[Jewelry making - Article 00078] - [Orchid] 3design jeweler

[Robert Hood]

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    I first became interested in aquiring a CAD/CAM system more than ten
    years ago. At that time software and hardware could easily cost more
    than $40,000. I had a New Hermes computerized engraving machine for
    another part of my business and began using it to  cut waxes. The
    machine only worked in the x, y axeses so it was severely limited. I
    could not afford the real thing. I have witnessed the Matrix demo at
    a jewelry show and was quite impressed but the price was too high
    for me. Also, the designs I have see created from Matrix do not
    inspire me at all. They all seem to look similar. Two years ago I
    downloaded a demo version of Rhino. I spent maybe 20 hours working
    with the tutorials and decided to purchase it. Later I got the Taig
    Micro Mill, Desk Proto and Bob Cad. I've been working with this
    hardware and software for a year and a half and now couldn't live
    without it. There is a learning curve but I was producing jewelry
    within a week. Every so often I take a day and spend time with the
    tutorials. Each time I do this I find new ways of tackling design
    problems I've encountered along the way. I haven't found Rhino
    difficult in the least. If you follow the tutorials, you don't need
    to take  a formal course. I haven't seen 3 design jeweler yet and
    would like to see some examples of work created using this software.
    If anyone can offer websites  showing work created using this
    system, I would appreciate it. 
             


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