Jewellery CAD training resources, Jewellery Industry Information, New Technology Trends and Other Discoveries by Jack Meyer
Answers to frequently asked questions relating to jewellery CAD/CAM, rapid prototyping, and the jewellery industry.
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.
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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.
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.
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(This article is one of my series of Frequently Asked Questions posts. See the rest of the FAQ pages.) After a
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(or “Why can’t we just 3D scan a ring and make copies on a 3D printer?”) Last Updated 14 June 2016.
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(3D printers for jewellery list last updated 1 Nov 2019) (This article is one of my series of Frequently Asked
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In the latest of our Frequently Asked Questions articles, we discuss common specifications for buying a PC ready for CAD.
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