Overview
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Learn how to use Rhino 5 to model four different pieces of jewelry. The final CAD drawings can be used to show clients and craftspeople, or refined for 3D printing.
Syllabus
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Introduction
- Welcome
- What you should know before watching this course
- Using the exercise files
- Setting up the UI in Rhino
- Setting up the pop-up menu
- Keyboard shortcuts and importing custom options
- Quick demo using shortcuts
- Setting up the layer palette
- Importing the stone and ring size curve
- Building the curves of the bezel
- Sketching out the lines of the shank: Oval stone ring
- Building the surfaces of the shank
- Building the surfaces of the bezel
- Shelling out the shank
- Combining the bezel to the shank
- Filleting the edges
- Importing the stone and ring size curve
- Building the curves for the center stone
- Sketching out the lines of the shank: Engagement ring
- Revolving the curves to make the center section
- Using sweep to make the shank surface
- Laying the small stones and prongs
- Importing the oval cabochon model
- Building the curves of the body
- Sweeping and piping the shapes
- Setting the stones and adding the prongs
- Building the earring hook
- Importing the bracelet curve and building the side profile
- Opening and rounding off the bottom opening
- Offsetting the inner surface to create the cuff
- Creating the thickness for the cuff
- Using offset to build up the edges of the cuff
- Unwrapping the surface to apply line art
- Editing the line art on the cuff
- Offsetting the surface to establish the enamel floors
- Softening the edges for comfort
- Next steps
