New shoe software at Shoe and Leather Guangzhou
Delcam Crispin presented its latest range of design and manufacturing software for the footwear industry at the recent Shoe and Leather exhibition held in Guangzhou, China, from June 2-4.
Its most significant new product for conventional footwear is TechPac – a 2D system which generates technical packages for footwear designers to supply to their manufacturing partners. The software allows designers to specify the manufacturing processes to be used and the sequences of operation to be followed at all stages of the production of the shoe. It should help to ensure that the design is produced exactly as specified and to the required delivery schedule.
The system is supplied with pre-defined templates to specify the path for the flow of manufacturing data during production. These templates can be modified by the user to cover any specific requirements of the design and manufacturing companies or of the particular project.
The company has also released the latest version of its 3D upper design module, ShoeDesign, which is said to be easier to use. ShoeDesign provides a comprehensive range of options to develop new designs, either based on an existing last or when creating a completely novel product. The software comes with a wide range of materials, textures and colours, while features such as stitching, padding, eyelets and laces can all be included to complete the design.
The new version of its LastMaker software for last design is also said to be easier to use, both for the creation of standard lasts and for the development of bespoke designs. Improved creation and editing tools for cross-sections have been added to allow more specific adjustment to the overall design. Similarly, profile-line editing has been enhanced to make it easier to modify the outline shape of the last. Templates are available for the toe, back-curve and bottom sections of the last, so that these sections can be incorporated into the design more quickly and easily.
