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Rapid parametric design methods for shoe-last customization

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With the development of computer-aided design (CAD) technology and increasing demands of customized footwear, shoe-lasts are requested to be designed rapidly so as to speed-up the process of footwear manufacturing. Thus, this study presents a CAD system for shoe-last rapid customized design based on the piecewise reconstruction to realize the interactive deformation and separate/global shoe-last form reuse. First, piecewise remodeling method is proposed based on the multi-layer parametric definition and contour curves are extracted from the mesh. Then, five types of proper constraints to support surface manipulation are proposed, and the draft-driven deformation by the contour curve bending can realize the interactive local surface design in free angle of view. Finally, shoe-last styles can be saved and reused globally or separately to share design results between different shoe-lasts. Experimental examples show that customized shoe-lasts can be easily and rapidly generated by adopting the parametric design methods.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China

    Jin Wang, Haining Zhang, Guodong Lu & Zheng Liu

  2. College of Garment and Art Design, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, 314000, China

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Wang, J., Zhang, H., Lu, G. et al. Rapid parametric design methods for shoe-last customization. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 54, 173–186 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-010-3144-y

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