TiaraCAD - 30 Users Lab - Educational Institutions

Overview

Jewelry CAD designers working in Rhino face time-consuming, repetitive modeling of complex gem settings, surface textures, and production reports—tasks that TiaraCAD reduces to just a few clicks per operation. TiaraCAD is a specialized polysurface-based jewelry design plug-in used by professional jewelry designers, merchandisers, and manufacturers needing full control over stone settings, metal weights, and build parameters without sacrificing manufacturing precision or workflow speed.

With TiaraCAD's “Gem-First” approach every design begins with accurate gems and settings, and the entire model is built around these parameters, ensuring precise, manufacturable output with minimal manual intervention. TiaraCAD supports both Windows and MacOS, integrates seamlessly into the Rhino workspace, and delivers rapid, parametric jewelry builds with customizable company defaults and live BOM/reporting features.

Gem-First Parametric Builds

TiaraCAD’s unique “Gem-First” methodology starts every model with precise gem placement, around which settings, prongs, and walls are automatically generated. By loading approved gem charts and default setting parameters at startup, it ensures all geometry matches company manufacturing standards without repeated manual edits. Settings are built as polysurfaces, allowing for high-quality 3D printing and CAM.

• Cuts weeks off the new model prototyping process for bespoke and standard jewelry lines.

• Allows rapid adjustment of gem size, count, and placement while preserving manufacturability.

Quick Transform & Sculpting Tools

Integrated quick transform and sculpt capabilities enable moving, scaling, rotation, and even organic mesh sculpting directly in the Rhino viewport. This means that, beyond parametric settings, users have full creative control for advanced freeform surface and organic motif modeling within the same workflow, without switching applications.

• Accelerates iteration and customization of organic elements and motifs.

• Allows fine-tuning of surfaces for advanced, unique jewelry styles.

Integrated Reporting & Manufacturing Accuracy

TiaraCAD automatically calculates and generates reports for stone, metal, and surface data—including total gem counts, cut and carat, metal volume, loss estimation, and surface area. Users can export this data in CSV/XML formats for ERP integration, production planning, and accurate cost quoting—minimizing errors and streamlining the quotation-to-manufacture pipeline.

• Reduces communication gaps between design and production teams.
• Gives merchandisers quick access to accurate BOM and quotations for clients.

Native Windows and MacOS Support

TiaraCAD 2.0 is the first Rhino jewelry plug-in to offer true native support for both Windows and Mac OS platforms. All features and libraries are available on both operating systems, ensuring complete workflow consistency across offices and production studios regardless of platform preference.

• Enables multi-platform deployment in mixed office environments.
• No feature cutoff between platforms—design and production teams run the same toolkit.

Speed Build Timings

Detailed statistics for build times on sample models—such as bangles (4:31 mins), star pendants (12:36 mins), and simple pendants (10:22 mins)—provide studios and managers with real-world performance baselines. This transparency supports accurate project planning and turnaround estimation.

• Useful for quoting project timelines and resource allocation.
• Helps identify workflow bottlenecks for further process optimization

Pavé, Channel, and Custom Setting Automation

Detailed automation for pave, channel, bead, micro-prong, trellis, and custom settings empowers users to fill curves and surfaces with complex, production-ready stone arrays in moments. Parameter panels offer direct control for gem size, angles, overlaps, curves, spacing, and array types—every variable that matters for high-end jewelry manufacturing and custom client requests.

• Supports rapid development of intricate pavé bands, halos, and multi-stone forms.
• Parameter-driven update ensures settings match production specifications even after last minute size changes.

Texture and Pattern Libraries

TiaraCAD ships with a curated library of high-resolution surface patterns, textures, and motifs for direct application to any surface. Designers can add their own textures or select from built-in options, applying them in seconds to create custom finishes, engravings, and organic details without labor-intensive surface modeling.

• Enhances surface realism and renders for presentations and catalogs.
• Reduces rendering prep time and ensures consistency for branded collections.

Parametric Ready-to-Use Jewelry Builders

A large collection of one-click builders—covering eternity bands, solitaire designs, pendants, monograms, bangles, and other standard pieces—provide rapid prototyping for new lines or customer requests. Each builder outputs a complete, modifiable CAD polysurface, including correct gems, prongs, and setting details.

• A bangle or pendant design can go from concept to editable 3D model in minutes, not hours.
• Fully customizable to meet bespoke requirements or standard production runs.

Multi-File and Multi-Window Productivity

Designers can open and work on multiple CAD projects at once, referencing or editing different models side by side without closing the current build. This is particularly valuable for complex sets or for managing variations on a theme within a collection release.

• Increases throughput in high-volume design studios.
• Facilitates batch processing and faster peer review.