Focus on Advanced Tools and Projects in 3Design.
Adobe Illustrator is a powerful graphic design and illustration tool that works with many of the same basic principles as the 2D elements of most CAD packages.
Adobe Photoshop is a powerful photo manipulation and design tool, extending the “Digital Photography for Jewellers" course.
Haptic devices have steadily been gaining poularity in industrial design and medical industries over the past decade. Users literally move a pen around in the air, manipulating and carving into an object on the computer screen. What makes it so remarkable is the tool 'feels' the surface when you touch it.
JewelCAD was one of the first of the CAD software companies to focus specifically on CAD design for jewellery and rapid prototyping, and is still a popular choice for manufacturing, especially in the Far East.
Gemvision Matrix is a platform redesign of the Rhino CAD software. They redesigned the entire Rhino interface and tool set from the ground up with the jeweller in mind.