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 start at ₹499 (Starter, 50 credits), Studio ₹3,999 for 500 credits, Team ₹7,499 for 1000 credits. All amounts in INR via Razorpay.

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.

Comparison

Facetra vs Rhino Jewel — Which for Indian Jewellery Designers?

Published 13 February 2026 6 min read

TL;DR

Not either/or. Rhino Jewel is a professional CAD suite requiring 3–6 months of training. Facetra is a workflow layer that produces the references (renders, multiview, BOM, 3D mesh) that feed into Rhino. Use both.

Should you pick Facetra OR Rhino Jewel?

You shouldn't have to choose. Rhino Jewel (Rhino 8 + RhinoGold or MatrixGold plugin) is a professional 3D CAD suite for building manifold, cast-ready jewellery geometry. Facetra is an AI workflow layer that produces the design references (renders, multi-view sheets, BOM, 3D mesh) that feed into Rhino Jewel. They solve different problems in the same pipeline.

What Rhino Jewel does that Facetra doesn't

Build precise, manifold, cast-ready 3D geometry that goes directly to a wax printer or CNC.
Support parametric design (change a stone size and the setting auto-adjusts).
Do professional stone-setting simulation with real gem cuts (round brilliant, princess, pear, etc.).
Handle mass-manufacturing workflows — tolerances, undercut analysis, sprue placement for casting.
Export to industry-standard files that any CAM system reads.

What Facetra does that Rhino Jewel doesn't

Convert a hand sketch to a photoreal client-facing render in 60 seconds — no CAD skill required.
Understand Indian jewellery vocabulary natively (Jadau, Polki, Kundan, Meenakari, Temple, Rajwadi, nakashi, jaali).
Generate multi-view sheets with locked-silhouette consistency automatically.
Auto-generate a Bill of Materials at the live 22kt gold rate.
Produce a 3D mesh from just 2–4 sketch renders (photogrammetric reconstruction).
Bulk-touch-up raw DSLR photography for e-commerce and catalogues.

Side-by-side

Capability	Facetra	Rhino Jewel
Learning curve	15 min	3–6 months to professional
Pricing	Credit-based, ~₹256/piece	~₹1,80,000 up-front + operator time
Sketch-to-render	60 seconds	Manual modelling, hours
Multi-view sheet	2 minutes	Manual, 2–3 hours
BOM generation	Auto, live gold rate	Manual spreadsheet
3D mesh generation	2–5 minutes (photogrammetric)	Manual modelling, days
Cast-ready manifold model	No (reference only)	Yes (professional output)
Indian jewellery vocabulary	Native	Neutral
Runs on	Browser	Windows desktop

The right stack for a modern Indian atelier

Use Facetra upstream for design iteration, client presentations, multi-view generation and BOM. Use Rhino Jewel downstream for the actual CAD modelling that goes to the wax printer. This split means your designer generates references without CAD training, and your CAD operator receives a much cleaner starting point than a hand sketch + WhatsApp instructions.

What if I only have budget for one?

If you're a solo designer without a CAD bench yet, start with Facetra (₹499 to try) and outsource the CAD modelling to a freelance CAD operator or your karigar directly. Many solo designers run entirely on Facetra + freelance CAD.

If you already have Rhino Jewel and a CAD operator, add Facetra as the design front-end. Your operator will appreciate not receiving hand-drawn sketches anymore.

Read the Facetra atelier positioning or try free at facetra.studio/signup.