Introduction to Rhino and 3D Printing
- Date
- 12 Feb 2025 - 26 Feb 2025 · 10am - 4pm
- Price
- £409 (10 places), Wednesdays 12, 19, 26 November, bookings close on 30 January 2025
- Venue
- The Goldsmiths’ Centre, London EC1M 5AD
- Programme type
- Technical Skills Training
CAD and 3D printing have revolutionised our jewellery industry. Whether big or small, businesses use this technology for product development widening design possibilities, while improving sales and margins drastically. Learn with experienced tutor Jasmin Karger how to use this process to open new horizons for your business, create simple designs in Rhino and prepare them for 3D printing and production.
Learning to use Rhino and 3D printing could make you and your business more efficient, accurate and confident in the production of new designs. Jasmin, a certified CAD/3D printing educator and a traditional goldsmith, has been teaching across both subjects for over 20 years. This 3-day introductory course will teach you how to create a simple design using Rhino and prepare it for 3D printing using the latest Form3 printer.
With a focus on exploring the commercial possibilities that this technology could bring to your business, you will also learn how to use the Rhino software to not only design an object, but also to assess metal thicknesses and work out production weights enabling you to accurately assess the cost of a piece prior to production.
“This was a very useful course. It was taught by an experienced tutor who helped break through the sometimes unrelatable, jargon barrier of computer design that can put off those of us who started in the trade before this tool became widely used.”
FAQs:
- How CAD and 3D printing can benefit your business and increase designs possibilities.
- Emphasis on metal weight calculation, metal thicknesses and pricing, offering solution on how to reduce weight while keeping your design robust and durable.
- How to create a simple design in Rhino and prepare it for 3D printing for further production (e.g. casting).
- By the end of the course, you will have created at least one design in Rhino and printed one 3D prototype.
Our small class sizes offer you the chance to get group tuition as well as individual guidance on a 1:1 basis with your tutor, allowing you to receive tailored advice to deepen your knowledge and understanding of CAD and 3D printing.
- Access to computer and Rhino software
- All materials for printing your 3D prototype
- Beginner and Intermediate: Some practical experience and basic computer literacy.
In order to benefit most from this course, participants should have some experience of jewellery design and some ideas they would like to experiment with.
We believe that talent should not be held back. Here at the Goldsmiths’ Centre, we are open, accessible and inclusive to all. Our Access Grants help anyone to build thriving creative careers, supporting jewellers, silversmiths and allied industry practitioners to access our training courses for free.
If you need help to cover fees for our business and technical skills short courses, please apply for one of our Access Grants. To find out more and read our application criteria, click here
The Access Grants are delivered by the Goldsmiths' Centre and funded by the Goldsmiths’ Company Charity.
Who is the tutor?
Jasmin Karger, G.G., is a certified CAD/3D-printing educator and traditional goldsmith trained in Germany.
In 2003, Jasmin relocated to London where she had the opportunity to work for well-known contemporary jewellery artists like Jacqueline Mina and Wendy Ramshaw.
Her design and craft skills were quickly recognised and Jasmin became involved in developing collections for the retail market.
Due to her formal training as a goldsmith, she embraces traditional skills, but her affinity to innovative technologies enables Jasmin to explore indefinite design possibilities. Recognition of her ability to combine original designs using new industry technology resulted in her receiving several awards from Goldsmiths’ Craft and Design Council.
In 2017 and 2018, Jasmin released her first two books on traditional jewellery rendering techniques, “The Magic of Jewellery Illustration” Jewellery Design Essentials and Rings in Perspective.
Since 2007, she has been teaching Jewellery Design, Jewellery Illustration and CAD/CAM internationally and inspired many students through her hands-on instruction.