Random tutorials do not make professionals.
Most jewelers learning CAD piece together scattered videos. They learn buttons, not craft — and the work falls apart at the bench, in the mold, or under a setter's microscope.
Tutorials teach buttons, not craft
Scattered videos show commands in isolation. They never build the judgment a real jeweler needs.
No fundamentals, no foundation
Beginners jump between tools and tricks without ever learning curves, scale, and precision properly.
Nobody reviews your work
Without feedback you repeat the same mistakes — and never learn the standard you should be hitting.
Modeling ≠ manufacturing
Real jewelry must be printable, castable, settable, polishable, and wearable. Most courses ignore all of it.
A conservatory for digital goldsmithing.
Structured semesters. Sequential lessons. Graded milestones reviewed by hand. You don't advance until the work meets professional standard.
Semester I — Entry-Level Rhino for Jewelers
From first curve to a print-ready pavé ring. Ten modules, sequential and graded.
Rhino Interface & CAD Mindset
Navigate the viewport, set up for jewelry, and think like a CAD goldsmith from day one.
Curves, Precision & Jewelry Scale
Draw with intent. Real dimensions, real tolerances, real ring sizes.
Surfaces & Solid Modeling
Build clean, watertight geometry that holds up downstream.
Ring Foundations
Rails, profiles, and the anatomy of a manufacturable band.
Stone Seats & Settings
Cut accurate seats and understand how stones actually sit.
Prongs, Bezels & Manufacturing Logic
Design settings that cast, set, and survive the bench.
Pavé Fundamentals
Lay precise pavé with correct spacing, cutters, and beads.
Cleanup, Tolerances & Print Prep
Wall thickness, tolerances, and files that print first time.
Presentation & Rendering Basics
Communicate your design with clean, convincing renders.
Final Portfolio Project
A print-ready pavé ring, graded and added to your portfolio.
A disciplined path, unlocked by mastery.
Lessons unlock in sequence. Each milestone is reviewed before the next opens — so every step is earned, not skipped.
Enroll in Semester I
Reserve your seat in the founding cohort and unlock Module 01 immediately.
Complete lessons in order
Work through each lesson sequentially. Mastery, not speed, sets the pace.
Submit graded assignments
Upload your work at each milestone. It’s reviewed by hand before the next unlocks.
Build a portfolio & certify
Finish with portfolio-ready pieces and a certificate of completion.
Learn from the bench, the CAD desk, and the production floor.
3D Goldsmith is taught from real jewelry CAD production — not theory. Every workflow reflects actual shop standards: models that are castable, settable, polishable, and wearable.
Built on practical Rhino with awareness of MatrixGold, ZBrush, 3D printing, casting, and stone setting — so you learn manufacturing logic, not just modeling commands.
What you'll be able to do.
Model rings to professional standard
Master jewelry scale and tolerances
Build accurate stone settings
Prepare CAD for 3D printing & casting
Communicate with jewelers, setters & clients
Create portfolio-ready pieces
Earn a certificate of completion
Sketch → CAD → render → finished piece.
Drag to see a student progression — and the work that comes out of Semester I.
Tuition for Semester I.
One semester. Lifetime access to what you purchase. Reviewed by hand, capped by cohort.
Audit the opening lesson and the Rhino CAD mindset. No card required.
Watch the First Lesson- ✓ Full Lesson 01 video
- ✓ Sample assignment brief
- ✓ Curriculum walkthrough
Founding-cohort tuition. One-time payment, 1 year of access to Semester I.
Reserve Your Seat- ✓ 10 modules · 43 lessons · 10 graded milestones
- ✓ Assignments reviewed by hand
- ✓ Lifetime access + certificate of completion
- ✓ Portfolio-ready final project
⬡ Limited first-cohort seats — review capacity is capped
Questions before enrolling? Contact the academy · Read the refund policy
Before you enroll.
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