Basket

Basket

The Basket command is designed to quickly and efficiently create a customized basket setting for any gemstone. The command panel is divided into two tabs: Prongs and Base Rail.

Start by selecting one of the basket designs available in the RhinoArtisan gallery, or if you prefer to modify the existing design, click the pen icon to enter editing mode. Clicking the edit button will open the command panel for this tool in the Artisan panel, allowing you to customize the basket to your specifications.

Prongs Parameters

In the Prongs Parameters section, you have comprehensive control over the design and placement of the prongs:

• Prong Distribution: Choose the number of prongs and how they are arranged around the gemstone.
• Prong Section: Select the shape of the prongs. You can choose between a circular section, a custom shape (defined by curves in your assets, which can be edited to fit your design needs), and Claw prongs.

• Prong Dimensions: Adjust the diameter of the prongs at both the top and bottom, and set the height of the prongs.
• Gem Inside: Define how much of the gemstone is covered by the prongs to ensure a secure fit.
• Over Girdle: Control the height of the prongs relative to the girdle of the gemstone.
• Bottom Rail Inside: Adjust how far the bottom of the prong sits inside the lower rail.
• Prong Rotation: Adjust the rotation of the prong section as needed. This field, along with Cap Bump (which adds a small bump on top of the prong), only applies to the Circle and Custom Shape prong sections.
• Expansion for Manufacturing: If you switch from Rendering mode to Manufacturing mode in the Outliner panel, this feature adds extra length to the prongs to accommodate for adjustments during the manufacturing process. So you can develop the basket to be shown to your customers and with just a click you will get it ready for production.
• Prong Style: Choose whether the prongs should be straight or bent. The curvature is determined by the diameter of the lower rail and the gemstone’s girdle.
• Claw prong options: When the Claw section is selected, the Rotation and Cap Bump fields are replaced by claw-specific controls: Gem Inside and Height for the claw tip, and Tip Direction and Smoothness sliders to shape the curve of the claw.
• Post Support: Add support for an earring post, if required — choose None, Single, or Double. When Single or Double is selected, you can control the width and height of the post support.

Rails Parameters

In the Base Rail tab, customize the upper and lower rails, each with its own Enabled toggle to turn it on or off:

• Rail Section: Define the shape of the rails, similar to the prongs, with options for circular or custom sections.
• Width, Height, and Rotation: Set the width and height of the rail’s cross-section and rotate it as needed to fit your design.
• Under Girdle (upper rail) and Move in Z (lower rail): Fine-tune how far the rail sits relative to the gemstone’s girdle.
• Gem size percentage: A slider on each rail that controls how much of the gemstone the rail covers, for precise control over the fit.
• The Chamfer toggle in the upper rail options creates an internal chamfer on the upper rail, making it easier to prepare the seat for the gemstone. This feature helps optimize the stone setting process by allowing for a more precise and efficient fit within the basket. When enabled, a Chamfer Offset field appears to fine-tune it.