" ... What is computer-aided design?
Computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacture (CAM) allow artisan jewelers, professional bench jewelers, and jewelry manufacturers to design and create jewelry pieces using computer software. Processes like changing stone shapes or switching a design from a pendant to a ring to a brooch, that would normally take many hours to do by hand (too many hours to be cost effective) can be done with a few clicks of a mouse in a CAD program--no tools, no supplies, no waste, no tears! With jewelry CAD, you can use a computer to help you perfect all those little design nuances and structural issues before ever touching a piece of metal; after the design is complete, CAM allows manufacturers to use a computer to manage jewelry manufacturing processes, such as 3D printers, milling machines, etc.
With CAD/CAM working together, jewelry designs that were once nearly impossible to create with standard metal fabrication techniques are now easier to bring to fruition, from concept to physical jewelry--in less time, more precisely, and less expensively. Would you like to be able to easily create more complex jewelry designs and to change them in seconds and minutes instead of hours and days? Jewelry CAD is useful for even beginner jewelry designers, and monthly subscription options make it affordable as well. And you can learn more about it in our FREE CraftU webinar presented by The Jewelry CAD Academy. ..."
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