Textured Snake Ring

Welcome to RhinoArtisan! In this tutorial, we’ll guide you step by step through the complete process of creating an organic snake ring using a clean, production-focused workflow in RhinoArtisan. You’ll start by generating a ring reference, unrolling the surface for accurate 2D sketching, building smooth design curves with blend techniques, and then mapping the design back onto the ring with Quick Flow.

From there, we’ll develop solid ring geometry using Profiles, refine topology by merging surfaces, and then apply a custom 3D texture by adding it to RhinoArtisan’s texture library and using Texture 3D with controlled depth. Finally, we’ll extract and join surfaces for clean solids, and finish by merging a snake head element with Boolean Union for a complete, render-ready piece. Script

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📌 What You’ll Learn: ✔ Creating a ring reference curve (size-based) and building a modeling cylinder ✔ Using Unroll Surface + Artisan Center to set up accurate 2D design space ✔ Sketching organic shapes with circles, Blend Curve (curvature/tangency), points, and Trim ✔ Building a correct transfer setup using a matching-length reference curve ✔ Projecting and wrapping curves onto the ring with Quick Flow ✔ Curve cleanup with Fit for a lighter, smoother result ✔ Building clean ring volume using Profiles (solid workflow + cylindrical orientation) ✔ Extracting and unifying topology with Extract Surface + Merge Surface ✔ Adding new assets to the RhinoArtisan Texture 3D library and applying textured relief ✔ Surface management for watertight geometry (join, missing surface checks) ✔ Final assembly using a snake head element and Boolean Union (mesh workflow)

📢 Why Watch This ✅ Learn a complete organic ring workflow: sketch → wrap → build → texture → finalize ✅ Understand how to control seams, topology, and mapping for cleaner results ✅ Add professional surface detailing using RhinoArtisan’s Texture 3D system ✅ Produce optimized, manufacturing-friendly geometry and a render-ready final model ✅ Ideal if you want to combine artistic design with technical CAD discipline