fundamental skills required to produce 3D designs. I will explain why I believe Rhino 3D is the best choice for beginners (and experts!) due to it's ease-of-use, accessible price point, and widespread adoption.Learn how to create viable, production ready, 3D Models and designs using Rhino, the industry-standard design software.I start super simple so you'll be ok with little or no experience. With these online tutorials, you'll be amazed what you can achieve.The course is project-based, so you will applying your new skills immediately to real 3D designs. All the project files will be included, so you'll never get stuck.I've also included the following additional assets for you to use in your projects:Round cut gem Cushion cut gem Princess cut gemPear cut gemMarquise cut gemBaguette cut gemEmerald cut gemOval cut gemStudent feedback:"Hi Aaron,I just wanted to say how thrilled I am to find and use your tutorial on Rhino 3D for beginners. I'm crushed because I spent $750 on a class here in the US that was more confusing than anything. I was skeptical before taking your class thinking I just wasn't getting it..well, turns out it's the instructor! Gosh, what a difference! You obviously plan your lessons, you're clear, you understand you're dealing with beginners and let us know when and what to click and why. Thank you thank you thank you! I will advise Rhinoceros that you should be the go to person for jewelry design! Thanks again!-Beth""Great course. The instructor explains every detail clearly and professionally. I will definitely buy more courses from him if he has.-Jennifer""WOW! Aaron Clark is a tremendous instructor. He is very thorough and presents things so precisely that I am certain anyone from a beginner to a seasoned modeler will be able to follow and learn from this course. I highly recommend this course.Thank you so much Aaron! Superb job.-Christopher M.""This is a great course for any one wanting to cad design jewellery using Rhino 3D. Aaron's lessons are clear, easy the follow and the sample designs are current with elements that I can apply to develop my own jewellery designs. Excellent value for money that will make the learning curve easier.-Chris B."

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction and Course Overview

Lecture 2 Rhino 3D

Section 2: Exploring Rhino 3D

Lecture 3 Layout, Sections, and Navigating

Section 3: 2D drawing with lines, arcs and curves

Lecture 4 Creating a Yin Yang design

Lecture 5 Arraying objects

Lecture 6 Creating a basket cross pattern

Lecture 7 Creating a floral design

Lecture 8 Drawing a detailed filigree design

Section 4: 3D modelling simple rings

Lecture 9 Creating a simple band

Lecture 10 Creating a simple band with a rounded profile

Lecture 11 Creating a channel set band

Lecture 12 Creating a band with complex profiles

Section 5: Pendant and earring design

Lecture 13 Creating a floral pendant from previous 2D drawings

Lecture 14 Creating a petal earring design

Lecture 15 Building a crossover gem-set pendant

Section 6: 4-claw solitaire ring

Lecture 16 Building a 4-claw collet

Lecture 17 Creating an up-swept/cathedral shank

Section 7: 6-claw Tiffany style ring

Lecture 18 Modelling the 6-claw collet

Lecture 19 Modelling a knife-edge to half-round shank

Section 8: Creating a cushion halo ring

Lecture 20 Creating a cushion halo

Lecture 21 Building up a shank

Lecture 22 Creating a basket

Lecture 23 Preparing the design for printing and casting

Section 9: Customising Rhino

Lecture 24 Exploring Rhino options

Lecture 25 Creating and changing toolbars

Lecture 26 Working with template files

Section 10: Troubleshooting common issues

Lecture 27 Solving open polysurface issues

Lecture 28 Solving filleting issues

Lecture 29 Solving boolean union issues

Lecture 30 Additional resources

Section 11: Rendering

Lecture 31 Preparing the model

Lecture 32 Creating and applying materials

Lecture 33 Environments

Lecture 34 Groundplane settings

Lecture 35 Rendering

Lecture 36 Preparing the cushion halo design

Lecture 37 Rendering our cushion halo design

Section 12: Creating a twisted wire ring with History

Lecture 38 Modelling the ring

Lecture 39 Rendering out design

Lecture 40 Preparing the design for printing and casting

Section 13: Creating a 3-stone ring

Lecture 41 Modelling the ring

Lecture 42 Rendering the design

Lecture 43 Preparing the ring for printing and casting

Section 14: Bonus lessons

Lecture 44 Flow along surface

Section 15: Additional course resources

Lecture 45 Gem resources

Jewellery professionals wanting to explore CAD,Jewellery designers wanting to incorporate CAD into their work,Jewellers who want to supplement their bench skills with CAD,Students that want to explore jewellery CAD design