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Kickstart: From idea to Creation

Start here. Kickstart is the course we recommend to every new user: in four real projects — stud earrings, a floating diamond ring, a tension ring and pearl and diamond earrings — you go from opening RhinoArtisan for the first time to finishing pieces you could send to production. No CAD experience needed, and free with any account — the perfect way to spend your 15-day trial.

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Beginner 5 topics 43 lessons ★ 5.0 (3)
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By Joan Tomas

Kickstart: From idea to Creation

What you'll learn

  • Master jewelry modeling from scratch, guided step by step through interactive commands.
  • Gain proficiency in creating various jewelry pieces, including rings, pendants, earrings, and more.
  • Acquire essential skills to navigate and utilize RhinoArtisan's most important features effectively.

Requirements

  • A computer meeting the minimum system requirements
  • RhinoArtisan installed and updated to the latest version

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

5 topics · 43 lessons

01

Introduction to RhinoArtisan

10 lessons
  1. 01.01 Download and Activate the License
  2. 01.02 Rhino and RhinoArtisan Interface
  3. 01.03 Customizing the Interface in Rhino
  4. 01.04 RhinoArtisan: Panels Management
  5. 01.05 Ribbon
  6. 01.06 Outliner
  7. 01.07 Commands
  8. 01.08 Layers
  9. 01.09 Quick Gems
  10. 01.10 Curator Panel
02

Stud Earrings

8 lessons
  1. 02.01 Lesson Overview
  2. 02.02 Selecting the Diamond
  3. 02.03 Choosing the Basket Setting
  4. 02.04 Adjusting the Prong Rails
  5. 02.05 Adding the Post and Push
  6. 02.06 Pose: Pair and Lying on the ground
  7. 02.07 Apply high-quality materials and render
  8. 02.08 Video: Step by Step
03

Floating Diamond Ring

9 lessons
  1. 03.01 Lesson Overview
  2. 03.02 Shank
  3. 03.03 Socket Curve
  4. 03.04 Create a Solid Shape
  5. 03.05 Boolean Difference and Fillet Edges
  6. 03.06 Gemstones
  7. 03.07 Cutter
  8. 03.08 Pose, Apply Materials and Render
  9. 03.09 Step by Step Tutorial
04

Tension Ring

8 lessons
  1. 04.01 Lesson Overview
  2. 04.02 Shank
  3. 04.03 Shank Parameters
  4. 04.04 Add and Place Gem
  5. 04.05 Cutter
  6. 04.06 Create a Collection
  7. 04.07 Apply materials and render
  8. 04.08 Step by Step Tutorial
05

Pearl and Diamond Earrings

8 lessons
  1. 05.01 Lesson Overview
  2. 05.02 Dowload Exercice File
  3. 05.03 Curator: Create Category and Add Elements
  4. 05.04 Use Elements from curator
  5. 05.05 Pose elements and add a Pearl
  6. 05.06 Create Pair
  7. 05.07 Apply Materials and Render
  8. 05.08 Step by Step Tutorial

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Start here. Kickstart is the course we recommend to every new user: in four real projects — stud earrings, a floating diamond ring, a tension ring and pearl and diamond earrings — you go from opening RhinoArtisan for the first time to finishing pieces you could send to production. No CAD experience needed, and free with any account — the perfect way to spend your 15-day trial.

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