Butterfly Pendant

In this tutorial we will try out some of the most useful commands in RhinoGold. Powerful tools such as Boolean Operations, Pipe, Bezel Studio and Revol.

Under the Drawing tab with the Smart Curve tool create a curve in the top view defining the butterfly shape. Its important to activate the vertical symmetry option in the command line.

Smart Curve

Then, in the Modeling tab with the Pipe, round caps tool create a wire with a 1.5mm diameter along the curve.

Pipe, round caps

Now, with the Circle tool under the Drawing tab we make several circles of different measurements to define the butterflys body as shown above.

Circle

Under the Drawing tab with the Trim tool, we can cut the inside part of each circle, then use the Auto Connect tool to unite all the curves into a single curve.

Trim / Auto Connect

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Now, under the Modeling tab with the Revol tool we can create the solid that represents the butterfly body.

Revol

Arc: Start, End, Point on Arc

Under the Drawing tab with the Arc: Start, End, Point on Arc tool define the butterfly antenna.

Under the Modeling tab with the Pipe, round caps Tool create the wire around the Arc, in this case with a 1mm diameter.

Pipe

Still in the Modeling tab with the Sphere tool, define the last detail of the antenna, in this case with a 2mm diameter.

Sphere

The next step, under the Transform tab with the Mirror: Symmetrical Horizontal tool, in the top view, create the antenna on the other side.

Mirror: Symmetric Horizontal

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Smart Curve
Back to the Drawing tab, with the Smart Curve tool, define the interior of the butterfly wings.

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Now we can use Multiple Pipe, under the Modeling tab. select every curve created in the previous step and define a 1mm diameter.

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Multiple Pipe

Under the Gems tab, with the Gem Studio tool, select the placement and sizes of the Gems to insert, then, if needed, move them to the correct height.

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Gem Studio

We can select the Gems and under the Transform tab choose the Mirror: Symmetric Horizontal Tool to create the same in both sides.

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Mirror: Symmetry Horizontal

Now its time to select all the Gems and run the Bezel Studio command, under the Jewelery tab, to make a bezel for each gem.

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Bezel Studio

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Boolean Union
Lastly, under the Modeling tab with the Boolean Union tool unite all the parts into a single object.

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