3DShoemaker is a full feature shoe design software. At its core, shoe lasts, footbed surfaces, and components are parametrically designed. Detailed shoe designs can then be morphed to these core geometries. And for custom and orthopedic applications, foot models can be imported, allowances applied to create core geometries, followed by free form sculpting and automated vacuum forming. Particular emphasis is placed on leveraging desktop 3D printing, such as with printable shoe last joints, mockup fitting models, and tearaway orthotic supports.
3DShoemaker operates as a plugin in the commercial CAD software Rhinoceros 3D (for Windows only, not Mac yet) and can be installed via the package manager (instructions here). Rhino itself is the most popular general purpose CAD software used by shoemakers, so it is a great tool to have. 3DShoemaker comes with a 30 day money back guarantee, minus a 10% processing fee.
| Personal | Business | |
| Yearly Price | $59 |
$349 |
| Sample Round Toe Shoe Last Template | ✔ | ✔ |
| Parametric Editing | ✔ | ✔ |
| Importing 2D/3D Foot Models | ✔ | ✔ |
| Sculpting Tools | ✔ | ✔ |
| Build Credits* | ∞ | ∞ |
| Make Credits* | 10 | ∞ |
| Morph Credits* | 10 | ∞ |
| Installation Email Support** | ✔ | ✔ |
| Full Email Support** | ✔ |
* Two editions are currently available, Personal and Business. They have identical functionality with unlimited builds except that the ‘Make’ and ‘Morph’ features for the Personal edition are limited to a set number of uses. ‘Make’ features are post processing steps to assist with fabrication, such as flattening and joint design. ‘Morph’ refers to the mapping of detailed shoe designs from one shoe last to another. Once a Credit has been used on a shoe last, it can be repeated for that shoe last without using additional credits.
** The personal edition only includes email support for getting the plugin installed in Rhino. Beyond that, there are numerous YouTube videos and training is also available on an hourly basis. The Business edition includes full email support for any issues you might encounter.
Training videos can be found here–Learn 3DShoemaker–and frequently asked questions can be found here–3DShoemaker FAQ. Please contact us if you are looking for one on one support for learning and using 3DShoemaker.