COLLECTED ZIP FILES

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Isometric Mineral/Crystal Forms (.dxf) 3d file format objects   These are the 'pure' forms...many minerals and crystals do grow in multiple or hybrid forms.
Isometric Mineral/Crystal Forms (.3ds) 3d file format objects    
Non-Isometric Mineral/Crystal Forms (.dxf) 3d file format objects    
Non-Isometric Mineral/Crystal Forms (.3ds) 3d file format objects    
Standard Round Brilliant collection (.dxf) 3d file format objects 17 variations of the most common modern cut for diamonds.
Bryce Gemstone Presets (.mat) Bryce Material library files The Riggs sisters Visit their website for other gemstone material presets for Bryce.
Bryce5 Scene File (.br5)   Contains lighting setup and render/material settings. With the Graham Portugese gem. Feel free to experiment!
Bryce4-Basic Cuts (.br4) Bryce 4 Object library files Wolfie of Wolfie's Den Added April 3, 2001
Bryce4-Round/Oval Cuts
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Bryce4-Squares/Rectangle Cuts
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Bryce4-Triangles/Hexagon Cuts
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Bryce4-Other Cuts #1
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Bryce4-Other Cuts #2
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POVRAY- Full Gemstone collection (.raw) PovRay file format Cees van der Mark Added March 22, 2002
3D Studio Max- Full Gemstone collection (.3ds) 3D Studio Max file format TMGraphics Added June 15, 2002 -includes all of the following 3ds zips:
3D Studio Max-Basic Cuts
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3D Studio Max-Round/Oval Cuts
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3D Studio Max-Squares/Rectangle Cuts
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3D Studio Max-Triangle/Hexagon Cuts
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3D Studio Max-Other Cuts
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Lightwave - 36 Cuts (.lwo) Lightwave file format Phil Morris 17 of the Standard Round Basic, plus 19 other assorted cuts. Added Oct. 18, 2005.
Rhino- Full Gemstone collection (.3dm) Rhino file format
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 Includes all of the following 3dm zips:
Rhino-Basic Cuts
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Rhino-Round/Oval Cuts
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Rhino-Squares/Rectangle Cuts
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Rhino-Triangle/Hexagon Cuts
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Rhino-Other Cuts
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Attn: Rhino users: freebie link-----> Resizing toolbar for Rhino Keith Reffell Allows for resizing the Rhino gemstone models to any desired size. Thank you, Keith!
Poser 4/ P4 Propack - Round Brilliant Prop (.rsr, .pp2, .png, .obj, .jpg files) Robin Miller Added May 31, 2003
Cinema 4D- Full Gemstone collection (.c4d) Cinema 4D scene file Steve Roper

Added July 15, 2007
Includes all current models, presented in a complete C4D scene with lighting and materials provided by Steve Roper. (Please check the read-me file for further copyleft information.)
OBJ format - Full Gemstone collection (.obj) basic Obj file format  

Added December 10, 2010. Whoosh! Finally an update! Hehe. Life has been a bit busy the last few years. Don't know why it took so long to get the basic .obj files done. But here they are, folks!

Added April 29, 2012- New version of.obj collection uploaded, with normals fixed by Dimitrie Hoekstra!
Solid Surface Formats - Pear Cut

(.sldprt) Solidworks native format
(.step, .igs) NURBs formats

Graciously provided by Eric Fairbanks

Three solid surface formats for the Pear Cut

SLDPRT - native Solidworks file format
STEP - neutral CAD file format (can be opened by most NURBS based modeling programs)  
IGS- neutral CAD file format (can be opened by most NURBS based modeling programs)

3d PDF - 3d file anyone with the free Adobe Reader can view in 3d (no need for CAD software)