Modelling
Crafting Engagement Masterpieces
Five engagement rings, modelled start to finish: a halo with a cathedral shank, a cushion solitaire, and a three-ring solitaire collection. You build the settings that define each piece — halos, baskets, peg heads, prongs and rails — then move on to helix shanks, fittings for casting and the render that sells the design. Every finished ring is saved to Curator, so you end the course with a collection ready to show clients.
By Paula Jiménez
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What you'll learn
- Model five complete engagement rings: a halo with cathedral shank, a cushion solitaire and a three-ring solitaire collection.
- Build every setting the category demands — halo, basket, peg head, prongs and rails — and know when each one applies.
- Prepare pieces for production with casting fittings, then pose and render them for the client presentation.
Requirements
- A computer meeting the minimum system requirements
- RhinoArtisan installed and updated to the latest version
- Completed the Kickstart course, or equivalent RhinoArtisan experience
Who is this for
- Jewelry designers
- Jewelry store owners
- Product managers
- Jewelry manufacturers
- Jewelry design enthusiasts
What's included
- Exercises and pre-prepared files to download, so you can practice each lesson
- Video demonstration of lessons to see how features work in real-case scenarios
- Training guide so you can follow the course online and offline, and print it on paper
Curriculum
6 topics · 49 lessons
01 Halo Ring with Cathedral Shank
11 lessons
Halo Ring with Cathedral Shank
- 01.01 Lesson Overview
- 01.02 Gem studio
- 01.03 Halo Setting
- 01.04 Halo Gems
- 01.05 Prong Settings
- 01.06 Shank
- 01.07 Shank Gems
- 01.08 Prong Settings
- 01.09 Extend Prongs
- 01.10 Apply Materials and Render
- 01.11 Step by Step Tutorial
02 Cushion Engagement Ring
9 lessons
Cushion Engagement Ring
- 02.01 Lesson Overview
- 02.02 Reference Curve and Gem Studio
- 02.03 Place Gem
- 02.04 Basket Setting
- 02.05 Shank
- 02.06 Shank Gems
- 02.07 Apply Materials
- 02.08 Pose and Render
- 02.09 Step by Step Tutorial
03 Solitaire Ring Collection: First Ring
9 lessons
Solitaire Ring Collection: First Ring
- 03.01 Lesson Overview
- 03.02 Create Reference Curve, Gem, and Position It
- 03.03 Create the Basket
- 03.04 Basket Rails
- 03.05 Shank
- 03.06 Create Fittings for Casting
- 03.07 Appy materials and Render
- 03.08 Curator: Save the First Ring
- 03.09 Step by Step Tutorial
04 Solitaire Collection: Second Ring
8 lessons
Solitaire Collection: Second Ring
- 04.01 Create Reference Curve and Gem
- 04.02 Peg Head Setting
- 04.03 Shank
- 04.04 Shank Profiles
- 04.05 Adjust the Peg Head
- 04.06 Render and Pose
- 04.07 Curator: Save Second Ring
- 04.08 Step by Step Tutorial
05 Solitaire Collection: Third Ring
11 lessons
Solitaire Collection: Third Ring
- 05.01 Reference Curve and Gem Positioning
- 05.02 Basket setting
- 05.03 Basket Rail settings
- 05.04 Shank Helix
- 05.05 Helix Profiles
- 05.06 Sweep rails
- 05.07 Cap
- 05.08 Loft
- 05.09 Render
- 05.10 Curator: Save Third Ring
- 05.11 Step by Step Tutorial
06 Solitaire Collection: Final Render
1 lessons
Solitaire Collection: Final Render
- 06.01 Pose and Render
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Five engagement rings, modelled start to finish: a halo with a cathedral shank, a cushion solitaire, and a three-ring solitaire collection. You build the settings that define each piece — halos, baskets, peg heads, prongs and rails — then move on to helix shanks, fittings for casting and the render that sells the design. Every finished ring is saved to Curator, so you end the course with a collection ready to show clients.
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