Baskets & Composition

6. Create the first basket and apply it to the side stones

With the reference image hidden, select one round stone and run Basket, editing without a preset: diameter 0.70 mm, height 2.20 mm, gem inside 0.15 mm, bottom diameter 0.70 mm, bottom rail inside 0.10 mm, prong mode Straight. Disable the upper rail and give the bottom rail a Custom Shape with Profile 004 at 1.20 mm high and 0.50 mm wide. Accept, then Apply Element puts the basket on every stone except the cushion.

7. Refine basket placement and strengthen the assembly

Adjust positions and rotations from the Top view — always selecting gem and basket together — aligning prongs between neighboring baskets so everything touches and the structure reads as one continuous piece. Rotated baskets show in a different color in the Outliner: click Update to refresh them, then move the whole assembly away from the center along X.

8. Create the ring-size reference curve

From the Shanks tab, create a Curve at American size 6.5 — the reference for the ring body. Nudge the elements farther out if needed and Update the Outliner again.

9. Create and configure the central basket

Select the cushion and build its Basket without a preset: diameter 0.90 mm, height 4.50 mm, gem inside 0, over girdle 0.50 mm, bottom diameter 1.30 mm, bottom rail inside 0.40 mm, and a 2 mm expansion for manufacturing. Switch the prongs to Claw mode (gem inside 1.1 mm, height −0.17 mm, tip direction 16). Both rails take Profile 004 as Custom Shape: top at 0.6 × 1.0 mm with undergirdle 1.10 mm and the slider at 80%, bottom at 0.70 × 1.30 mm. Accept.

10. Position the central basket relative to the side stones

From the Front view, tune the height of basket and stone so the top rail sits just above the girdles of the surrounding stones — the central setting should integrate cleanly, not float.