[Jewelry making - Article 00523] - Re: [Orchid] CAD/CAM - What works for you?

[JDK]

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Hi Neil,

>     And for a free taste check out Sort of a lite version of rhino
>     currently being written by the original author, more meant as a
>     tablet application, and while I haven't done much more than play
>     with it the price is good and it is still being developed. 

    I just wanted to echo Jeff's recommendation to try the program being
    developed by Michael Gibson, the original creator of Rhino. 

    "Moment of Inspiration" is about as user friendly as any CAD program
    I've ever seen...it's intended for artists and designers to use
    rather than engineers. 

    It doesn't have all the features of Rhino, but it has enough tools to
    make basic jewelry models and learn some of the strategies of 3D
    surface modeling. 

    I've noticed on the MoI forum that some of the ZBrush afficionados
    are taking a liking to it, probably because MoI surfaces are "looser"
    than Rhino surfaces, so it lends itself to a more organic style of
    modeling in addition to the ability to make precise geometric shapes. 

    Also on the MoI discussion forum, are some good video tutorials as
    well as some very impressive models posted. I have no affillation
    with the program, I just like it. :-) 

    http://www.moi3d.com/ 

-jdk-

 
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