Jewelry design tutorial

 From:  Jesse
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Hi Everyone,

First, I'd like to introduce myself to the forum and also thank
Michael again for creating a great modeling program.

I've been exploring it for a few months...even though I still love working in Rhino,
I'm finding many things are easier to do in MoI, the interface is a pleasure to work in,
and the workflow is very intelligent and intuitive. Considering that it's still in Beta,
it will be very interesting to see where it goes as Michael develops it.

I'm anticipating that a lot of artists who may have been of the opinion
that CAD programs are just too difficult and time consuming to learn,
will find MoI to be exceptionally user-friendly and a great tool to enhance
their creativity in ways they never imagined before.

With these ideas in mind and being that I'm a jewelry designer and modelmaker;
I've set out to create a series of jewelry design tutorials and,... I've finally finished my first one! :-)

I have lots of design ideas and methods that I'd like to present in tutorials,
but I thought it would make the most sense to start out with a very simple design
which covers some of the basic tools of the program.

It's my first movie tutorial done with Wink, so I'd appreciate
any comments or criticisms. And coming from a Rhino perspective,
I may be over-looking some of the unique strengths and advantages of MoI,
so please let me know if there's anything I can improve in the workflow of my tutorials.

Best regards,

Jesse Kaufman

CAD-CAM Technology
Handcrafted Originality
www.jdkjewelry.com

P.S. I'm also attaching a preview of an upcoming
tutorial.

EDITED: 8 Jan 2007 by JESSE