Rhino can create, edit, analyze, and translate NURBS curves, surfaces, and solids in Windows. There are no limits on complexity, degree, or size. Rhino also supports polygon meshes and point clouds.
Rhino's website: http://www.rhino3d.com/
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You can get started with simple 2D curves, transform it into surfaces, extrude it into solids, subtract them from each other, merge them together, cut them, hollow them, set stones in them .... endless possibilities. you are only limited by your own imagination. This powerful program is so versatile that you can build cars, boats, buildings, fine jewelry etc. | Below are pictures of Rhino designs:
Flamingo
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Flamingo has to power to transform a wire-frame CAD drawing into a beautiful Photo-realistic picture. It makes it easy for the customer to visualize the drawing. It is just like seeing the photograph of the final product. You can apply different metals to the surfaces, with different effects such as glass effect, shiny paint, wood grain ...etc. Below are some pictures rendered with Flamingo: http://www.flamingo3d.com/
| We strongly encourage you to learn to work on Rhino or any other Cad program, since this is the direction to the future. If you invest a little time every day in a few days only you will be able to draw some basic rings, freeform pendants etc. and you can have it built into reality in a day.
The Developers of Rhino offering a free trial version to download so you can learn on it. Please follow this link to download the trial version. It is a full operating Rhino, but you can save only 25 drawings. This is good enough to get you started. You also find tutorials there and a whole lot of goodies. Go ahead!! Give me a feedback if you like it!
Quick Questions related to the info in this page: Q:What is the difference between Rhino and Matrix ? A:Rhino is a very powerful CAD program for general use. You can build cars, ships, shoes, etc with it. Matrix is an interface specially designed for jewelry designers, and uses Rhino as an engine for CAD. Simply said: when you click the go button on the head builder in Matrix, the program will send a series of commands to Rhino to build it according to the settings that you had chosen before. Q:Can I build the same ring in Rhino what you can in Matrix ? A:Yes you can, but you have to be patient. You will have to build your profiles, calculate finger size, use a simple circle instead of a ready made diamond etc. Matrix also gives you a easy preset rendering with all the materials of the jewelry trade: yellow gold, platinum, pink sapphire , you name it , Matrix will have it. Q:Can I do the same rendering on Rhino what you do with Matrix ? A:Yes, just will take you a little bit longer until you find the perfect gold color, or create a diamond like object. If you design jewelry for living, you cannot afford to spend too much time playing with general options. Every extra minute spent on the job will eat away your profit from it. Rendering with Matrix is professional, takes just seconds and WILL SELL THE JOB! That's the key! The customer likes to see their dream on picture. |