Tutorials

Gem Round Brilliant Cut

7 3 Intermediate
This is the tutorial on how to model a gemstone cut in the "Round Brilliant Cut" style. It is an interesting process, instructive and the result is beautiful. You can download the 3D files here: https://grabcad.com/library/diamond-round-brilliant-cut-2 The information about the cutting data and nomenclature of this art is taken from: https://www.gemsociety.org/article/lapidary-fundamentals-gemstone-faceting/ Thanks to Mr. Donal Clark for all the wonderful information provided on his website.

How to Draw a Proper Round Diamond in SolidWorks (Using Adanced Design)

6 0 Intermediate
I've been always interested in modeling a Proper Round Diamond. after doing some research i came across bunch of models. But unfortunately almost all of them were modeled wrong. after digging deeper into how they are cut I started modeling my own Round Brilliant Diamond using only equations and relations. I felt like sharing this experience with amazing GrabCAD community. Hope you Enjoy it! ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Before starting I would highly suggest you to spend some time reading about Round Brilliant Diamond cut and get familiar with it's facet names, and know how Diamond proportions work. Useful links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brilliant_(diamond_cut) http://www.jewellerycatalogue.co.uk/diamonds/round-brilliant.htm -------------------------------------------------------------------- I also made a video tutorial of the model https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehcEo7F9MZ8 you can download the SolidWorks model here https://grabcad.com/library/diamond-round-brilliant-cut-1

Tutorial: How to make round diamond collet.

1 0 Intermediate
The series of jpegs will guide the way to make round collet