Dear Ken,
I just stumbled onto this site. I am close to buying a cad program. I am down to Matrix and 3Design. This Moi software has to be used with a copy of Rhino I assume? I am running an intel Mac with a vmware emulator w/windows pro. I hope to talk to some folks in Tucson to help me decide. I am a master Goldsmith with 35 years experience, and no experience in cad. I have been under the impression that buying straight Rhino is too difficult for a novice like me to master. What do you think/
Kevin Pugh
After using RHINO for quite some time I find MOI is very simple program...I know RHINO potentials and I atomaticaly look for more tools.
Anyhow,it's a very good start and HUGE potentials in this.
Is there a posibility to use plugins with this program?
Lets say I don't know anything about RHINO,GIRRAFE & FLAMINGO and I'd like to achive same result in MOI. Is it possible?
I'd like to THANK Mikle for atomic effort he puts into it.
Kevin,
I have only been into cad/cam for a couple of years now. I started out with the small roland mdx-15 using their bundled software. I wasnt satisfied with Rolands "3d" software and so, about 7 months ago, I purchased Rhino Flamingo, and Techgems. I also bought a new minitech 4axis mill. I can't be more pleased in my decision now. I was daunted at first, but after a couple of weeks of studying all the tutorials I could get my hands on, things began to click. I seriously considered Matrix and have quite a bit of experience with ArtCam.
My understanding is that Matrix is basically rhino with many plugins added that are jewelry specific. I figured if I could learn rhino, then matrix would become unnecessary. Thats why I opted for Rhino/Techgems instead. I saved myself about $5000.00
Once you get over the initial learning curve, things will get much easier. I highly recommend anything Jesse Kaufmann offers as well as Keith at Cadwax.com. He has some free tutorials that are jewelry specific. Once you work through these, I would recommend the advanced or monthly tutorials. Both of these guys are what I would consider Guru's in jewelry designing. Also, Frenchy Pilou has a nice website with links that are very helpful. Even the tutorials that are not jewelry specific are very helpful.
Once you tackle the basics of Rhino, then Moi is a breeze! Michael has done an outstanding job making the interface very user friendly and easy to use.
Are you planning on milling your own designs or sending them out to a service bureau?
If I can be of any assistance, feel free to email me at ksandersATsbcglobal.net
>Pilou has a nice website with links
Which one especialy? :)
Because I have not real "Web site", just few "galleries" and yes some links but inside few "Forum"
If you want specific link tell me I have someone in my bag :)
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Pilou
Is beautiful that please without concept! My Gallery