Advanced - Level 1
 Xs_OsRing.pdf
Learn Advanced Uses of Curve from 2 Views, Extrude to a Point, Sweep 2 and Blend.
 Bypass Blend Target Ring.pdf
Use advanced Blend Target tools to create this freeform, ribbed bypass ring
 Split & Array Ring.pdf
Learn advanced strategies by using them with familiar commands.
 Bypass Ring.pdf
Review Curve from 2 Views to create this Bypass Ring.
 Celtic Band.pdf
Create a repeating celtic knot pattern and place it around a band.
 Weave Ring.pdf
Try several variations on this weave ring, which is easier than it looks!
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Intermediate - Level 2
 UsingPatch.pdf
What does the Surface Menu command Patch do, anyway? Learn to create complex curves and find out!
 Wraparound Bezel Ring w/Targets.pdf
Use Blend Targets to create, then alter, this asymmetrical ring.
 Blend Target Cup Ring - 4 ways.pdf
Using Blend Targets, quickly change this design to create four rings from one.
 Ribbed Signet.pdf
"Undo" the work of Signet Ring Builder and practice the advanced Transform tool Orient 2 Points.
 Crisscross Prong.pdf
Learn how to create this split-prong design that crisscrosses in space. Try a new use of Surface Blend.
 Split Prongs.pdf
Learn to split prongs away from a shank, creating the effect of fading the prongs into the smooth shank.
 Swirl Ring.pdf
This pretty bypass ring uses Curve from 2 Views and Sweep to a point to create the "swirl" effect.
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Advanced - Level 3
 Repeating Shapes.pdf
WOW! Three cool repeating shapes using advanced tricks you never knew existed.
 Blend Target Pendant.pdf
When complex curves like these, made with Curve from 2 Views, can't be Mimicked, try this technique.
 Cameo Ring with Matrix Art.zip
Use Matrix Art & Apply Mesh UVN to wrap a pattern. And, study all of the rules for Create & Apply UV Curves.
 Oval Cabachon Pendant.pdf
Create these tricky azures using Apply UV Curves, Sweep 2, and the Curve tool Blend.
 Gallery Cut-out.pdf
This tutorial uses Create & Apply UV Curves, Surface Offset, and Loft to place the cut-out in the gallery.
 Triangle Weave.pdf
Use advanced surface modeling and strategic Layer Menu skills to create this design BEFORE the next tutorial, below:
 Celtic Shank Ring.pdf
This tricky ring uses Extract Surface, Extrude, Pullback, and Loft together with the knot created above. Create the knot FIRST.
 Sweep 3 Ring.pdf
For a freeform, flowing design, learn to complete a "Sweep 3" by creating your own rails and profiles.
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