The ULTIMATE Guide to Jewellery CAD Design with Rhino 3D

Explore the Rhino interface, including four viewport windows, toolbars, and panels, and learn selection methods such as crossing box and sub selecting to build and edit geometry.

Explore how to use the gumball for precise movement, rotation, and scaling in Rhino 3D, and manage panels, layers, and box edit to model and inspect jewellery CAD geometry.

Set up Rhino for jewelry design by selecting the small objects millimeters template and enabling object snap, smart track, project, and history, then use polar array and mirror for patterns.

Design a hexagonal pendant in Rhino 3D by drawing an inscribed hexagon, 30 mm tall, offsetting 2 mm, adding three spokes, and ensuring closed curves for extrusion and a bail.

Extrude curves to form a solid with dual-sided thickness, then join geometry with control points and gumball snapping. Create a ring by circling, piping a wire, and forming a bail.

Create a hexagonal pendant bail in rhino 3d by sketching a circle, offsetting, extruding, mirroring, and applying boolean difference and fillet to shape a teardrop bail.

Design a circle pendant bail in Rhino 3D by creating and refining curves, rebuilding to smooth kinks, and executing a closed sweep for a seamless bail.

Design a four-claw diamond pendant in Rhino 3D, building a bezel around a five millimeter gem with precise centering, offset, extrude, chamfer, four one-millimeter claws, and a compatible bail.

Learn to create a half-round band in Rhino, account for a 0.15 mm tolerance, size from finger charts, shape with arcs, fillet edges, and export an STL for 3D printing.

Create a full eternity ring with a channel-set design, polar array around the world origin, scale a 1 mm gem to 2 mm, and sweep a u-shaped channel profile.

Design a grain-set ring with 1.5 mm gems on a 16.1 mm circle, offset to 1.95 mm, and array 18 gems; extrude the shank with 0.15 mm casting tolerance.

Design a micro claw setting in Rhino 3D by arraying 13 gems along a curved band with 0.25 mm spacing and 0.2 mm side rails, then extrude and finish.

Model a micro claw setting in Rhino by drilling a 1 mm hole, creating and arraying cutters from control point curves, and applying boolean differences before exporting STL for casting.

design a shared-claw eternity ring in Rhino 3D by placing a 2.5 mm gem on a 16.1 mm finger-size band, then array and wire cut claws around the girdle.

Design a four-claw solitaire ring in Rhino 3D, set a six millimeter gem with an under bezel, then use control points, smart track, pipe and revolve to form four claws.

Design a sculpted Rhino 3D shank around the bezel using blend curves, mirror, and loft, then wire cut and fillet for a smooth finish.

Learn finishing a four-claw round ring in Rhino 3D by creating a multi-viewport document, applying precise dimensioning and annotation, and calculating gem size and metal weights for STL cast-ready files.

Design a four-claw princess-cut ring head in Rhino 3D by building a square under bezel, arching claws from a bridge, and using sweep with live history.

Build an upswept cathedral shank for a ring using blend curves, profiles, sweep and loft, then refine with offset, wire cut, and variable-radius fillet for a smooth taper.

Create a six-claw solitaire ring setting in Rhino 3D, detailing the finger rail, collet base, claw geometry, wed-fit clearance for a 6.2 mm gem, and a six-claw polar array.

Learn how to design a six-claw Tiffany-style ring shank in Rhino 3D, creating half-round and knife-edge profiles, applying cages, sweeps, and fillets, and finalizing with taper and setting integration.

Design a bezel set cushion solitaire ring in Rhino 3D, build the bezel and shank with rail revolve, manage wall thickness, trim and boolean the parts for final output.

Learn to customize Rhino through options, keyboard shortcuts, aliases, and display modes, plus templates, menus, and macros; export and import options to speed up jewelry CAD design with Rhino 3D.

Master template files in Rhino to preset annotation styles, grid, layers, materials, named views, and block instances for consistent jewellery CAD design workflows.

Create and customize toolbars and menus in Rhino 7 and Rhino 8, then populate them with your most used commands and set up a pop up toolbar.

Explore creating and using macros in Rhino 3D, from mirror and quad mirror to display mode automation. Build pop-up toolbars, automate asset insertion, and import blocks for jewellery CAD workflows.

Design a three-stone ring in Rhino 3D by crafting an upswept shank, setting three round gems, and forming under bezels and claw settings for a wed-fit design.

Design a three-setting ring shank in Rhino 3D, creating an upswept, tapering shank with a 2.15 mm width, a 1.2 mm bridge, and precise lofting, filleting, and tapering techniques.

Define ring dimensions and finishes, calculate volume and weight across metals, verify gem sizes, and export a production ready STL with boolean cuts and view macros.

Design a three-stone ring with an emerald cut center and two round side gems in Rhino 3D, using finger sizing, under bezel, curve boolean, and mirrored claws.

Build a two-millimeter shank for the ring using blend curves, offsets, and fillets. Array 1.7 mm gems along the shank and verify fit against a wedding band.

Create dimensions and position emerald-cut and round gems for a three-stone ring, calculate metal weight, design micro claw settings with scallops, and export production-ready STL files.

Design an oval and pear three-stone ring in Rhino 3D, detailing the oval center stone and pear side stones, including sizing, offsets, bezels, and claw settings.

Shape the ring shank by building and blending curves, mirroring and trimming, then rebuild control points, adjust width for casting, and taper the shoulders with a cage-edit workflow.

