CONSULTANCY
About CAD (Computer Aided Design)
3 Hour Private Consultancy
All tutors work are professional jewellers or are jewellery trade specialists who are willing to share their expertise and trade secrets.
Consultancy Description
Deciding which CAD design software will be suitable for you and your work is an important decision that should not be rushed.
Your choice of software depends on your style of work, how many and what type of tools you require for design or production shortcuts, and what will suit you in future as your work develops.
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Image by kind permission of tutor Mark W. All rights reserved.
After doing some research and nearing your decision try out the design software on a laptop with one-to-one unbiased tutor guidance.
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You may also select one or two CAD software options from the list below and get a feel for each software's design process with tutor guidance. By doing this you should be able to determine the possibilities a software has for your style of work or your jewellery brand before you go to the expense of buying any particular software.
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These jewellery specific software's are all suitable for creating jewellery STL design files and are at different price points.
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Rhino 5
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JewelCAD
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Matrix
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Solidworks
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Additional Information
What is the course date?
The course date is set by you, so that you can undertake a tuition session at your convenience.
All dates / times of course sessions are subject to tutor availability.
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Start time are generally 10am GMT London Time but this can be adjusted slightly to suit.
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About Tuition
Face-to-face Courses
If advised available you will being using the tutors laptop complete with software for this course.
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Online Courses
Tuition is interactive and fully guided by the tutor.
You will need to download the appropriate software onto your Computer or Laptop, see student guidelines below.
About the Course Fee
A large portion of the course fee quoted is paid to the tutor, because, it’s their expertise that you pay for.
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Where there is a selection of tutors, course, fee's may vary due to individual tutor requirements for teaching.
In addition a there is a small fee for arranging your course which is included in the total course fee.
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Payment
Course fee payment is required in advanced by BACS Bank Transfer invoice or IBAN for international students.
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Vat/Tax is not applicable
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How to Book
Make a Course Enquiry
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Advise your details on the form provided. At this stage this is just an enquiry with no obligation to book.
Booking Information
Payment Terms
Payment is required in advance and payments are handled safely and securely by BACS Bank Transfer invoicing (IBAN for International students.
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Instalments
Some courses are available to pay in instalments, whereby a non-refundable deposit is required to book your course date. Please ask for details if this is of interest to you.
Booking Terms
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Once you have booked a cancellation fee of £80* will be deducted from your refund if you cancel your course up to and including 14 days prior to the start of the course once your payment has been received.
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Cancellations received within 14 days of the course date are not eligible for a refund, however you may re-arrange your course for one other date if you wish.
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Should we need to cancel your course due to unforeseen circumstances we will refund your course fee in full.
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* Amount is variable depending on the duration and type of the course. When you enquire, out quote reply will provide the actual cancellation amount applicable. £80 applies to a standard one day course.