FAQ
TiaraCAD features
How do I access all features of TiaraCAD from Rhino?
Go to Menu bar – Window – Window Layouts – TiaraCAD.
This will enable all panels related to TiaraCAD
Do I need to know Grasshopper to use TiaraCAD?
No, understanding usage of Rhino is all you need.
How can I learn all the features of TiaraCAD?
We have created self-paced tutorials on our portal for easy understanding of each feature.
You can access them here.
Can I use my existing Rhino Keyboard Shortcuts and Aliases while using TiaraCAD?
Yes, you can use all your existing keyboard shortcuts for the regular Rhino commands. They will not be over-written.
Additionally, you can create your own shortcuts for TiaraCAD commands as well.
I am having display issues. Can you help?
Ensure you have installed and updated your video card driver.
Connect with us for any further resolution.
How is TiaraCAD different from other plugins?
TiaraCAD has been created keeping in mind the base – minimal metal around the stone.
Hence the focus is on the stone, a Stone-First approach. Metal around it is created only to the extent of the design. This ensures that time is not spent on trying to reduce the design weight at a later stage.
Also, you can customize TiaraCAD to incorporate the wall and prong thicknesses and heights so you don’t spend time changing the heights and thicknesses in every design.
Licensing options
How long can I evaluate TiaraCAD ?
You can download and install TiaraCAD for 15 days
What is the ideal way for maintaining the license - Standalone, LAN Zoo or Cloud Licensing?
The TiaraCAD license should be stored along with your Rhino license.
If you have single or multiple licenses, ideally, they should be on Rhino cloud. This ensures that you can access your license from any computer.
The computer access the license once in 14 days and hence you do not need continuous internet on your designer’s computer.
Also, your license is safe-guarded from software and hardware crashes, if any.
Alternatively, if your company has a local server which is always accessible to your CAD designers, licenses can be placed in LAN Zoo.
The last alternative is to use Standalone option. However, this uses the MAC address for licensing and any damage to the hardware can cause the license to be rendered invalid.
How can I buy TiaraCAD after evaluation expires?
You can purchase the TiaraCAD license from us or our reseller. Simply replace your evaluation key with the new key to make it fully functional again.
What is the difference in features in Commercial and Lab versions of TiaraCAD?
There is no difference in any of the features between Commercial and Lab version of TiaraCAD.
Where do I search for my License key?
All license keys are sent by email to the registered email id.
For Rhino, search in your emails for Mcneel Electronic License Delivery.
For TiaraCAD, search for Bluestone Electronic License Delivery.
Installation and network
Do I need Rhino to use TiaraCAD?
Yes. TiaraCAD is a plugin to Rhino.
If you have not yet tried Rhino, you may download One-Time Rhino Evaluation version.
Do I need continuous internet connection for TiaraCAD?
No.
You need internet 1 time for validating the license.
Even if you use cloud zoo for licensing, the license is checked and validated once every 14 days.
So Rhino and TiaraCAD keep working even when you’re not connected to the Internet continuously.
The speed of the internet is not of importance.
Can I add TiaraCAD to my existing Rhino to evaluate?
Yes, use the evaluation version of TiaraCAD to evaluate the software on your existing Rhino version 8.
If you have an older version of Rhino, be sure to upgrade to the latest Rhino version for flawless usage of TiaraCAD.
On purchase, you can replace the earlier key with the new one.
What are the hardware and software requirements for TiaraCAD?
To use TiaraCAD, you need the latest Rhino version running on your computer.
Ideally, it should have
- Windows 10 or 11
- 64-bit Intel or AMD processor – ideally i5 or above
- 16 / 32 GB RAM
- OpenGL 4.1 capable Graphics card (RTX or Ryzen recommended)
- Bootcamp for Apple hardware
- 1920 x 1080 resolution monitor
Is TiaraCAD available for Mac?
TiaraCAD can be used on Mac only through Bootcamp.
TiaraCAD is a Windows-only plugin for Rhino.
How can I install TiaraCAD on multiple computers?
Yes, you may use Rhino cloud services for licensing.
This enables you to install Rhino & TiaraCAD on multiple systems. You can close Rhino on one computer and use it on another by just logging in with your email ID.
How can I change the license from 1 computer to another at a later date?
If you are using Cloud Zoo, you only need to close Rhino on one computer and use it on another by just logging in with your email ID.
However, if it is on a standalone basis, first remove the license from the old computer keeping your internet connection ON. DO NOT only uninstall Rhino.
After that, you can reinstall Rhino and TiaraCAD on the newer system and then re-enter and validate Rhino & TiaraCAD licenses once again.
What is the difference between update and upgrade?
Updates are minor modifications to software that developers release on timely basis. These could be minor improvements or bug-fixes. These have no financial implications on your side.
Upgrades are major modifications in software with additional features added to the software. These releases may be over extended time periods. These have a cost and you may choose to upgrade as per your requirements.
How is TiaraCAD different from it's competitors?
Feature differences
- TiaraCAD uses the Stone-First approach. That means, dependent on the stone size, metal is wrapped around the design. As far as possible, the approach is to create the metal as is necessary to achieve good light weight jewelry in fastest time possible.
- Most of the competitors create the surface first, add stones to it, then add cutters to it, prongs to it and the movement of each item is comparatively arbitrary.
- You can incorporate you company wise Diamond charts and Metal Density charts to get accurate BOM information directly from the CAD.
- Most competitors go with in-built stone and diamond charts which you cannot control.
- You can also store all the setting features like standard prong size, distance between prongs, overlap over diamonds, channel setting wall thickness, pave wall specifications for productions and more within the software. This means you no longer need to move pave / prongs up and down. The wall thicknesses are ready as per your company standards. This drastically reduces the time to create the design.
- In most competitive software, you move the diamonds, prongs, cutters, wall thicknesses per design.
- Standard designs such as eternity bands, solitaire designs, heart pendants, invisible settings, gemstone cluster designs, bangles with repetitive designs and more can be created at a click of 1-button. You change the stone sizes and choose the setting, ring ID or pendant size as per your design. The ideal number of stones in eternity or heart pendant, etc are automatically calculated. Based on the metal weight and stone carat weight, you can modify your design to choose your price points.
- Competitor software do not create settings based on your production standards. You spend time on modifying the settings. Settings like invisible or nick have not been addressed at all.
- TiaraCAD uses a modular approach towards design. Hence there are no strict dependencies. The designer does not have to plan all options in advance.
- A parametric approach towards design needs advance planning that may not be always possible for the designer.
Please visit our Features page to see the all the assistance we have incorporated in CAD.
Compatibility with Rhino
We work ahead for ensuring compatibility with the latest version of Rhino. This ensure you do not miss out on any of the latest features Rhino has to offer.
Eg: Shrinkwrap in Rhino 8 gives us a watertight mesh model without having to do complex Boolean operations.
Some competitors have not moved beyond Rhino 5 or 6.