LONDON COLLEGE OF JEWELLERY
“Tell me and I'll forget, show me and I may remember, involve me and I'll understand.”
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A unique course designed to reduce the learning curve. A concise and structured approach to learning Computer aided design (CAD) for jewellers. This course has been carefully designed for complete beginners and to meet the challenges of a changing and competitive jewellery industry. This course will give you comprehensive hands on introduction to the Rhino 4.0 and Rhinogold software. Course Outline An overview of how computer aided design can be applied to the traditional skills of jewellery making. Discover how to draw technical and accurate 2D drawings Learn how to turn your hand drawn designs/sketches in to 3D computer images ready for manufacturing Discover how to prepare your piece for stone setting, such as Pave and Channel with precision and accuracy, difficult to obtain by hand. Learn how to creatively create with ease bezels, and prong jewellery mounts Find out how to safely send your designs for manufacturing. And much more... All the software is available FREE to download. (T&C apply)
Assessment Method Practical assignments One written assignments One final project Course certificate awarded on successful completion You will be assigned a personal tutor and have access to video tutorials Cost ÂŁ275
Computer Aided Design for Jewellers: Level 1 Duration: 5 weeks
Week 1 you will learn: • • • • • • • • •
About the functionality of key features in the Rhino and Rhinogold interfaces How to make a basic customization of your modelling environment Basic CAD terminology How to draw basic 2D shapes About modelling aids How to analyse and measure your 2D shapes How to download and trace a basic image How to edit and modify drawings ASSIGNMENT: Technical Drawing of a Pearl Ring
Week 2 you will learn:
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How to create more complex shapes How to design and create using the Array Command How to scale your 2D drawings About the History Command About different Arcs How to print simple 2D drawings Assignment 1: Technical Drawing of a Bombe Ring Assignment 2: Quick Rope Twist Necklace Assignment 3: Written multiple choice test
Week 3 you will learn: • How to use the Command Line to find what you want • About the central button options in Rhinogold • Moving on with your designing: 2D to 3D using the extrude command • How to get started with the ring wizard • About the basic Rhinogold rendering tool • About the Rhinogold Jewellery tools (part1) • About the Rhinogold Jewellery tools (part2) • About the Rhinogold chain studio • Assignment 1: Design an organic shaped ring using ring wizard • Assignment 2: Design a simple alphabet pendent with miligrain
Week 4 you will learn:
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About Automatic Pave Dynamic Pave About Pave along U V How to use the cutter studio About Booleans How to design and create using flow by curve tool in Rhinogold How to analyse a 3D model and check that it is water tight and ready for sending • About different file formats • A brief introduction to rapid prototyping • Assignment 1: Create a Pave ring using dynamic Pave (R/G ring wizard must not be used for this assignment)
Week 5 you will learn:
• How to design using flow by surface in Rhino • Final Major Project (FMP) Design a suite of jewellery which should be ready for manufacturing, some technical drawings must be included in your submission