Diamond Calculator Quick Quide
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Diamond Calculator Quick guide on Key operations (How to..) September 16, 2006 Diamond Calculator Quick guide on Key operations (How to..) ........................................................................ 1 1. Select cut shape.................................................................................................................................. 3 2. Vary cut parameters............................................................................................................................ 3 3. Calculate the exact weight .................................................................................................................. 4 4. Find out the unknown cut parameters................................................................................................. 5 5. Lock parameter value.......................................................................................................................... 5 6. Select a unit system ............................................................................................................................ 6 7. Vary viewing parameters..................................................................................................................... 6 8. Load the standard (given) proportions ................................................................................................ 6 9. Open GemCad GEM files in DiamCalc...............................................................................................7 10. Import 3D Sarin format (*.SRN) .......................................................................................................... 7 11. Make report for a model obtained by Sarin scanner........................................................................... 7 Procedure outline.................................................................................................................................... 7 Step-by-step instruction .......................................................................................................................... 7 12. See ray-tracing.................................................................................................................................... 9 Activating and deactivating of the ray tracing mode............................................................................... 9 Changing the diamond and the ray positions ......................................................................................... 9 Ray parameters .................................................................................................................................... 10 13. Get the photo-realistic image ............................................................................................................ 10 14. Make fancy color photoreal pictures with DiamCalc ......................................................................... 11 15. Record and play a movie .................................................................................................................. 11 16. Place a movie recorded by the DiamCalc on a web site .................................................................. 11 17. See a stereoscopic image................................................................................................................. 12 18. Use given lighting (office, shop, firescope, etc) ................................................................................ 12 19. Vary viewing condition ...................................................................................................................... 13 Setting diamond position ...................................................................................................................... 13 Setting one or two simultaneous views of a diamond........................................................................... 13 20. Create an Expert Report for printing ................................................................................................. 13 21. Get coefficient of demerits (fish eye, nail head)................................................................................ 14 22. Use Rapaport price list in 3Dcalc...................................................................................................... 14 23. Select the version of Rapoport you need.......................................................................................... 14 Which version of DBFCONV to download? .......................................................................................... 14 Differences between versions of DBFCONV........................................................................................ 14 How to check if the small version is enough for your configuration...................................................... 14 OctoNus Diamond Calculator Help, page 1 of 19 Installing the small version.................................................................................................................... 14 Installing the full version ....................................................................................................................... 15 24. Set up and use the price list converter.............................................................................................. 15 Selecting the input folder ...................................................................................................................... 15 Inspecting and modifying conversion options....................................................................................... 15 Errors and messages............................................................................................................................ 16 25. DiamCalc prices diamonds ............................................................................................................... 16 26. Modify appraiser data........................................................................................................................ 16 Setting a different discount for a cut quality.......................................................................................... 17 Setting a numerical range for a gradation of parameter....................................................................... 17 Setting a range for a parameter in a quality group ............................................................................... 17 27. Modify price list ................................................................................................................................. 18 Modifying price values for a specific cut, mass range, color and clarity............................................... 18 Setting a different discount for fancy cuts............................................................................................. 18 Defining a custom discount for a specific cut except Brilliant and Pear ............................................... 19 28. Order DiamCalc ................................................................................................................................ 19 29. Contact the DiamCalc support .......................................................................................................... 19 OctoNus Diamond Calculator Help, page 2 of 19 This document contains the Quick guide on Key operations of DiamCalc. 1. Select cut shape DiamCalc Standard supports the following cut types: Baguette, Brilliant, Emerald, Flanders, Happy-8, Heart, Marquise, Oval, Pear, Princess 2-chevron, Princess 3-chevron, Prism and Radiant. The current shape is shown in «Shape and cut» drop-down box. Setting a desired cut type is the first thing that should be done when parameters of a new diamond are entered. To change a cut type, click «Shape and cut» box with a mouse. A list of possible values appears. Clicking on a cut type in this list will select this cut. A diamond image in the left half of Diamond Calculator window will change, displaying a diamond of a newly selected cut. 2. Vary cut parameters DiamCalc displays cut parameters in the parameter panel, which is located in the right half of the application's window: A notebook-like structure has two tabs: Proportions and Advanced. Proportions tab holds most common parameters, such as diamond diameter, total height, etc. Most values can be adjusted to describe the stone more precisely. If only some proportions are known, DiamCalc assigns reasonable estimates for parameters that cannot be measured. There are two different methods of changing parameter's value. First, a new value can be entered directly from the keyboard. To do this, select a chosen parameter value with the mouse, type in a new value, and press Enter key at the end. The other method is to use buttons that are on the right of each parameter which value can be changed. Note that a slider named «Step» allows to tune the amount by which those buttons change the value. For example, when the slider OctoNus Diamond Calculator Help, page 3 of 19 is average (default) positions, buttons change the diameter by 0.1 mm; when it is in the «Fine» position, those same buttons change the diameter by 0.01 mm. See also «Selecting measurement units and parameters to show» section that describes how to change presentation of some parameters: select one of available measurement units, choose one of similar parameters («dual» parameters), etc. The parameters on Advanced page of parameter panel usually depend on the current cut. Let us examine parameters that are