3D Jewellery CAD

Paper Code: 
MJD 326
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
90.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
  1. Acquaint students with the knowledge of different views of jewellery.
  2. Improve jewellerydesignskills and produce images ofjewellery using CAD.
  3. Learn to design by using basic and intermediate level CAD commands.

 

30.00
Unit I: 
Introduction of software
  • Basic
  • Create 3D design awareness of different styles of jewellery
  • The toolbar layout
  • Command aliases
  • Shortcut keys
  • Template files
  • Curve  Creation
  • Curve and surface continuity

 

 

10.00
  • Advanced Modeling Techniques
  • Scale And Rotate Edges
  • Move Faces
  • Rotate, Shear, And Fold Faces
  • Merging And Splitting Faces
  • Making And Placing Holes
  • Round And Revolved Holes
  • Hole Arrays
  • Hole Editing

 

10.00
Unit III: 
Surface Continuity
  • Analyze surface
  • Surfacing commands that pay attention
  • Additional surfacing techniques
  • Solid Modeling
  • Boss, Rib, And Slab
  • Solids Exercise - Curves Layout
  • Solids Exercise - Solids
  • Object Handling And Visibility
  • The Cplane
  • World Coordinates And The Cplane
  • Setting View And Cplane
  • Saved Cplanes And Mplane
  • Remap And Project To Cplane
  • Named Position
  • Mesh Tools
  • Mesh Offset
  • NURBS And Mesh Heightfield
  • Extract And Apply Mesh
  • Join, Split Disjoint, Weld, And Unweld
  • Mesh Exercise - Mesh Repair
  • Mesh Exercise - Textured Ring
  • Model Prints And Options
  • Hatch
  • Dimensioning Options
  • Customize Viewport

 

 

10.00
Unit IV: 
Hole Arrays,
  • Wire cutting, using Mesh techniques,
  • advanced scripting methods,
  • Command Scripting,
  • RhinoScript and
  • VBScripting

 

30.00
  • Modeling – Ring, Earring, Pendant
  • Project - Cross-section Setup
  • Project - Surfacing With History
  • Project - Stacking History - Part 1
  • Project  - Stacking History - Part 2
  • Project  - Stacking History - Part 3

 

Essential Readings: 
  • Bourdier, F. (2006). The mountain of precious stones: Ratanakiri, Cambodia: essays in social anthropology. Center for Khmer Studies.
  • Schumann, W. (2009). Gemstones of the World. Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
  • Beazley, A., & Bond, T. (2009). Computer-aided pattern design and product development. John Wiley’s sons.                                               

 

 

References: 
  • Cheng, R. K. (2013). Inside Rhinoceros 5. Cengage Learning.
  • Weinstein, M. (2013). Precious and semi-precious stones. Read Books Ltd.
  • Bourdier, F. (2006). The mountain of precious stones: Ratana Kiri, Cambodia: essays in social anthropology. Center for Khmer Studies.
  • Schumann, W. (2009). Gemstones of the World. Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

 

 

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