A tier table lists the angle, index positions and cutting order of every tier in a faceting design. Ours comes as a .csv file that opens in any spreadsheet.
In more detail
It lists every step in the order you cut it. It opens in Excel, Google Sheets, LibreOffice Calc and Numbers.
How we measure it
Each set of our cutting files includes a tier table.
Related terms
- Tier: A tier is a set of facets cut at the same angle, at several index positions around the stone. A faceting design lists its tiers in cutting order.
- Cutting order: Cutting order is the sequence in which a faceter cuts the tiers of a design. Each new tier is cut to meet the tiers before it.
- Cutting file: A cutting file is a faceting design: every facet's angle and index, in cutting order, for a faceting machine. It tells a faceter how to cut the stone.