Amoeba Ring

In this tutorial we will try out some of the most useful com-
mands in RhinoGold. Powerful tools such as Pave Automatic,
Interpolate on Surface, Dynamic Profile and Loft.

Ring Size Creator Copy

1 2 Under the Transform tab with the Copy tool in the
To start use the Gauge tool under the Jewelry tab to
create our ring size, in this case with a half circle. To right viewport copy the curve 5mm towards the
do this, define the Angle to 180º and activate the cylinder right.
option as well with a 23mm length as seen in the image
above.

Curve:Interpolate on Surface / Auto Connect Loft

3 Now, under the Drawing tab with the Interpolate on
4 Then, under the Modeling tab with the Loft tool
surface tool create the curves of the ring. It’s impor- create a surface between the curves created pre-
tant to select the cylinder surface to be used as a sup- viously.
port. Then use the Auto Connect tool under the Drawing
tab to join both segments of the curves.

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 Offset
5 Now, select the surface created before and under
the Modeling tab with the Offset tool to create a
thickness as shown in the image above. In this case with a
2.5mm thickness. It’s important to activate the solid opti-
on in the command line.
Trim
7 8
Once again in the front view, under the Drawing
tab with the Trim tool cut the ring’s outside section
as shown in the image above.
Explode
9 It’s now time to divide the curves of the ring, for this,
select them and use the Explode tool under the
Drawing tab.
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Ellipse
6 In the front view, under the Drawing tab with the
Ellipse tool define the frontal section of the ring as
shown above.
Loft / Join
Under Modeling tab with the Loft tool to define the
ring’s outside surface as the above image. Then, we
can use the Join tool from the Drawing tab to unite the
surfaces into a closed solid.
Dynamic Profile
10 We can then define a shape along the top part of
the curves divided previously. For this, use the Dyna-
mic Profle tool under the Jewelry tab with the Dynamic
Profile tool.
 Dynamic Profile
11 Repeat the same process for the curve onto the
other side, under the Jewelry tab with the Dynamic
Profile tool.
Extract Surface
13
Now, with the Extract Surface tool under the Mode-
lling tab to copy the ring’s outside surface as the
above image. It’s important to activate the copy option
under the commands line.
Trim
15 Now we can cut the outside surface with the curve
created previously, for this, use the Trim tool under
the Drawing tab while in the front view.
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Boolean Difference
12 Back to the Modeling Tab with the Boolean Diffe-
rence tool remove the cylinder from the top sec-
tions created in order to keep the correct ring size.
Line
14 Then, back to the Drawing tab with the Line tool in
the front view to define a line to cut the surface
created before.
Pave Automatic
16 We can place the gems on the trimmed surface, for
this, use the Pave Automatic tool under the Gems
tab and define the intended parameters. We can also
define the prongs inside this tool.
 Cutter Studio
17 Now, under the Jewelry Tab with the Cutter Studio
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tool define all of the parameters of the cutters to
apply onto the gems as shown in the image above.
Boolean Difference
Back to the Modeling Tab with the Boolean Diffe-
rence tool remove the cutters from the ring.

Boolean Union
19 For the last step, we should unite the prongs and the
ring into a single solid, to do this, use the Boolean
Union tool under the Modeling.

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