Paul Krush

I added a model search page to the site. Just a different way to look at the models I have for free download. I’m not sure if I will add models to this database in the future. I think the most useful jewelry model database would just be elements of jewelry(or related items) that are very standardized.

In fact, I am actively working on some of the ideas outlined in this post from June 2007:
The merging of model sharing and jewelry design software.

Currently I am writing a plug-in for Rhino using C# & .NET. It’s my first venture into .NET. I know VB & some C++ so it’s pretty easy. As always I am working on jewelry software for the end user/consumer that they can use for free. It will be 5 years in October the I have been toying with ideas for this project. It’s frustrating because I have yet to release anything useful over the years.

I can’t wait till I have a useful product out there. I don’t think this will take too long. Well, at least a useful product for people that already know Rhino. To make it simple enough for non-CAD people will take much longer.

I am writing a jewelry design tool that non-CAD users can use for free. As a side effect this also can be used as a basic standalone jewelry design Rhino plug-in. It will also be a back end to a web based mass customization system.

There would be no cost to the non-CAD users. You can download and use Rhino for free permanently as a model viewer. My plug-in will be free as well. These users will be able to save parameters of a piece they designed using the plug-in. Jewelry manufactures can use these parameters(a file or link) to build the piece, or as a starting point to design what the non-CAD user wants.

I plan on releasing every Monday night for 8 weeks. Yesterday all I had was a ring rail tool. These releases will be in Alpha, as in buggy. Releasing unfinished software is a necessary evil as I need I to create a feedback loop with the users.

At some point I would like to write a front end so this can all be done over the web. One thing at a time. I feel a Rhino plug-in would be the most useful (and hence profitable) starting point.

I had this idea for years and realized it’s not on the website. Just as you can write software to render frames of a computer animated movie, you can script out Rhino 3D to render people’s names into a name ring or name pendant for a post card. Say a jewelry store has 5000 people in their database. You could build a system that renders 5000 pictures for 5000 post cards each using the persons first name. You could render all sorts of address information into a post card. I think this would be eye catching as heck. Every year when Mother’s day gets near I flirt with this one.

Just to review each post card would be different. It would have a 3D computer rendering of jewelry designs that contain the persons name.

The scripted name pendants you see can also be rendered in a mass customized way like this. This is more of a highly specialized 2D font creation. You can script in a name and create all sorts of 2D rules on how swoops and hearts are applied. You can add 2D symbols till the cows come how in an automated fashion. After the 2D curve is extruded into the 3D model. You can also add 2 ½D art work into this. 2 ½D art work is neat because it can be represented by a grayscale image.

I had JewelryPostCards.com registered for a while, but I never wanted to jump into the jewelry marketing business, so I  dumped the name. Dell color laser printers are high quality and cheap enough to do stuff like this. You can buy software that helps you automated the address information, bulk rate info, and barcodes.

I think the money is just not in jewelry to do this sort of stuff. My prediction is these ideas will be fleshed out in Asia. They can market and ship directly to the western world. This has been going on with colored stones from Thailand and cell phone accessories out of Hong Kong for a long time now.

I will send you all the models on this site, about 166 of them on a CD for $50. This would include free shipping worldwide. I have had requests for this, and I need the money!

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Or send a check for $50 to:

Paul Krush
1039 Rockport Dr
Carol Stream, IL 60188

CD will Arrive in 1-3 weeks.

Thanks, Paul

I can help, $50 per hour, one hour minimum. I can help with 3D models, but keep in mind I do not consider myself a seasoned jewelry designer. I am not a bench person at all, but I can help in hard areas of modeling in Rhino.

I can also give advice on getting into CAD/CAM for jewelry.

If you read my blog you know I am a software developer and highly interested in jewelry design software. If you have something you would like to me to create let me know to see if it’s possible. Also feel free to ask if you need technical assistance related to these areas.

Click here to pay for the first hour ($50) via PayPal:

Or send a check for $50 * (Total number of hours you would like) to:

Paul Krush
1039 Rockport Dr
Carol Stream, IL 60188

My email address is paul@paulkrush.com

Thanks, Paul

How big is jewelry for Rhino?

I keep hearing that jewelry is only a small part of Rhino. I don’t think so. As for production users I think it’s sizeable. You did not see this pages like these just 4 years ago.

Check out the Job section on Rhino:
http://www2.mcneel.com/rhinojobs/jobs.asp
11 out of 15 are jewelry jobs! These are not stale positions, they expire in 3 months. There is quite an international trend there.

For 3rd party Rhino products there is quite a large section for jewelry:
http://www2.rhino3d.com/resources/

Also a Indian jewelry designers job board:
http://board.classifieds1000.com/India/Wanted/jewellery_designer_jobs
Notice how much is CAD based.

And one more link. Here is some news on laid back Bob McNeel:
http://www.upfrontezine.com/2007/upf-521.htm

Interesting….

Paul Krush