Halo setting in jewelry design
A halo setting surrounds a centre stone with a border of small accent stones, usually round diamonds set close together. The halo makes the centre stone look larger and adds sparkle around it. It is most common on engagement rings, and is also used on earrings and pendants.
3D Jewelry Designer1 min read
How a halo is built
The halo is a thin frame of metal around the centre stone. Its small stones are usually set as pavé, each in its own seat and held by tiny beads or prongs of metal, while the centre stone is held separately, most often in a prong setting. The halo can follow the centre stone's outline or contrast with it, such as a cushion-shaped halo around a round stone. A double halo adds a second row, and a hidden halo sits lower, on the gallery under the stone, visible from the side.
What a halo adds to a quote
Each stone in a halo adds carat weight and a setting charge. For the ring builder, the app reads each head's 3D model, counts its side stones (every stone except the centre stone) and totals their carat. With cost-based pricing on, those stones are priced from accent-stone tiers by size; see weight, stones and cost-based pricing. For a single file, the free metal weight calculator counts the stones and totals their carats, when each stone is a separate object.
Showing a halo in 3D
Once the studio has found an uploaded ring's parts, the Gems panel can apply a gem to the accent stones alone, so the centre stone and its halo can be different gems. Coloured stones keep their saturation instead of turning grey or black. See rendering jewellery from a CAD file.
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