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Rhino CAD Rendering Comparison Test (Part 1)

20 January, 202122 March, 2021 CADJewellerySkills 2 Comments CAD rendering, Jewellery CAD Software Comparison, Keyshot Renderer, MatrixGold Essentials, Maverick Renderer, Rhino, Thea Renderer, V-Ray Rendering Software

Introducing my Rhino 3D CAD Rendering Comparison Test! Come and see my first round of comparative test results, as well as the rules for the remaining tests.

Relief modelling CAD software CarveCo looks almost the same as ArtCAM Jewelsmith

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Whatever Happened to ArtCAM Jewelsmith? CarveCo and the Next Generation of Relief Modelling CAD and CNC Tools

6 April, 202028 March, 2020 CADJewellerySkills 2 Comments ArtCAM, CarveCo, CNC Milling, Relief Modelling CAD, Type Edit, Zbrush

A year and a half ago, ArtCAM Jewelsmith was discontinued by Autodesk. Find out a bit more about its successor CarveCo, and the other 2.5D relief CAD modelling software packages out there.

Online training versus classroom training which is better

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Which is Better? Online Jewellery CAD Training, Video Tutorials, or Offline CAD Courses? (Frequently Asked Questions Part 13)

25 November, 201930 December, 2020 CADJewellerySkills 3 Comments CAD Training, Jewellery CAD Courses and Training, Jewellery Education Resources, Jewellery Student Advice, Useful Websites For CAD Jewellers

Since I started this blog, I’ve avoided discussing the growing phenomenon of online training because of my own concerns over conflict of interest. With this article, all that changes.
I’ve spent 9 years researching all the major types of online and offline training delivery methods. In this article, I’m now sharing and discussing my findings.

Frequently Asked Questions Jewellery Learning Resources

10 Mentoring and Training Schemes To Help Build Your Jewellery Business (Updated)

28 February, 20178 May, 2019 CADJewellerySkills 0 Comments Jewellery Business Advice, Jewellery Education Resources, Luxury Jewellery CAD, Useful Websites For CAD Jewellers

BBC Business News recently aired a segment on How Crafts Workers are Learning to Sell their Work. In the segment, both the mentors and the craftsmen highlighted the importance of learning business skills. I agree, so I offer here a list of various mentorship and support schemes available for new jewellery businesses.