Facetra is an AI-powered jewellery design workflow platform for Indian ateliers. It converts hand sketches into photorealistic renders, multi-view technical sheets, live-gold-rate Bill of Materials, and downloadable 3D meshes (GLB/STL/OBJ/FBX). Built for Jadau, Polki, Kundan, Meenakari, Temple and Rajwadi styles.

Does Facetra replace CAD software like Rhino or MatrixGold?

No. Facetra is a workflow layer that produces the reference material (renders, multi-view sheets, BOM, 3D mesh) a CAD operator uses. Your CAD bench continues to use Rhino, MatrixGold or JewelCAD to retopologize the mesh into a cast-ready model.

What jewellery styles does Facetra support?

Traditional Indian styles: Jadau, Polki, Kundan, Meenakari, Temple, Rajwadi. Modern styles: solitaire, halo, cluster, tennis, cocktail. The rendering vocabulary understands craft terms like chaton, bezel, prong, jaali, nakashi and meena work.

What 3D formats does Facetra export?

GLB (default), STL, OBJ, FBX, USDZ, GLTF and 3MF. Two quality tiers: Standard (25 credits, 4K PBR) and HD (35 credits, native 8K PBR).

How much does Facetra cost?

Credit-based pricing. Studio render 1 credit, multi-view sheet 4 credits, CAD-ready 1 credit, 3D mesh 25-35 credits. Credit packs: Starter ₹1,500 for 100 credits (₹15/credit), Studio ₹7,000 for 500 credits (₹14/credit), Atelier ₹15,600 for 1,300 credits (₹12/credit). New signups get 10 free credits.

Is my design confidential on Facetra?

Yes. Every design lives in a private per-user storage bucket. Nothing is public, nothing is shared with other users, nothing is used to train shared AI models.

Workflow Pillar

AI Jewellery CAD Workflow — Sketch, Render, Multi-View, Mesh

The atelier CAD pipeline reimagined — every stage credited, iteratable and shareable. Sketch to render (40s), render to multi-view (4 credits), multi-view to bare-metal (1 credit), bare-metal to 3D mesh (15-25 credits). ~₹384 for the full kit.

Start rendering — 10 free credits How it works

Traditional jewellery CAD is a serial waterfall: designer → paper sketch → CAD operator (Rhino / MatrixGold / JewelCAD) → render artist (KeyShot / V-Ray) → client → revisions → back to CAD operator. Each stage adds days, costs ₹5,000-15,000, and every client revision restarts the pipeline. A single piece can cost ₹20,000-40,000 in labour before it's approved for manufacture.

Facetra flips the CAD workflow from serial to parallel. Sketch → render → multi-view → bare-metal → 3D mesh runs on a single unified platform, each step is credit-priced (₹12-420 per stage), and every step is iteratable in seconds. The full CAD kit for one piece: ~32 credits ≈ ₹384. A five-piece bridal set: ~₹1,900. Compare to traditional ₹40,000-1,50,000 outsourced.

What is an AI jewellery CAD workflow?

An AI jewellery CAD workflow is an end-to-end design pipeline that uses AI at every stage from sketch to production-ready 3D mesh, replacing the traditional multi-vendor waterfall (designer + CAD operator + render artist + revisions) with a single credit-priced platform. Unlike traditional CAD (Rhino / MatrixGold / JewelCAD which require licence fees of ₹80,000-1,50,000 and trained operators) or generic AI tools (Midjourney / Stable Diffusion which don't understand jewellery), Facetra is a jewellery-native workflow tool priced per-render, usable by anyone on the studio floor from designer to karigar.

The Facetra CAD workflow, step by step

Stage 1: Studio — sketch or reference photo → photoreal render (1 credit ≈ ₹12, 40 seconds)
Stage 2: Multi-View — silhouette-locked 0° / 45° / 90° / 180° sheet for the CAD bench (4 credits ≈ ₹48)
Stage 3: CAD-Ready — bare-metal casting reference stripped of stones and enamel (1 credit ≈ ₹12)
Stage 4: BOM — live-rate gold, stones, karigar hours, VAT, making-charges (1 credit ≈ ₹12)
Stage 5: 3D Mesh — production-ready STL / GLB / OBJ / FBX / USDZ / 3MF (15-25 credits ≈ ₹180-300)
Optional: Render-from-CAD — reverse pipeline for Rhino / MatrixGold screenshot → photoreal render
Optional: Auto-Split — decompose the piece into individually addressable components (2 credits)
Optional: PhotoRoom TouchUp + Catalog compositing for post-manufacture marketing assets

The Facetra workflow (six steps, one afternoon)

Sketch → Studio → photoreal render in 40 seconds. Send to client on WhatsApp for first look.
On approval, generate Multi-View sheet — the 0° / 45° / 90° / 180° views your CAD operator or karigar models against.
Generate CAD-Ready bare-metal view — same silhouette with stones, foil and enamel stripped so casting geometry is visible.
Generate BOM — auto-populated at today's Zaveri Bazaar gold rate + stone weights + karigar hours + VAT.
Generate 3D mesh — Standard tier (15 credits) for CAD-bench retopology, HD tier (25 credits) for direct-to-wax printing.
Hand the full CAD kit to your CAD operator or karigar. Manufacture starts once BOM is approved.

Sample prompts to copy

Paste any of these prompts into Facetra Studio to see the style in action. Adjust weights (heavy / light), stone colours and motifs freely.

Prompt 1Full CAD workflow for a bridal Kundan Rani Haar — start from paper sketch, complete all 5 stages, deliver as zipped kit

Prompt 21.5ct diamond halo ring — CAD workflow from iPad sketch, HD 3D mesh, PDF BOM for client approval

Prompt 3Temple vanki set (5 pieces) — full workflow per piece, HD 3D mesh per component (Auto-Split enabled), consolidated BOM

How much does it cost?

Credit-based pricing. Studio render 1 credit per variant, multi-view sheet 4 credits, CAD-ready view 1 credit, 3D mesh 15 credits (Standard) or 25 credits (HD). Credit packs start at ₹1,500 (Starter, 100 credits, ₹15/cr) and go down to ₹12/credit on the Atelier pack (1,300 credits at ₹15,600). New signups get 10 free credits.

Frequently asked questions

Does Facetra replace Rhino / MatrixGold / JewelCAD?

No — Facetra sits upstream of Rhino / MatrixGold / JewelCAD. It produces the design references (renders, multi-view, BOM, 3D mesh) that your CAD operator retopologises into a manufacturable casting file. Your CAD software still owns the final casting file; Facetra collapses the sketch-to-CAD-input pipeline from days to hours.

Can I use Facetra without a CAD operator?

For direct-to-3D-wax pipelines (small ateliers, freelancers, students) — yes, Facetra's HD 3D mesh can go straight to a wax printer for a client-approval sample. For high-volume commercial casting, most ateliers still run a retopology pass in Rhino / MatrixGold before committing to a mould.

How much does a full CAD workflow cost per piece?

~32 credits ≈ ₹384 on the Atelier pack (₹12/credit). Covers all 5 stages including HD 3D mesh. Traditional outsourced route: ₹5,000-15,000 per piece. Break-even for a mid-size atelier: 3-5 pieces per month.

Can multiple people in my studio work in parallel on the pipeline?

Yes — Facetra supports team accounts (via the Enterprise Team page). Designer sketches in Studio, senior reviews the render, junior generates multi-view, CAD operator downloads 3D mesh — all in parallel, all in the same session, no file-handoff friction.