Technical Documentation

A design nobody can read is a design nobody can make. This is the paperwork side of RhinoArtisan: the report sheet a client signs off, the gem and metal lists the setter and the caster work from, the cost breakdown, and the dimensioned drawing the bench needs.

You will find these commands in the ribbon’s Drafting tab. Seven groups, left to right.

Report and layout

• ReportThe report panel: the whole document in one place.
• LayoutThe page the drawing is composed on.
• DetailA viewport on that page, each one showing the model from its own angle and scale.
• Add LogoYour logo on the sheet.
• TextAnnotation text.

Gem maps

• Gems MapThe map for the whole piece — where every stone goes.
• Gems Map by SelectionThe same for the stones you pick.

Gem lists

• Gem ListEvery stone in the model, by size and quantity.
  • Gems List by Selection
  • Gems List by Selection Groups
• Gems List to ExcelThe same table as a spreadsheet.
  • To Excel by Selection
  • To Excel by Selection Groups

Metal lists and templates

• Metals ListThe metals in the piece and how much of each.
• Metals List by SelectionThe same for what you pick.
• Open Report TemplateStart from a report layout you saved.
• Save Report TemplateSave this layout so the next piece starts from it.

Breakdowns

• Breakdown MetalsWhat metal the piece uses, and what it costs.
• Breakdown GemsThe same for the stones.
• Breakdown ProcessesThe bench work the piece needs.
• Breakdown ExtrasAnything else that lands on the invoice.

Dimensions

• Linear DimensionDistance between two points.
• Horizontal Dimension
• Vertical Dimension
• Aligned Dimension
• Rotated Dimension
• Angle Dimension
• Radial Dimension
• Diameter Dimension
• Center Mark
• Curve DimensionThe length of a curve.
• Volume DimensionThe volume of a solid.
• Dimensions by BoxThe bounding box of the piece, dimensioned.
• Dimensions for RingThe measurements a ring is judged by.
• Dimensions for BangleThe same for a bangle.
• Reduce DimensionsShrink the dimensions to declutter a crowded drawing.
  • Reduce by Selection
• Restore DimensionsPut them back to full size.
  • Restore by Selection

Drawing and sections

• HatchFill a closed region with a pattern.
• Set Line TypeDashed, dotted, centre lines.
• Make 2DFlatten the model into 2D curves from the current view.
• Annotate DotA numbered dot that stays readable at any zoom.
• Clipping SectionsCut the model with a plane to show what is inside.
• Extract Line Type SegmentsTurn a dashed line into its individual segments.