A CASE STUDY ON CONCEPT DESIGN AND CAD MODELLING IN THE FOOTWEAR INDUSTRY
DS 36: Proceedings DESIGN 2006, the 9th International Design Conference, Dubrovnik, Croatia
Year: 2006
Editor: Marjanovic, D.
Author: Smith, G.; Claustre, T.
Section: METHODS AND TOOLS IN DESIGN PRACTICE
Page(s): 377-384
Abstract
A case study on reverse engineering in the footwear design and manufacturing industry is presented. Reverse engineering tools and techniques are used to capture three-dimensional data and to convert physical models of lasts and soles into triangulated and fully surfaced CAD models. These models are used to improve the product development process and reduce concept to market lead times. A novel, semi-automatic, segmentation process for the detection of functional features, 'feather edges', on shoe lasts is also presented and evaluated.
Keywords: shoe design, CAD modelling, product development, shoe manufacture