COURSE DETAILS: RHINO 8 + MATRIXGOLD 4.0 FOR JEWELRY DESIGN

• Level: Beginner – Intermediate (42 Hours / 7 Days)

• Course Fee: 25,000 THB (Includes course textbook, live class recordings, and 1-year access to online review course)

• Certificate: RHINO 8 & MATRIXGOLD 4.0 FOR JEWELRY DESIGN

DAY 1 (RHINO 3D: Fundamentals & Curve Creation)

• Session 1 (Morning):

  • Rhino 8 Interface, Viewports, and System Configuration

  • File Organization: Layers, Selection Filters, and Custom Toolbars

  • Modeling Aids: Grid Snap, Ortho, Osnap, SmartTrack, and Gumball

  • Basic Curves: Line, Circle, Arc, and Control Point Curves

• Session 2 (Afternoon):

  • Curve Editing Commands: Offset, Trim, Split, Join, Fillet, and Blend Curves

  • Curves from Objects: Extract IsoCurve, Project, Intersection, and Curve from Objects

DAY 2 (RHINO 3D: Surface & Solid Modeling)

• Session 3 (Morning):

  • Primary Surfaces: Extrude, Revolve, Rail Revolve, and Planar Surface

  • Advanced Surfaces: Sweep 1 Rail, Sweep 2 Rails, Loft, and Network Surface

  • Surface Continuity Control (Position, Tangency, Curvature)

• Session 4 (Afternoon):

  • Solid Creation & Operations: Primitive Solids, Cap Planar Holes

  • Boolean Operations: Union, Difference, Intersection, and Split

  • Manual Jewelry Modeling: Bezel Settings and Solitaire Rings

DAY 3 (RHINO 3D: Curves on Surfaces & Transform Tools)

• Session 5 (Morning):

  • Curves on Complex Surfaces: Extract Edge, Duplicate Edge, Flow Along Surface

  • Surface Modification: Fillet Surface, Offset Surface

• Session 6 (Afternoon):

  • Transformation Tools: Move, Rotate, Scale, Mirror

  • Object Array Tools: Polar Array, Array Along Curve, Array Hole

DAY 4 (MATRIXGOLD 4.0: Dynamic Ring Builders & History Tree)

• Session 7 (Morning):

  • MatrixGold 4.0 Interface, Layout, Context Menu, and Shortcuts (F4, F5, F6)

  • Parametric History Tree Structure (Master-Child Logic)

• Session 8 (Afternoon):

  • Dynamic Ring Builders: Ring Rail, Outside Ring Rail, Cathedral, Bypass

  • Profile Management: Profile Placer, Profile Sweep, Dynamic Outside Curve

  • Specialized Ring Builders: Signet Ring, Signet Advanced, Award Ring Builder

DAY 5 (MATRIXGOLD 4.0: Gems, Prongs & Setting Techniques)

• Session 9 (Morning):

  • Gem Placement Tools: Gem Editor, Gem On Ring Rail, Gem On Surface, Gems On Curve

  • Array & Special Gem Layouts: Gem Between 2 Curves, Tapered Baguettes On Surface

• Session 10 (Afternoon):

  • Heads & Prongs Builders: Head Builder, Prong Placer, Prong On Surface, Cluster Prong, Halo Builder

  • Setting Techniques: Custom Bezel, Under Bezel, Micro Pavé (Multi-Prong Edit)

DAY 6 (MATRIXGOLD 4.0: Cutters, Metal Weight Reduction & Production Prep)

• Session 11 (Morning):

  • Cutter Tools: Gem Cutter, Channel Cutter, Micro Prong Cutter, Cut To Ring Rail

  • Metal Weight Optimization: Scoop, Hollow Ring, Hinge Builder

• Session 12 (Afternoon):

  • Metal Weight Calculation and Gem Map / Tech Report Output

  • Model Diagnostics: Mesh Check, Non-Manifold Edges, Tolerance

  • Troubleshooting Broken History Trees and Resizing Models

DAY 7 (FINAL PROJECT & PRODUCTION EXPORT)

• Session 13 (Morning):

  • Final Project (Part 1): Designing and modeling a commercial jewelry piece (e.g., Multi-tier Split Shank Halo Ring or Award Ring)

• Session 14 (Afternoon):

  • Final Project (Part 2): 1-on-1 Mentorship, Workflow Optimization, and File Correction

  • Photorealistic Rendering (Render Studio) for Client Presentation

  • Production Export: .3dm, Watertight .STL for 3D Printing / CAM, and Tech Specs Sheet