In the past several years, computer graphics have improved to the point that small, intricate fabricated articles (such as jewelry) can be developed from a series of three-dimensional coordinates. Once these coordinates have been mapped, the designed articles can be "rendered" as gold, gemstones, or any other textured surface that appears in the software library. When the final schematic is complete, it can be reviewed and modified as necessary, and sent to a rapid prototyping machine for preparation of a wax model of the jewelry item.

This wax model is used by the jeweler/goldsmith to cast the metal part(s) used in the jewelry design. Wax casting has always been performed by jewelers in this manner to create totally unique jewelry articles, but until recently the creation of the wax mold was done largely by hand. This is a tedious, time consuming and expensive process. The creation of plastic jewelry molds by hand continues to be done in the jewelry industry, but more and more of the wax molds are from computer-generated designs that are finished as wax molds by rapid prototyping machines.

GemSuite.com uses the most sophisticated software available today to perform jewelry renderings. We use these renderings for primarily two purposes:

1. to communicate with the Customer design details of existing stock items and how they will appear with the selected gemstone(s) in the finished jewelry.
2. to develop totally unique items if the Customer requires unique custom jewelry.

There is always some level of "customizing" the jewelry we manufacture, since the gemstones we set are of different varieties and varying shapes and sizes. The computer graphics we use have proven to be an invaluable aid in this regard.