JewelCAD 5.1 Specifications
Transformation and Deformation
Curve
- B-Spline curve : smooth curve defined by a few control vertices (CV's)
- symmetric curve, curve with linear and circular repetitive patterns can be created interactively in JewelCAD
- curves by sketching and transformation by values in move, size, scale and rotate
- curve primitives: line, circle, polygon and helix
- curves operation: close, open, reverse, divide, split, join, offset, in between, curve length
Surface
- B-Spline surface : smooth surface defined by an array of control vertices (CV's)
- created by Extend, Revolve, Loft, Pipe and Rail functions
- transformation by values in move, size, scale and rotate
- surface primitives: cone, sphere, cylinder
- surface operations: close, open, reverse, divide, step size, swap UV, flip normal and offset.
Jewel
- Built in jewels of round, oval, marquise, pear, heart, square, rectangular, octagon, triangle and taper shapes
- Jewel nature assigned by users
Block
- 3D object created by extending 2D planar curves
- can have islands and holes
- can have sharp, filleted or chamfered edges
Text
- all true type fonts of Windows system can be made use for generating 3D text
- surfaces, blocks and jewels can be combined together by union, intersect and subtract Boolean operations
- Supersubstractor for automatic substraction of all objects except jewels mainly to facilitate hole drilling for setting.
Transformation and Deformation
Transformation
- Move, Size, Flip and Roll operations with respect to world origin and object axis
Deformation
- Interactive deformation operations include: Bend, Two side bend, Taper, Two side taper, Scaled taper, Two side scaled taper, Skew, Two side skew, Twist, Sk-twist and Whirl
- Transformation through values for Move, Size, Scale and Rotate
- User define for non-deformable objects
- Parametric mapping onto curves and surfaces
- Projection mapping onto curves and surfaces
Transforming and Deforming individual CV's
- Individual CV's of curves and surfaces can be picked for transformation and deformation operations
Copy with cursor
- objects copied freely at the cursor position
- objects copied onto a surface with control on position, size and orientation
Symmetric copying
- symmetric copying functions include: Mirror, Cyclical, Linear repetitive and Circular repetitive copying
- copy with transformation in values for move, size, scale and rotate
- library for parts, rings and settings; settings include shape in heart, marquise, oval, pear, square, taper and round
- user extendable database
Realistic rendering
- design rendered in true color picture to look real
Fast shading (Supporting OpenGL)
Outline drawing
- outline of design is drawn with hidden lines removed
Image File Format
- 24-bit true colour Windows BMP files
- resolution unlimited
- anti-aliasing
- different choice of background
Rendering material
- Material libraries for metal and general colors
- User define materials with control in colors (ambient, diffuse, specular), texture, bump mapping, reflection mapping and shiny mapping, shinyness and transparency
Manufacturing
Rapid prototyping
- designs created with JewelCAD are ready for rapid prototyping
- no tedious pre-processing (such as surface trimming) required
- JewelCAD automatically cuts designs into slices of contours
- slices of contours are output in 3D systems SLC format
- STL format in Ascii or Binary from the conversion of SLC data
CNC machining
- JewelCAD can also generate Fanuc GM codes for Computer Numeric Control machining
- Generate also NC codes for Roland MDX-15/20 machine
Import
- IGES (B-Spline surface with some restrictions)
- DXF
- STL
Export (without Boolean Data)
- IGES (B-Spline Surface)
- STL
- DXF 3Dface
- DXF PolyLine
- DXF Curves
Images output in screen resolution
- Hide, Unhide, Swap hide for two layers operation
- Undo & Redo, delete & undele
- Grid settings
- Tool bars setting
- Snap size setting
- Distance measurement
- Volume and mass measurement
- Centre of gravity
- Round jewel counting
- T-Line for dimension reference
- Context Sensitive Help
- On-screen user help manual
- Movie liked on-screen samples exercise