Blender

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Free, open-source 3D software. It can model and render jewellery, but it is not a jewellery CAD system. The JewelCraft add-on adds some jewellery helpers.

General 3D suite (modelling, sculpting, rendering) under the GNU GPL.

Runs on

Windows, macOS and Linux.

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Price

Free, including for commercial work, under the GNU General Public License.

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Licence

GNU GPL. What you create with Blender is yours, per the Foundation’s licence page.

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Rhino required?

No.

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Exports

Saves .blend; imports and exports include STL, among other formats documented in the manual.

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Jewellery tools

None built in. The third-party JewelCraft add-on (GPL-3.0) can create gems, prongs and cutters and calculate metal weight. It is not part of Blender itself.

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Trial

Not applicable — the programme is free to download.

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Membership or upgrades

No licence fee. Optional donations support the Foundation.

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