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I designed this ring in a CAD/CAM class at the Gemological Institute of America (GIA). CAD stands for “computer aided design” and CAM stands for “computer aided manufacturing.” The CAD program I used is Matrix and I rendered with V-Ray.

The following explanation will most likely only be understood by people who have knowledge of CAD. To make this ring, I started working on a fourth (25%) of the ring’s shank since the shank is symmetrical in four sides. This is called quad bilateral symmetry. I made a ring rail in the through finger/front viewport, split the ring rail in half, and made a planar (flat) curve in the looking down/top viewport. Then I made the planar curve in the shape of the ring rail and the shape of the curve. In Matrix we do this with Custom Rail and in Rhino we use Curve > Curve From 2 Views. After that I added profiles and swept with Surface > Sweep 1 Rail. A fourth of the ring’s shank was done, so I made the rest of the shank. In Matrix we do this with Quad Flip and in Rhino we simply mirror several times. Then I made solid cutters and used Boolean Difference to cut out designs in the shank. After that I got several brilliant cut stones with the Gem Loader tool, set those stones in the shank of the ring, and put prongs. Finally, I rendered with V-Ray.

If you are interested in learning more about using CAD, register at [link] and you’ll have access to a lot of free tutorials. Also, Matrix is a program made especially for jewelry designers. If you want to see beautiful jewelry designed and rendered with Matrix, please go to [link] .

The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) is the best school of gemology in the world. It’s the global leader in gemological research, the world’s most respected gemological laboratory, and has done many contributions to the industry. GIA also has several schools located in different countries. Its website is at [link] .

Description
I designed this ring in a CAD/CAM class at the Gemological Institute of America (GIA). CAD stands for “computer aided design” and CAM stands for “computer aided manufacturing.” The CAD program I used is Matrix and I rendered with V-Ray.

The following explanation will most likely only be understood by people who have knowledge of CAD. To make this ring, I started working on a fourth (25%) of the ring’s shank since the shank is symmetrical in four sides. This is called quad bilateral symmetry. I made a ring rail in the through finger/front viewport, split the ring rail in half, and made a planar (flat) curve in the looking down/top viewport. Then I made the planar curve in the shape of the ring rail and the shape of the curve. In Matrix we do this with Custom Rail and in Rhino we use Curve > Curve From 2 Views. After that I added profiles and swept with Surface > Sweep 1 Rail. A fourth of the ring’s shank was done, so I made the rest of the shank. In Matrix we do this with Quad Flip and in Rhino we simply mirror several times. Then I made solid cutters and used Boolean Difference to cut out designs in the shank. After that I got several brilliant cut stones with the Gem Loader tool, set those stones in the shank of the ring, and put prongs. Finally, I rendered with V-Ray.

If you are interested in learning more about using CAD, register at [link] and you’ll have access to a lot of free tutorials. Also, Matrix is a program made especially for jewelry designers. If you want to see beautiful jewelry designed and rendered with Matrix, please go to [link] .

The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) is the best school of gemology in the world. It’s the global leader in gemological research, the world’s most respected gemological laboratory, and has done many contributions to the industry. GIA also has several schools located in different countries. Its website is at [link] .