topic Re: Precious gems and valuable metals in 3D Part & Assembly Design

Precious gems and valuable metals

DanMarotta — Sun, 13 Dec 2020 23:09:03 GMT

Hello,The challenge is to render your designs in such a way that makes all the precious gems and valuable metals look believable, sparkling, and shiny.So here it is, $25 Amazon gift card to each member that submits their very own rendering of a precious gem or valuable metal. Think

Re: Precious gems and valuable metals

VladimirPalffy — Wed, 18 May 2011 05:41:27 GMT

Hi All,

I created my first design for Engineers ring (golden ring - shaped computer mouse).

See more pictures in the album Gems and precious metals

This album I have prepared for all our other new ideas in the challenge "Precious gems and valuable metals"

Good luck!

Vladimir

Re: Precious gems and valuable metals

DanMarotta — Fri, 20 May 2011 19:42:53 GMT

I wanted to share Camilo's album too

Polydiamond Ring

-Dan

Re: Precious gems and valuable metals

DavidButz — Sat, 21 May 2011 21:28:39 GMT

Dan,

Thanks for the topic. Just for fun. Got me thinking about combining an old hobby interest in the exquisitely elegant geometry of crystallography with the highly capable modeling engine we all share. The gems you have asked for have cool cut facet geometry; natural crystals gives us facets determined by internal geometry and a so-called unit cell. Here's a quick-and-dirty approximation of one of the many naturally occuring forms of quartz.

David

Re: Precious gems and valuable metals

DavidButz — Sun, 22 May 2011 00:13:47 GMT

P.S. NOT meant to meet your challenge of "believable, sparkling, and shiny."

Re: Precious gems and valuable metals

DanMarotta — Mon, 23 May 2011 13:51:06 GMT

David, you should give it a twinkle. You're already half way there

Re: Precious gems and valuable metals

DavidButz — Mon, 23 May 2011 22:07:56 GMT

OK, "a little twinkle":

Re: Precious gems and valuable metals

VladimirPalffy — Tue, 24 May 2011 05:40:36 GMT

Nice work David - it is look realistic

Do not forget add to prepared fotoalbum: Gems and precious metals

Vladimir

Re: Precious gems and valuable metals

MichalMascenik — Tue, 24 May 2011 14:03:53 GMT

Hi all, ok here is my first modeled and rendered concept in Pro/E Wildfire 5.0. There is not any retouching with third party programs.

Michal M.

Re: Precious gems and valuable metals

DavidButz — Tue, 24 May 2011 15:02:07 GMT

Nice work, Michael!

Re: Precious gems and valuable metals

DanMarotta — Tue, 24 May 2011 16:40:14 GMT

Michal,

Great design! How many carats would you say that is? It looks like it would cost a fortune!

Your ablum is also quite impressive. If you had a label on the wine bottle, I would not have known it was not reality

http://communities.ptc.com/photoAlbums/1034

-Dan

Re: Precious gems and valuable metals

MichalMascenik — Wed, 25 May 2011 13:52:10 GMT

Thanks am working with ARX about seven years, so i have pretty long list of rendered projects (professional and personal ones).

Dan: About carats> Regarding to this document http://www.ajediam.com/Oval_diamond_sizes.html and to the size of my gem it would be about 5 to 10 carats, total cost would be from 2000 to 100 000 dollars.

Michal

Re: Precious gems and valuable metals

DanMarotta — Wed, 25 May 2011 15:40:52 GMT

Michal,

We're rich!

Can you send me a Private Message (PM) with your preferred mailing address? I want to get you the Amazon gift card for sharing your rendered gem. As an additional thanks, I'll also include a PlanetPTC Community t-shirt. Shirt size?

If you want to share some of your past projects (professional and personal), I'm sure it will serve as inspiration for the larger community of designers and engineers.

Don't forget, you can upload another 2 unique and original renderings of gems and metals for an additional 2 gift cards.

-Dan

Re: Precious gems and valuable metals

ChristianSmith — Wed, 25 May 2011 16:15:47 GMT

Here is my two cents. or $50,000, whichever way you want to look at it.

Re: Precious gems and valuable metals

DanMarotta — Wed, 25 May 2011 17:55:06 GMT

Christian,

I was hoping someone would model a gold bar. Your gold bar is worthy of Fort Knox.

Would you mind dropping your image into a photo album so I can better track it? I want to make sure you're credited with an Amazon gift card, so can you send me a private message with your preferred mailing address and I'll drop it in the mail for you?

Thanks!

-Dan

Re: Precious gems and valuable metals

MichalMascenik — Fri, 27 May 2011 15:16:11 GMT

And what about Pyrit ?!

Pyrit is very impressive in its natural form. I have big one from Peru (~2,3cm crystals, its weight is about 0.5kg).

I think, the modeling of rock will be my next modeling challenge Believe me, this piece was hard even for me.

So, Let's rock !

Michal

Re: Precious gems and valuable metals

MichalMascenik — Mon, 30 May 2011 11:12:00 GMT

I just like tricky modeling, here is the Diamond which cannot be miss in topic like this.

Michal

Re: Precious gems and valuable metals

VladimirPalffy — Mon, 30 May 2011 12:20:32 GMT

Nice work Michal - it is look good

Do not forget add to prepared fotoalbum: Gems and precious metals

Vladimir

Re: Precious gems and valuable metals

MichalMascenik — Mon, 30 May 2011 14:52:27 GMT

thanks, i allready have photoalbum for this topic. http://communities.ptc.com/photoAlbums/1035

Michal

Re: Precious gems and valuable metals

MichalMascenik — Mon, 30 May 2011 14:53:36 GMT

Thanks, your gem is cool too.

Michal