Tapered Baguettes on Curves

Tapered Baguettes on Curves

The Tapered Baguettes on Curves command places tapered baguettes between two rail curves, one click at a time. Each baguette spans straight from one curve to the other, automatically taking the length of the gap between the rails — the classic workflow for graduated baguette bands, where every stone has a slightly different size and the setting must follow the taper of the shank.

How It Works

1. Select the two rail curves. They define the top and bottom edges of the baguette run.
2. Click on a curve to place a baguette. As you move the cursor, a dotted line previews the span from the curve under the cursor to the other rail. The clicked rail carries the wider top edge of the baguette, and the stone stretches straight to the opposite rail. The length adapts to the gap at that exact spot, and the stone’s proportions — table, culet — scale with it, so every baguette lands with a correct make.
3. Adjust each stone in place. Every placed baguette keeps its own set of controls:
   • Arrows to edit the stone directly in the viewport: length, top and bottom widths, and depth.
   • Two white anchor points, one on each rail, that slide along their curve to reposition the gem — including sliding them independently to lean the stone diagonally between the rails.
4. Undo (command option) removes the last placed baguette if you misclick.
5. Press Enter to bake, or Esc to discard everything.

After baking

The baked stones are individual gems — no group — placed on the gems layer with their material applied, and listed on the Outliner toolbar like any other gemstone. Each baguette can be edited later through Baguette Studio from the Outliner, so you can refine any stone of the run without touching the others.