Utilities

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Center Between Gems

Circles tangent to every three neighbouring gems: where the shared prongs go

Nickname: Center Between · Tab: Diamonds › Utilities

Inputs

Name	Nickname	Type	Access	Default	Description
Gems	Gems	GemObject	list	—	Gems
Triangle Factor	Factor	Number	item	0.2	How unequal a triangle of gems may be to still count as neighbours (0-1)

Outputs

Name	Nickname	Type	Access	Description
Circles	Circles	Circle	list	Tangent circles between neighbouring gems
Centers	Centers	Point	list	Their centres

Curve From Gems

Interpolated curve through the gem centres, in the order given

Nickname: Curve From Gems · Tab: Diamonds › Utilities

Inputs

Name	Nickname	Type	Access	Default	Description
Gems	Gems	GemObject	list	—	Gems, in order
Degree	Degree	Integer	item	3	Curve degree

Outputs

Name	Nickname	Type	Access	Description
Curve	Curve	Curve	item	Curve through the centres
Centers	Centers	Point	list	Gem centres

Gem Collisions

Finds the pairs of gems whose meshes intersect

Nickname: Gem Collisions · Tab: Diamonds › Utilities

Inputs

Name	Nickname	Type	Access	Description
Gems	Gems	GemObject	list	Gems to check

Outputs

Name	Nickname	Type	Access	Description
Collides	Collides	Boolean	list	Per gem: true when it intersects another gem
Pairs A	A	Integer	list	First index of each colliding pair
Pairs B	B	Integer	list	Second index of each colliding pair
Count	N	Integer	item	Number of colliding pairs

Gem Info

Extracts gem information and outputs it as JSON with setting type and compound.

Nickname: Gem Info · Tab: Diamonds › Utilities

Inputs

Name	Nickname	Type	Access	Default	Description
Gems	Gems	GemObject	list	—	List of gem objects
Setting Type (optional)	Setting	Text	item	PRONGS	Gem setting type (e.g. PRONGS, PAVE, CHANNEL, FLUSH, BEZEL, PRESSURE, WAX, OTHER)
Compound (optional)	Compound	Text	item	DIAMOND	Gem compound (e.g. DIAMOND, RUBY, SAPPHIRE)

Outputs

Name	Nickname	Type	Access	Description
JSON	JSON	Text	item	JSON output with gem info
GemInfo	GemInfo	Generic	item	Gem info as a dictionary object

Gem Offset

Girdle curve of each gem offset outwards (or inwards with a negative value) on the gem plane

Nickname: Gem Offset · Tab: Diamonds › Utilities

Inputs

Name	Nickname	Type	Access	Default	Description
Gems	Gems	GemObject	list	—	Gems
Offset	Offset	Number	item	0.3	Offset distance (negative = inwards)

Outputs

Name	Nickname	Type	Access	Description
Curves	Curves	Curve	list	Offset curves, one per gem
Girdles	Girdles	Curve	list	Girdle curves, one per gem

Gems Color By Size

A colour per gem by its size, with the plugin’s size palette (0.8 to 3.5 mm in 0.1 mm steps)

Nickname: Color By Size · Tab: Diamonds › Utilities

Inputs

Name	Nickname	Type	Access	Description
Gems	Gems	GemObject	list	Gems

Outputs

Name	Nickname	Type	Access	Description
Colors	Colors	Colour	list	One colour per gem
Sizes	Sizes	Number	list	Gem sizes (X), rounded to 0.05
Distinct Sizes	Distinct	Number	list	The distinct sizes found, sorted

Gems Flip

Flips the plane of each gem (table pointing the other way)

Nickname: Gems Flip · Tab: Diamonds › Utilities

Inputs

Name	Nickname	Type	Access	Description
Gems	Gems	GemObject	list	Gems

Outputs

Name	Nickname	Type	Access	Description
Gems	Gems	GemObject	list	Flipped gems
Meshes	Meshes	Mesh	list	Flipped gem meshes

Metal Info

Extracts metal geometry information and outputs it as JSON with material.

Nickname: Metal Info · Tab: Diamonds › Utilities

Inputs

Name	Nickname	Type	Access	Default	Description
Geometry	Geo	Geometry	list	—	List of metal geometry
Material (optional)	Material	Text	item	GOLD_YELLOW_18	Metal material (e.g. GOLD_YELLOW_18, SILVER, PLATINUM)

Outputs

Name	Nickname	Type	Access	Description
JSON	JSON	Text	item	JSON output with metal info
MetalInfo	MetalInfo	Generic	item	Metal info as a dictionary object

Prong Axis

Axis curves for the prongs of a gem: number of prongs, height over and under the girdle, bottom diameter

Nickname: Prong Axis · Tab: Diamonds › Utilities

Inputs

Name	Nickname	Type	Access	Default	Description
Gem	Gem	GemObject	item	—	Gem the prongs go around
Number Of Prongs	N	Integer	item	d.NumberOfProngs	Number of prongs
Straight	Straight	Boolean	item	d.Straight	Straight prongs (vertical axis) instead of following the gem
Diameter	D	Number	item	d.Diameter	Prong diameter at the girdle
Height	H	Number	item	d.Height	Prong height under the girdle
Gem Inside	GemIn	Number	item	d.GemInside	How far the prong enters the gem
Over Girdle	OverG	Number	item	d.OverGirdle	Prong rise over the girdle
Bottom Diameter	BottomD	Number	item	d.BottomDiameter	Diameter of the bottom rail the prongs meet
Bottom Rail Inside	BottomIn	Number	item	d.BottomRailInside	Bottom rail offset inwards

Outputs

Name	Nickname	Type	Access	Description
Curves	Curves	Curve	list	One axis curve per prong

Rotate Gems

Rotates each gem about its own axis (positive = left, negative = right)

Nickname: Rotate Gems · Tab: Diamonds › Utilities

Inputs

Name	Nickname	Type	Access	Default	Description
Gems	Gems	GemObject	list	—	Gems
Angle	Angle	Number	item	45	Rotation angle (degrees)

Outputs

Name	Nickname	Type	Access	Description
Gems	Gems	GemObject	list	Rotated gems
Meshes	Meshes	Mesh	list	Rotated gem meshes