Facetra vs TiaraCAD

Facetra is a browser-based AI jewellery design workflow for Indian ateliers and independent designers. It turns hand sketches, reference images, and CAD screenshots into photorealistic renders, then creates silhouette-locked views at 0°, 45°, 90°, and 180°. Supported Indian styles include Jadau, Polki, Kundan, Meenakari, Temple, and Rajwadi. Meshes can be exported as GLB, STL, OBJ, FBX, USDZ, or 3MF files. Additional tools include a searchable catalog, bulk PhotoRoom touch-up, lasso refinement, and a live 22kt gold-rate Bill of Materials estimator. Facetra can render screenshots from Rhino, MatrixGold, and JewelCAD. The maker positions generated meshes as references for CAD operators to retopologize before casting, not replacements for professional CAD software. New accounts receive 10 free credits, while purchased credits never expire. Plans include Starter at ₹1,500 one-time, Team at ₹4,800/month, Studio at ₹7,000 one-time, Atelier at ₹15,600 one-time, and Enterprise at ₹15,600/month.

TiaraCAD is jewellery CAD software for designing rings, necklaces, bracelets, earrings, and custom diamond jewellery. It works as a plugin for Rhino, and Rhino 8 is required to evaluate it. The product describes its design approach as “Stone-First,” building metal around a stone and generating only the metal required by the design. Its tools include gem settings, modular design, detailing, and support for multiple open files. Users can import company gem charts, metal density charts, and setting parameters for default use. TiaraCAD can generate a bill of material report for a quotation in one click, and release notes say version 2.6.5 added JewelCAD file import. It is offered for macOS and Windows; the features page says TiaraCAD 2.0 works natively on macOS. A 15-day evaluation is available, with no free plan. Continuous internet access is not required, though license validation needs an internet connection once, or once every 14 days with Cloud Licensing. Listed one-time plans include TiaraCAD 2 for Rhino 8 users at $995, paid once, and TiaraCAD 2 with Rhino 8 Commercial at $1,990, paid once.