Sketchup for jewelry design

Jewelry Discussion
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Jim,

Oh you can ask Adobe as well. And unless you are willing to program
said improvement in Gimp you will have just about as much chance of
seeing it realized :-)

The people at Gimp seem to have been better at adding features than
Adobe. I think the only open source programs better at adding new
features is LaTex and Inkscape.

Dan Culver

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There are quite a number of plugins available for the Gimp such as
the ones at these sites…

http://tinyurl.com/kx9al
http://tinyurl.com/dhzzat
http://tinyurl.com/2ubnwr

and here is a way to make Photoshop plugins work in the Gimp…

Enjoy,
Ian
Ian W. Wright
Sheffield UK

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Gimp may have a lot of the features of Photoshop but it’s absolutely
terribly to use. I like to compare to using a right handed tool with
your left hand. It can do the job, but it’s a pain to use.

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Gimp may have a lot of the features of Photoshop but it's
absolutely terribly to use. I like to compare to using a right
handed tool with your left hand. It can do the job, but it's a pain
to use

I use both programs side by side and don’t see it that way. There
are several versions of Gimp optimized for different platforms;
maybe you should verify the version you are using.

Daniel Culver

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I have been following this post with interest as I like to design
jewelry pieces on the computer. I thought I would throw in my two
bob’sworth. The program that I use is called Canvas. It was
originally produces by a company called Deneba but is now produced by
ADC systems inc. The program was originally only available for Mac,
but has now swung 180 degrees and is now only produced for PC. As a
Mac user I have to content myself with their latest Mac version (10).
The beauty of this software is that it combines engineering graphic
capabilities with image editing. Also, and this is where I personally
get the most out of the software, it is amazingly accurate in terms
of scale. So when I design a section or a piece, I can print an exact
template which can then be glued to the metal sheet or blank prior to
piercing out. The downsides would be cost, but I believe it is much
less than Photoshop, and a somewhat limited 3-D capability. By the
way, this just for what its worth… I have no affiliation with the
producers of the software (in fact I am really annoyed at them for
dropping the Macintosh support), just find the software very useful.
Happy new year to everyone out there, I’m sure things will pick up.

John Bowling

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For those of you who are Mac users, Digimage Arts’ "Colorit It 4.5"
is worth checking out. It is the program used by Waxcutter for
designing jewelry. Color It 4.5 has been around for many years and
it has sophisticated painting and imaging tools with an easy learning
curve. We use it not only for preparing the graphics for Waxcutter,
but also for all of our advertising layouts. At about $60 it is a
bargain.

John Winters