CAD/CAM

For someone new to the jewelry industry, the sheer assortment of tools and equipment in the typical workshop can be...

CAD/CAM is a term that describes the two-part process of designing three-dimensional objects on a computer (CAD) and manufacturing them...

If you are involved with computers you know how rapidly things are changing, prices are sinking and capabilities increasing. Computer...

If you're designing jewelry using CAD, understanding how the piece will be cast and then set and finished at the...

What if you could sit down at your computer, spend a little time manipulating the mouse, keyboard or electronic pencil...

Editors Note: This article is excerpted from “A New Method for Preparing 3D Acrylic Photopolymer Patterns for Investment Casting,” a...

A design riddled with undercuts and sharp little details just screams casting nightmare the moment the CAD file shows up....

My day job used to be comptroller at a jewelry store. My hobby is computer graphics. These images are the...

3D mesh models can add dimension and originality to your Matrix designs. Resources for finding and building 3D mesh models...

The strength of Computer Aided Design &  Manufacturing is similar to that of any other tool on the bench:it is...

Line art, such as logos, family crests, text or numbers, cartoon characters, and even sketches can be quickly and easily...

At GLJW it iss not unusual to see the sales staff wearing jewelers aprons and optivisors at one of the...

This segment from the 2017 MJSA Journal November issue is dedicated to metals, tools, software and more that aids jewelers...

In modern-day fine jewelry, the most commonly used stone material is round brilliant-cut (RBC) diamond melee. Widely available in a...

Making jewelry is the perfect confluence of art and science. It’s where aesthetic and inspiration meet application and practicality. Computer-aided...

The jewelry industry today is not what it was 15 or 20 years ago. From CAD/CAM to inventory control software,...

When using CAD/CAM products like Gemvision's Matrix, there are a number of "virtual" techniques to achieve renderings that more closely...

It's no wonder that as precious metals prices have risen to new heights over the past few years, jewelry castings...

Once more the realm of engineers and number-crunchers, CAD over the years has become more user-friendly and artisan-intuitive. Similarly, small-shop,...

Getting a superior fit on your next custom ring order could be just a few mouse clicks away. Superfit Inc.,...

Matt Stuller and Jeff High first started talking seriously about the idea that would become CounterSketch Studio in 2008. The...

T-splines, a plug-in for Rhinoceros CAD software and bundled with Matrix 7 and above, is a great modeling tool for...

Using CAD repair programs to save unprintable files You spend hours creating a custom piece in CAD for one of...

Michael Buckley from Michael's Designs describes himself as a jeweller who has come from a traditional hand crafted approach to...

Advanced Jewelry Technologies (owned by this author) and Rio Grande are introducing a new CAD CAM system designed to make...

Five years ago, if you wanted to buy an additive manufacturing machine to grow rapid prototype (RP) models in your...

We have imported a cabochon 10x8 stone to make a bezel around it using Rhinoceros software.

Greg Stopka and his wife Lee began JewelSmiths 18 years ago with a belief they could succeed by providing jewelry...

The jewelry industry has seen a veritable flood of new technologies in recent years—from CAD/CAM and laser welders to new...

Computer aided design (CAD) was used to develop three designs in multiple views to show the customer. After the design...

Carpal tunnel syndrome nearly ended Jesse Kaufman's career as a bench jeweler and goldsmith. But CAD/CAM technology, [Orchid] a supportive...

Using a builder tool we will make an eternity band. Then, we will alter it so the stones don't go...

Take one 2.5 ct. cushion-cut peridot, add to it one very picky technical writer from a jewelry design software company,...

As they say in the theological world, "necessity is the mother of invention" is just about how CAD or computer...

Without a doubt, jewelry designer Paul Klecka has joined the digital jewelry design revolution. Evolving from a traditional business model...

This segment from the 2017 MJSA Journal November issue is dedicated to metals, tools, software and more that aids jewelers...

When setting gemstones into castings that started life as CAD files, jewelers often complain that they don't have quite enough...

CAD/CAM (Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing) is bringing a new efficiency and profitability to the jewelry workplace. Who is better...

In addition to reducing the labor required to move a design from the sketch stage to the actual model, CAD...

The new Romanoff LMR is a clear silicone RTV (room temperature vulcanizing) liquid mold rubber compound with a platinum-containing catalyst,...

David Nytch, proprietor of West ' Co. an independently owned jewelry store in Webster, NY is changing the way customers...

