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at minute 1:20, we could avoid making a Mirror by checking the very nice option into the Profile Placer... ;) Great video showing how to modify easily the designs
Hi, CrossGems has a standalone interface but it's built on top of Rhino, so you also need Rhinoceros 7 or 8 to run it. You can download it directly from www.crossbytes3d.com/download the installer itself will download/update to the Rhino minimum required version , but make sure you have a McNeel account to use it, anyway if you have any questions feel free to ask us.
Beautiful! 💥thank you for this tutorial 🙏 I Need to ask about Fillet. Can I fillet the cutting lines? And regarding changing the pattern after the design is finished, I tried to do so but new pattern is not placed in the center of the ring, but on the side. What could cause this?
Thanks for your words, we're glad you find it useful! 😍 Regarding the fillets of course you can but I don't recommend it as you'll spend a lot of time adding them and the edges will be so small that it won't have any effect when printing the model, in addition you will lose the parametric. So if you want the fillets to make the rendered image look smooth I recommend you to use the "Smooth Geometry" option located in the "Materials and Render" tab, this way you will get the same effect with a single click and without to have to modify the geometry or losing the parametric and much faster. As for the pattern, if it's not centered in the position you want, simply modify the "Offset X" and "Offset Y" options from the "Auto Hatch" command until you find the position you like. Anyway if you have any questions just send us an email to hello@crossbytes3d.com with the images and we'll help you out💪
Hello there, so finally after so many trials, I finally managed to make it. It would be helpful in the tutorial to discribe what you do and the necessity to do so. For example, it is necessary to let depth of the gem cutters so I can apply the azure cutting...
Hello @jirimacek5194 Simply modify the "Gems on Curve" command's "Start Point" to 0.75 and "End Point" to 0.5 so that the first gem is placed in the third quarter of the circle and fills half of the ring rail. As it is parametric you can do this at any time, at the beginning of the design or once the model is finished. Anyway if you have any questions feel free to ask us and we will be happy to help you.
Hello, probably because the curves are not in the curves layer, anyway to make sure send us the 3dm file to hello@crossbytes3d.com and we'll take a look.
The reason to make the duplicate is to make a Boolean intersection using it to obtain the inner part of the raster lion extrusion. Getting 1- The ring / 2 - The smooth lion created with that intersection of the duplicated ring. If you see 03:42 The original ring is hollowed out with an extrusion so it is not possible to create an intersection using it with the extrusion. So using the parametric features like restore object or duplicate gives us the possibility to get more complex designs and structures and still keep a parametric and modifiable ring.
@@oshritdah No, it's not mandatory, you can extract the original object at any time even if it's deleted, but it's useful duplicate it to have it in the document so if you want to do multiple boolean operations it will save time.
i am having a problem, when i am opening a new project its showing the last saved project and it cant be removed i have been trying but the last project keeps coming
You can go to Options - Files and check if the template files are not getting a default template. If so you can change it. Anyway you can writte us to hello@crossbytes3d.com and we'll solve it.
Thank you so much for another great tutorial! ❤Regarding images, will a PNG file be sharp enough or is it generally better to vectorize all images that I want to use for my projects?
It is not so much the file but the type of image and the definition of the image. I recommend very clear images without gradients, for example "black and white" so that the definition of the image is captured. (svg files are not allowed)
In this case the gamma is deactivated and I have introduced reflection enviroment to adapt the illumination directly. I have also added ground with reflection. Thank you very much!
impossible to do the tutorial, from the start with "under bezel", when I enter the given values it doesn't look good and the setting encompasses the entire stone (like a balloon)
Hello Winthren, Check that the horizontal distance is spaced far enough apart to allow for the size of the thickness. Anyway send us a screenshot to hello@crossbytes3d.com so we can help you to solve that problem more accurately.
Hello, If you want to use CrossGems on rhino just writte cgshowtoolbar or just toolbar in the command prompt and select the library of CrossGems. Anyway if you have any problem just contact us to hello@crossgems3d.com
Hello Michael, This in particular is not easy, but it is parametric. Anyway there are other ways to make it easy, with simple tips and not get this curvature. We are open to all users to create any other design trying to show you the best, so if you have any suggestions you can let us know.
Thanks for the excellent tutorial! I just finished practicing it. Can you please give me instructions on how I can retroactively change the thickness of the ring only at the bottom?
Hello @oshritadah, In this case you should modify the profile placer at the bottom, so that you can adjust it to your liking. You can also add more profiles to make the thickness you need to the sides. note: In case of making 2 profiles in a row one close to the other moved horizontally taking as in this case the central rail, it is advisable to take out the isocurve of the generated sweep and use it to make a new sweep with that isocurve as rail and the new profiles. This way you will get a more smooth sweep. Hope it helps to you!💎
@@crossbytes3d Thank you so much for your explanation, I'm afraid I'm still not skilled enough to practice everything you suggested. But it does help! I was able to change the size of the profile. In your opinion, what is the minimum thickness for the bottom of this ring?
@@oshritdahKeep in mind that we make tutorials so that you can then give it your desired touch with the necessary measurements. So it depends of the material and the style you want to make your ring, so generally the thickness is in the range of 1.5 - 3.
Can these files be made available for download? it would be cool to play with the different parameters and get more of an in depth look on how it all fits together.
Hello Tactical, We were going to make them available when we upload the full tutorial, so it will be easier to understand and be able to go into detail. Anyway if there are more users interested we will add them to the web in the tutorials - repository section and we'll link it on the description. If you have any other suggestion we are here to hear all of you. Let's Design! 💎