Dimension and finalize an oval and pear ring in Rhino, separate head and shank for two-metal casting, apply booleans and grooves, and export an STL for printing.

Design a round microclaw halo in Rhino 3D, size the center gem to 6 mm and surrounding gems to 1.3 mm, and use a polar array for 0.2 mm spacing.

Create a rounded microclaw basket in Rhino 3D by shaping a sway profile with curves, offsets and revolve, then mirror and fill edges to fit a wedding band.

Define and model the round microclaw shank in Rhino 3D, rebuild inner and outer profiles, then distribute 1.5 mm gems along a curved path with precise spacing.

Document and finalize a round microclaw halo ring in Rhino 3D, detailing dimensions, setting cuts, and gem placements; prepare for printing and casting, and export an STL.

Design an oval halo ring with a grain-set halo, placing an 8 by 6 mm oval gem on a 1.8 mm shank and 18 gems around the curve.

Design an oval basket in Rhino 3D using rail revolve, edge duplication, and wire cut, mastering closed solid surfaces and subtle thickness variation for jewelry CAD.

Design an oval grainset shank in Rhino 3D by shaping curves, offsetting rails, and arraying 1.3 mm gems along the shank with 0.2 mm spacing and fillet.

Create a princess-cut halo around a 6 mm gem in Rhino 3D, using a grain-set halo profile and sweep, with 0.2 mm gem spacing, plus four claws with quad mirror.

Model a princess grainset basket in Rhino 3D using a rail revolve with a square rail, wire cut, and quad mirror; adjust dimensions and update gem count and weight.

Create a production ready princess grain set by reusing the oval shank, building a new halo and basket, placing gems with prongs, and exporting an STL for prototype production.

Design an emerald cut halo ring with a micro claw setting in Rhino 3D, reuse the round shank, and fit a 6x8 mm emerald cut gem into a scaled halo.

Import basket curves, adjust control points, and create a rail-revolved closed poly surface to form the emerald microclaw basket, then finish with wire cut, quad mirror, and precise dimensions.

Finalises emerald microclaw halo by preparing file for printing and casting, aligning cutters to world origin, scaling to fit gems, and applying boolean differences to create the scalloped claw design.

Design a pear-shaped marker claw halo ring in Rhino 3D by aligning pear and profile curves, balancing weight via the volume centroid, and creating front and back gems with claws.

Design the pear microclaw basket in Rhino 3D, shaping the halo profile and managing basket curves with rail revolve and wire cut for 19 round gems.

Finalize the pear microclaw by assembling cutters and halo, aligning to origin, scaling, tapering, performing boolean differences, adding locating pins, and exporting for casting and 3D printing.

Learn to render solitaire rings by preparing the model, creating materials for white metal and gems, and lighting environments in Rhino with Cycles or V-Ray to achieve photorealistic results.

learn to model a halo ring in rhino 3d, from halo and micro claw setting to prongs and shank sizing, using booleans and cutters for realistic renders.

Learn to create and apply metal and gem materials in Rhino using Cycles, including white, yellow, and rose gold, diamonds, sapphires, and rubies, with layer-based material management.

Explore environments in Rhino Cycles to control lighting, shadows, refractions, and reflections on jewelry renders. Import studio HDRI maps, adjust brightness, and manage samples for lifelike gems.

Explore cycles render settings in Rhino 3D to control image quality, resolution, and samples, compare GPU versus CPU rendering, and learn how to save final renders and adjust advanced options.

Learn to create and save named views in Rhino for consistent renders. Save angles like angle one, angle two, top, front, and right, and adjust lens and camera targets.

Switch between Rhino's ground plane and custom ground plane to control shadows and reflections, apply materials like yellow gold, and adjust the 360-degree environment or background color for final renders.

Learn to render jewelry in Rhino with V-Ray, from setting up the asset editor and render button to using Chaos Cosmos materials and gemstone dispersion and edge softening.

Explore V-Ray for Rhino advanced materials to soften edges with bump maps and edge width controls, and use wrapper gem materials to render intersecting stones without cutting geometry.

Learn to craft jewellery renders with V-Ray environments: use HDRi maps, environment spherical mapping, and separate reflection and refraction maps, plus CPU progressive rendering for balance.

Switch primary rays from brute force to irradiance map with light cache for faster, cleaner renders, and save render output at 1920 by 1080 as a template.

Learn how to use V-Ray batch rendering to automate renders from saved named views, producing five images quickly and consistently for client presentations.

Design an oval cluster ring in Rhino 3D by sizing a 6 mm center oval gem and arranging a 14-gem 2 mm surround with profile curves, sweep, and claws.

Design an oval cluster basket in rhino 3d by offsetting the finger rail, ensuring 1.8mm clearance from the gem, and creating 0.9mm claws with 2d scale and quad mirror.

Build an upswept, wed-fit shank for an oval cluster by blending curves, offsetting rails, and lofting bridge, then refine with fillets for a 2.2 mm finished width and casting clearance.

Document and finalize an oval cluster ring in Rhino 3D, dimension the design, assess weight from volume for 18k and platinum, synchronize views, and render outputs.

Learn to prep jewellery renders in Rhino 3D by cleaning geometry, applying fillets and mirrors, adjusting gems and materials, and using batch render for consistent angles.

Prepare a production file from the oval cluster by cleaning geometry, separating parts, refining claws and bezels with boolean operations, and exporting as a 3d file and an stl file.

Explore oval cluster variations in Rhino 3D by creating shared claws between gems, piping precise curves, offsetting profiles, and mirroring to achieve balanced shank integration.