Using Matrix software to make a 4 prong setting and alter on the fly!

Jewelers use wax models to cast rings and other jewelry. CNC machining is a great way to create such wax...

This article is a  Cross-Sectional Critique of applying clipping planes to model manufacturability written by Darla Alvarez of GIA Jewelry...

To create a new ring to showcase the beauty of a customer's sentimental diamonds, Knoxville, Tennesseebased jeweler Ron Litolff of...

Creaing a basic ring shank only using the 3D view in ArtCAM JewelSmith 2009

When all sides of a dangle earring are beautiful, choosing the side to face front can be problematic. Ryan Roberts...

Phillip Voetsch is an accomplished designer and master level bench jeweler, he began using 3D CAD/CAM technology 3 1/2 years...

Greg Stopka of JewelSmiths in Pleasant Hill , California , has been in the jewelry business since he was eight...

What do you do when you realize your virtual inventory is virtually impossible to manufacture? With so many jewelry designers...

2 sided milling

organic style

Making of a custom 10 y gold Versace link necklace, polishing and finished piece,,thanks blingbling.ca

Although jewelry design by goldsmiths and designers is characterized by unique pieces, unlike the industrial production of jewelry, ever greater...

CAD/CAM technology is one of the biggest advances in the history of jewelry making. But how can we use this...

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A custom cnc modelmaster mill and Artcam Jewelsmith project

I have great respect for the capabilities of CAD/CAM technology, and Ive seen some absolutely amazing pieces generated by it....

These step-by-step instruction manual guides the process (see procedure for making the class ring). With a core product to produce,...

CAD/CAM is a term that describes the two-part process of designing three-dimensional objects on a computer (CAD) and manufacturing them...

This is a recording of a March 30, 2010 webinar entitled "Using T-Splines to create products and sculptures." In the...

A simple 4 prong gallery head made using Rhinoceros@ by McNeel and Associates and presented by www.thejewelrycadinstitute.com

File produced and animated in Matrix 3D software.

Skull Ring custom cnc project, artcam , modelmaster cnc

Handstyle Grafitti Sterling Silver Pendant cut n spray is for a stencil battle prize over at cutnspray.com You can join...

In approaching this article, I found there are many avenues to pursue in the exciting and controversial subject of digital...

A demonstration of how to make a chocolate tahitian pearl ring using T-Splines within the Matrix 7.0 program

Features and Benefits of 3Design

Sterling silver panda pendant

Using the rendering plugin for Matrix called V-Ray to render a pave dome ring.

Conversations on Technology happened during a couple of cold winter evenings, Stanley Lechtzin and Michael Dunas examined ideas raised at...

Zevs is a French artist,this pendant is inspired by his work. I like stencil/graffiti art,not all of it,but it seems...

This is a description of how to work on a virtual pc to understand the world of CAD modeling

Cnc on modelmaster and artcam jewelsmith

Creation of a 3D horse using ArtCAM JewelSmith 2009 sculpting and embossing tools

a 2 sided milling project

a two sided milling video

Computer Engraving Silver Nameplate

the making of a custom necklace

Why CAD

Silver

Collaboration with and artist @ deviantART MajorEmpress

In this video I go over the designing of a 4 prong trellis type head using Matrix software.

Creating a relief model form an image using very simple modelling tools in ArtCAM JewelSmith 2009

Exporting a relief as a 3D pDF for customer aproval

A cool application to create a computer generated Celtic Knots Knots3D is written in Visual Basic 6. It comes...

Close up monogram pendant

Using Matrix software to create a channel type wedding band with lettering

Creating a 4 prong gallery head using Matrix@ software. Easy import of stone and head builder technology to complete setting...

The making of a custom necklace, artcam , modelmaster , casting, burn out , polishing,

the building of a custom 10 k yellow gold necklace, artcam jewelsmith, and modelmaster cnc

We show you how to bend the prongs over a one carat stone to make it look like it is...

the casting polishing assembly of the 10 k yellow Versace custom necklace

In this short video we will show you how to bend prongs over a stone in cad using Matrix 3D...

I could find a Punk Rock font,so I designed my own using Sex Pistol gig posters. Here's the result. I...

The building of a custom 10 k. yellow gold necklace,, artcam jewelsmith, modelmaster cnc, casting , burnout and stuff like...

Whats New in ArtCAM JewelSmith 2009.