Graduated

Graduated

Graduated builds the shoulders of a graduated solitaire: a band whose top is cut open, with a run of round diamonds stepping down in size on each side of the gap left for the centre stone. Every stone sits on its own hidden under-bezel that drops to the finger curve and is held by shared prongs, and the length of the cut is derived from the run itself, so the ends of the band always meet the outermost bezel.

Run it from the ribbon (Shanks) or by typing ArtisanGraduated. The panel opens on the library of saved styles; pick one, or press Edit to work on the design shown in the viewport. Accepting bakes a parametric Graduated shank that is listed in the Outliner and can be reopened later.

Finger Size

Sets the ring size. The stones and their bezels are placed on this curve, so changing it re-flows the whole run.

Top profile

The upper face of the band. The asset preview at the top of the tab chooses the cross-section shape and opens the editor for it.

• Width: Width of the section, in millimetres.
• Height: Height of the section, in millimetres.
• Interior: Solid or Comfort. Comfort hollows the inner face.
• Comfort Height: Depth of the comfort fit. Shown only while Interior is set to Comfort.

Bottom profile

The lower face of the band, with the same controls, plus a toggle:

• Enable: Turns the bottom profile on. With it off, the band is swept from the top profile alone.
• Width, Height, Interior, Comfort Height: as above.

Gems

The asset preview at the top of this tab chooses the under-bezel section used for every stone in the run.

Gems

• Nº of Gems: How many stones per side, from 1 to 12.
• Distance: Gap between neighbouring stones.
• First size: Diameter of the stone next to the centre gap — the largest of the run.
• Last size: Diameter of the stone next to the band — the smallest. The sizes step linearly between the two.
• Start Gem Z: Radial adjustment of the stone at the centre-gap end, relative to the finger curve.
• End Gem Z: The same adjustment at the band end. The bezels follow their stones.

Bezel

The five parameters of the standalone Bezel command, applied to every under-bezel in the run.

• Width: Wall thickness of the bezel.
• Height (0 = auto): Total height of the bezel. Leave it at 0 to let the command derive it from the stone and the finger curve.
• Girdle Height: Height of the lip above the girdle.
• Girdle Width: Width of that lip.
• Gem Inside: How deep the stone sits into the bezel.

Prongs

The stones are always set; the prongs are optional and are what actually grips them.

• Enable: Turns the prongs on.
• Cut by ring size: On, the foot of each prong is cut on the finger curve, so its length is derived per prong and only the Over Girdle values decide where the tip ends — the two Height fields are hidden. Off, the Start/End Height ramp drives the length instead.
• Start Height / End Height: Total prong length at the centre-gap end and at the band end, ramping linearly between them. Hidden while Cut by ring size is on.
• Start Over Girdle / End Over Girdle: How far the prong tip rises above the girdle at each end of the run. 0 is flush with the girdle.
• Start Diameter / End Diameter: Prong diameter at each end of the run.
• Start Separation / End Separation: How far apart the two rails of prongs sit, at each end of the run.
• Extension for manufacturing: Extra length added to the prong for the casting stage.
• End prong mode: Single end prong closes each end of the run with one centred prong, Double end prongs with one on each side.

Opening

The top of the band is always cut; this section controls where the cut falls and how its faces are finished.

• Opening: The diameter of the centre stone. This is the gap the run leaves at the top — set it to the stone you intend to mount.
• Margin: Extra arc length per side added to the derived cut. Positive opens the band away from the outermost bezel; negative buries the cap deeper into it.
• Cap bumping: Bulge of the cut cap faces.
• Cap orientation: Natural or Reverse. Flips the profile curve at the cut ends. One selector governs both profiles, since they are the two faces of the same sweep.

Working with the panel

• Save defaults in the header stores the current parameters as the starting point for the next run; right-click it to clear them and return to the factory values.
• Save and Update write the design into your styles library so it appears in the gallery next time.
• Accept bakes the band, the stones, the bezels and the prongs, and lists the result in the Outliner. If the preview has not resolved, the panel asks you to preview first.