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CounterSketch
Davenport, Iowa, United States
What it is
CounterSketch is desktop 3D jewelry design software for jewelers who create custom pieces with customers in real time. Its library offers more than 3,000 customizable styles and components, with access to over one million natural and lab-grown diamonds and gemstones in Stuller’s inventory. Designs can show real-time prices using business-specific markups and photorealistic renderings; the Freehand tool lets users build designs from scratch. Completed designs can be sent to Stuller’s CAD/CAM Services team for CAD verification, casting, and finishing. Users can also open available designs from Stuller.com or Stuller Showcase in CounterSketch. It runs on Mac and Windows and includes parametric modeling, ring sizing, stone setting, and manufacturing export tools. The 15-day trial limits the library to 25 styles and 21 Freehand parts, while other functionality is included. Membership includes technical support, Online Academy access, monthly library updates, quarterly virtual seminars, and software upgrades. US pricing lists a CounterSketch Membership at $349 a year, a license without Rhinoceros at $2,495, paid once, and a license with Rhinoceros 8 at $2,995, paid once; both license options include a one-year membership.
For and against
For
- More than 3,000 customizable styles and components
- Real-time pricing with business-specific markups
- Freehand tool creates designs from scratch
- Includes ring sizing and stone setting tools
- Technical support and Online Academy access with membership
Against
- 15-day trial library limited to 25 styles
- Trial Freehand selection limited to 21 parts
- Paid plans listed; no free plan
The verdict
CounterSketch combines customer-facing design tools with pricing, rendering, and a route to Stuller’s CAD/CAM services. Consider the trial’s reduced library and the listed membership or license costs when choosing an option.
Who it suits
CounterSketch suits jewelers who want to design and price custom pieces alongside customers in-store. It may also suit shops that want to send finished designs to Stuller for manufacturing services.
Plans and prices
CounterSketch Membership
Tech support · Online Academy · monthly library updates · quarterly virtual seminars
Read 3 Oct 2026 · stuller.com
CounterSketch Without Rhinoceros
One license · one-year membership
Read 3 Oct 2026 · stuller.com
CounterSketch With Rhinoceros
One license · one-year membership
Read 3 Oct 2026 · stuller.com
On the record
- 3D printing
- Stuller documents printing CounterSketch designs as resin samples with B9 Core Series XL and 550 printers; the files print in gray resin at 170 microns.stuller.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Design library
- Stuller says CounterSketch offers 3,000+ customizable jewelry styles and components.stuller.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Freehand
- The built-in Freehand tool can be used to create custom designs from scratch.stuller.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Manufacturing
- Completed designs can be sent to Stuller’s CAD/CAM Services team for work spanning CAD verification, casting, and finishing.stuller.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Platform
- A Stuller video transcript says CounterSketch Streaming runs on Mac or Windows computers.stuller.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Pricing and rendering
- It provides real-time pricing with business-specific markups and photorealistic design renderings.stuller.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- CounterSketch is 3D custom jewelry design software for jewelers to create designs with customers in real time.stuller.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Stuller inventory
- The software provides access to more than one million natural and lab-grown diamonds and gemstones in Stuller’s inventory.stuller.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Stuller Showcase integration
- A Stuller article says users can open available designs from Stuller.com or Stuller Showcase directly in CounterSketch.blog.stuller.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Support and training
- Membership includes technical support and access to the Online Academy; Stuller also offers one-on-one training.stuller.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Trial limits
- The 15-day trial has a limited library of 25 styles and 21 Freehand parts, while the article says other functionality is included.blog.stuller.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- US purchase offer
- For US customers, the product page offers an approval-based 12-month interest-free payment plan and says customers can cancel within 30 days without charge.stuller.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Who it serves
- Stuller describes CounterSketch as an in-store customization tool for jewelers working directly with customers.stuller.com · read 3 Oct 2026
