Shoe Last Shape Customization

In this paper the authors present a method of modelling the shoe last shape, namely the dimensional changes in order to produce a variety of footwear products for any category of users. For this, techniques were used to model the last in work sequences of Delcam Crispin 3D application. Using specific tools of this application, modules Model Tracer and Last Maker, this paper presents techniques to create a new shoe last. One can study new shoe lasts compared to the initial ones using the Comparing function. The method for creating new lasts is useful for footwear manufacturers who can always find the shoe last according to their product or can create a new last, similar in shape or different shape from the original one.