July 2026
A quick checklist for casting-ready CAD
Wall thickness, sprues and gates, shrinkage allowance, and the reports that ship with every file — the checks that clear a model for the pour.
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Jewelry CAD, Rendering & Casting Guides
Straight guides on jewelry CAD, photoreal rendering, lost-wax casting and resin 3D printing — software picks, file formats and the production details that move a design from screen to finished metal. Written for jewelers, designers and makers.
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Guides on CAD, rendering & casting.
Everything here comes out of real production work — the checks, habits and small decisions that keep a model castable and a render worth the sign-off.
RENDER
July 2026
Render angles that actually sell jewelry
Hero angles, lighting that reads the metal, and quick metal-option variants — how a render earns the click and the client sign-off.
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