MatrixGold review
A full-featured jewelry CAD system for established studios and production workflows.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
MatrixGold is desktop 3D CAD software from Gemvision, a Stuller company, for professional jewelry designers, manufacturers, and jewelers. It supports custom jewelry work from an initial concept through production preparation, combining parametric history-based modeling with ring resizing, gem placement, stone-setting tools, photorealistic rendering, animation, and organic modeling through Clayoo. Its positioning fits established studios that need control over revisions and a broad set of jewelry-specific design tools.
Its strongest advantage is the depth of its jewelry workflow. Designers can create custom materials with physically based render materials, manage reusable components and collections through Content Manager, and prepare designs for printing and casting. This makes MatrixGold suitable for teams that need more than basic shape creation or presentation images. The software also supports importing Matrix and RhinoGold .3dm files, which can help studios continue working with existing design assets.
MatrixGold integrates with Rhino 8 and iJewel3d, but its platform fit is specific: it is desktop software for Windows and requires Rhino. That makes it a focused choice for professional jewelry businesses already working within that environment. Studios that need jewelry-specific modeling, stone setting, resizing, rendering, and manufacturing preparation in one system should consider MatrixGold. Teams seeking a browser-based tool, macOS support, or a narrower and simpler design application should look elsewhere.
MatrixGold pros and cons
- Where it wins
- History-based modeling supports controlled design revisions.
- Combines stone setting, resizing, organic modeling, and rendering.
- Includes manufacturing preparation for printing and casting.
- Where it doesn't
- Runs only on Windows.
- Requires Rhino 8 for its workflow.
- Built for professional studios rather than simple design needs.
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