CAD Design

3d jewelry design is the art or profession of designing or rendering designs for jewelry in a 3d environment. The ancient practice of the goldsmith or metalworker evolved to a billion-dollar industry with the odyssey from ancient techniques into the machine age where computers are being used in the design of jewelry. It is easy with the use of CAD design software to create "functional art", being art that can be worn or used.

Before an article of jewelry is created, it is rendered by a professional 3d designer who is trained in the appropriate fields of architectural and functional knowledge including metallurgy and design elements such as composition and wearability.

Once the article is rendered, the design is then constructed using the needed materials for proper adaptation to the function of the item. For example, 24K Gold was used in ancient 3d jewelry model because it was more available than silver as source material. Before the 1st century many civilizations also incorporated beads into jewelry. Once the discovery of gemstones and gem cutting became more readily available, 2. the art of jewelry ornamentation and design shifted. The earliest documented gemstone cut was done by Theophilus Presbyter (c.1070 - 1125). who practiced and established many applied arts and was a known goldsmith. Later, during the 14th Century, medieval lapidary techniques evolved to include cabochons and cameos.

Early CAD design was often made for the rich part of society. These early techniques created a specific complex design element that later would forge the baroque element in 3d jewelry cad design.

CAD is used in the design of tools and machinery and in the drafting and design of all types of buildings, from small residential types (houses) to the largest commercial and industrial structures (hospitals and factories).CAD is mainly used for detailed engineering of 3D models and/or 2D drawings of physical components, but it is also used throughout the engineering process from conceptual design and layout of products, through strength and dynamic analysis of assemblies to definition of manufacturing methods of components.CAD has become an especially important technology within the scope of computer-aided technologies, with benefits such as lower product development costs and a greatly shortened design cycle. CAD enables designers to lay out and develop work on screen, print it out and save it for future editing, saving time on their drawings.