Bridging the Gap between Art and Manufacturing
In the dynamic world of footwear, fashions change rapidly, and designs need to be updated, produced, and test-marketed quickly. 
To turn either physical or computer models into workable molds - ready for production on any scale - you need a solution that bridges the gap between art and manufacturing.  You need a solution that can turn designer inspiration into reality - quickly, cost-effectively, and accurately.

An Integrated Approach with Powerful Individual Components
Cimatron integrates its renowned and powerful CAD/CAM functionality with domain-specific applications that cover the entire spectrum of heel and sole modeling as well as mold creation.
The integrative Cimatron approach to shoemaking enables an especially broad scope of functionality with no time-consuming data conversion. Built for concurrent engineering, Cimatron solutions are fully associative. And, the right combination of automation and full manual control enables both designers and manufacturers to work faster and more efficiently, without sacrificing quality.

Powerful Geometry Handling
Cimatron's footwear industry solutions include powerful functions for acquisition of basic geometry from digitizers, robotic arms, or images. Featuring dynamically created and modified curves and surfaces, Cimatron solutions rapidly and seamlessly regenerate models after design changes. Design modifications and shoe grading are further simplified by Cimatron's use of hybrid models composed of surfaces, solids, STL objects and point clouds.

Cimatron Footwear Solutions also feature:

ADVANCED SOLE DESIGN

• Generate curves and points quickly from digitized data
• Trace curves over bitmaps
• Wrap curves, STL models and surfaces to surfaces
• Unfold surfaces
• Automatic creation and dynamic modification of side surfaces
• Dynamic generation of under surfaces for anatomic parts, with real time display
• Fast and easy creation of geometric entities for sole cut-outs ready for down-stream NC processing using NC templates
• 3D shoe grading for hybrid models (points, curves, surfaces, solids and STL objects)
• Scaling parameters are defined by user defined zones
• Fixed area management for logos, insets, air-bags etc
• Multiple sizes generated in one grading operation

EASY SOLE MORPHING

• Morph an existing 3D shoe hybrid model (points, curves, surfaces, solids and STL objects) from one shoe profile to another
• Fixed area management

STREAMLINED HEEL DESIGN:

• Creation of the 3D heel from 2D or 3D curves
• Dynamic modification and management of curves and surfaces
• 3D grading - table driven control over every grading parameter
• Automatic creation of geometric entities for the heel tip mold ready for downstream NC processing

POWERFUL CASTING:

• Automatic identification of curves
• Automatic creation of geometric entities for cover and mold ready for downstream NC processing using powerful NC templates
• Management of several covers for multi-color molds
• Reapplication of process to different models using geometric templates

- Drastically lower time between concept and finished product
- Advanced on-screen simulation and modeling to show customers the final product without physical
   model creation
- Enhanced sole and heel complexity, enabling easy on-screen pattern, color, shape and motif
   alteration
- Transmit models directly to the  customer - without costly and clumsy drawings
- Guarantee that the final product precisely matches the design model