What Should I Check Before Approving a Jewelry CAD?
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Approving the CAD is the last change that costs minutes instead of a whole recast, so check it properly. Confirm the proportions and silhouette match what you pictured, the real dimensions and ring size, every stone's size and seating, the metal thickness where the piece wears and grips, and finish details — engraving, edges, back and clasp. We send front, side and top views, and nothing is cast until you say yes.
What to look at on the model before you approve
Start with the overall read: does the silhouette and proportion match what you pictured? Look at it from the front, the side and the top — the side view is where setting height, profile and metal thickness show, and the top is where stone layout reads. A piece can look right in one view and wrong in another, so check all three before anything else.
Then check the measurable things, because they are what you cannot fix after casting without a remake: the real dimensions and ring size, each stone's size and how it is seated, and where the metal is thick enough to wear and thin enough to look right. If a stone count, a size or a band width matters to you, name it here — revising it on the model costs minutes; revising it in metal costs a new piece.
Finally, the details that are easy to forget on screen: engraving and its spelling, the finish — polished, matte or textured — the edges and how the back sits against skin, and any clasp or mechanism. Once you approve, your confirmation is the record production is built to and your private project link traces back to, and a change after that approval is a redesign that costs time and money. So the honest question to ask the model is simply: if this arrived exactly as shown, would I be happy?
This is part of our guide on CAD Design.
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What happens if I spot a problem after approving the CAD?+
A change after approval is a redesign, not an edit — it costs time and money, because in metal it means a new casting. That is exactly why the CAD stage is where you push on every detail.
Do I get to see the CAD from more than one angle?+
Yes. You get front, side and top views — the side shows setting height and metal thickness, the top shows stone layout — so you can judge proportion and construction before you confirm, not just a single pretty render.
Can the CAD show how the piece will feel to wear?+
It shows shape, size and structure, not feel. Weight, comfort against the finger and how light plays on the metal are physical qualities, which is why a sample — not the CAD — is the check for those.
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