Rhino: Jewelry Modeling

Course details

Rhino is the leading software to design and produce professional jewelry, used for creating prototypes to share with clients and craftsmen and preparing final CAD drawings for 3D printing and milling. Designer Jean Gorospe is excited to share his Rhino jewelry modeling techniques with you. In this course, you'll use Rhino 5 to create four pieces: a basic oval ring, a more complex engagement ring, a cabochon drop earring, and an enamel cuff. These techniques cover basic geometry buildout, sweeps and lofts, fillets, and offsets. You will learn workflows to create basic and complex parts and surfaces and, by the end of the course, be able to apply the knowledge to your own jewelry concepts and designs.

Learning objectives
Setting up the user interface
Setting up the layer palette
Importing stone profiles and ring curve measurements
Building out the shank and bezel
Sweeping and piping shapes
Filleting edges
Laying stones and prongs
Offsetting an inner surface
Editing decorative line art
Softening jewelry edges for comfort

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Welcome
02 - What you should know before watching this course
03 - Using the exercise files

1. Setting Up the Interface and Options

04 - Setting up the UI in Rhino
05 - Setting up the pop-up menu
06 - Keyboard shortcuts and importing custom options
07 - Quick demo using shortcuts
08 - Setting up the layer palette

2. Making a Basic Oval Stone Ring

09 - Importing the stone and ring size curve
10 - Building the curves of the bezel
11 - Sketching out the lines of the shank - Oval stone ring
12 - Building the surfaces of the shank
13 - Building the surfaces of the bezel
14 - Shelling out the shank
15 - Combining the bezel to the shank
16 - Filleting the edges

3. Making an Engagement Ring

17 - Importing the stone and ring size curve
18 - Building the curves for the center stone
19 - Sketching out the lines of the shank - Engagement ring
20 - Revolving the curves to make the center section
21 - Using sweep to make the shank surface
22 - Laying the small stones and prongs

4. Modeling a Cabochon Drop Earring

23 - Importing the oval cabochon model
24 - Building the curves of the body
25 - Sweeping and piping the shapes
26 - Setting the stones and adding the prongs
27 - Building the earring hook

5. Modeling a Basic Enamel Cuff

28 - Importing the bracelet curve and building the side profile
29 - Opening and rounding off the bottom opening
30 - Offsetting the inner surface to create the cuff
31 - Creating the thickness for the cuff
32 - Using offset to build up the edges of the cuff
33 - Unwrapping the surface to apply line art
34 - Editing the line art on the cuff
35 - Offsetting the surface to establish the enamel floors
36 - Softening the edges for comfort

Conclusion

37 - Next steps