Manufacturing

Prepare jewelry for production with RhinoArtisan repair, sprue, export and printing tools.

Run these tools from the Artisan toolbars or enter the command name shown on each tool’s help page in Rhino’s command line.

Breakdown Settings

• Breakdown SettingsMetals, processes and the rules every cost and weight comes from.

Import and Organize

• Import to LayersBring several files in at once, each one onto its own layer.
• DistributeSpread the models across the build plate without overlaps.
• CopiesMultiply a model into the number of pieces you need to cast.
• Quick CheckA fast pass over the selection looking for what would stop a print.

Repair and Optimize

• Automatic RepairOne click fixes naked edges, non-manifold geometry and holes.
• Decimator by ToleranceReduce the polygon count while staying inside a distance tolerance.
• Decimator by PercentageReduce the polygon count by a straight percentage of the original mesh.

Analyze

• ThicknessMeasure wall thickness where you point.
• Global ThicknessA thickness map of the whole piece, so thin walls surface on their own.

Resizing

• Scale RingResizes a ring without distorting its stones and settings.

Sprues

• Designs IdentifierEngraves a reference on each design to tell them apart after casting.
• Sprue SingleOne sprue on one piece, placed where you click.
• Sprue MultipleSprue a whole set of copies in one operation.
• Inner TreeA full tree built from the inside out.
• Inner BranchesBranches reaching the pieces from inside the tree.
• External BranchesBranches reaching the pieces from outside.
• Sprue CurveA runner frame that follows the piece's own outline.
• External FramesA rounded frame around the pieces, feeding them from the sides.
• Cluster TreeA tree that clusters the pieces around the stem.
• Sprue HelixCopies hung between the turns of a rising helix — made for chain links.
• Sprue SpiralCopies along a flat spiral held over the plate.
• Sprue TreeThe classic casting tree.

Export and Print

• PreloadPrepare the models for export.
• Export from LayersOne file per layer, which is how most bureaus want it.
• Export All in OneEverything to a single file.
• 3D PrintSend the plate straight to your printer's own software.
• Asiga ComposerOpen the plate in Asiga's slicer, Composer.
• Formlabs PreFormOpen the plate in Formlabs' slicer, PreForm.
• Geomagic PrintOpen the plate in 3D Systems' slicer, Geomagic Print.
• Photon WorkshopOpen the plate in Anycubic's slicer, Photon Workshop.
• B9 CaptiveOpen the plate in B9Creations' slicer, Captivate.
• Elegoo ChituboxOpen the plate in Chitubox, for Elegoo and other printers.