After a few attempts at 3D printed shoes, I’ve finally developed something I actually really like wearing. They are clogs, and I’m not talking about the kind that jam up your nozzle. I like them so much that I’ve made 3D models of them available for anyone to order on […]
Yearly Archives: 2024
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In this 3DShoemaker tutorial, I’m going to show you how to 3D print foamy orthotic insoles using models from 3DShoemaker.com and filament that should work on pretty much any modern desktop 3D printer. The results are quite impressive, and the cost is similar to buying off-the-shelf insoles and far cheaper […]
In this 3DShoemaker tutorial, I’m going to introduce the new digital vacuum forming tool for automatically fitting orthotics to foot models. Before getting started explaining the new vacuum forming tools in 3DShoemaker, I’ll first point out to those simply looking for 3D printable orthotics to put in shoes that these […]
This post is just a quick update on a design change for the 3D printed shoe last alpha joint (V-hinge). These joints are available with both physical and digital shoe lasts models here on 3DShoemaker.com and can even be designed using the 3DShoemaker plugin for Rhino. See here for the […]
In this update, I’m going to cover the new sculpting tool in the 3DShoemaker shoe last and component design software. What makes 3DShoemaker unique among footwear design softwares is the comprehensive parametric approach. The advantage of this is approach is that the foundation of footwear design becomes more scientific, leading […]
In this 3DShoemaker post, I’m going to cover the updated user interface (UI) for the 3DShoemaker plugin for Rhino 3D. A while back I made an tutorial on getting started with 3DShoemaker that covered the basics of interacting with the UI. This update isn’t meant to be a replacement for […]
The focus of this 3DShoemaker tutorial is morphing shoe components from one shoe last to another. Essentially, once a component, such as a cupsole, is designed for one shoe last, it can be automatically adjusted to fit another shoe last similarly. This saves considerable development time and even makes it […]
In the this 3DShoemaker post, I’m going to get into the most unusual of shoe lasts, the climbing shoe last. Whether you’re looking to design climbing shoes anew or resole old ones, I’ll explain how you can order climbing shoe lasts on 3DShoemaker.com, both as physical 3D prints and digital […]
In this 3DShoemaker post, I’m going to show you a new way to 3D print flexible orthotics on FDM 3D printers. The orientation used allows for even large sizes to be printed on average size 3D printers and even multiple pairs may be possible. The approach relies on more intelligently […]
Hardware for assembling more robust 3D printed shoe lasts is now available for purchase here on 3DShoemaker.com. In this post, I’m going to tell you a bit more about it. In my previous tutorial on 3D printing a shoe last with an alpha joint, I tried to make it as […]