Learning Jewellery CAD: A Beginner's Roadmap

CAD is the most accessible way into jewellery for someone without bench training.

Start with Rhino

It is the base most jewellery plugins sit on, and the most asked-for skill in Indian units.

Then a jewellery plugin

RhinoGold or Matrix. This is where you learn prong placement, ring sizing and stone settings properly.

Learn rendering last

A beautiful render of a piece that cannot be cast is worthless.

Realistic timeline

Six months of daily practice to be employable, two years to be good. Anyone promising less is selling a course.