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Icad Universe

Our footwear creation process

Know all of our solutions and how they combine together to put together the most advanced and seamless shoe creation process.

Icad Universe

Choose at least one or more Icad creation process you would like to see

Last design

Digitise foot

Start your shoe making process by digitising the foot as the basis for the last. It will be your blank canvas to create any shoe.

Functionalities

  • Lightweight technology, easy to transport and install.
  • Plug & play solution that connects via USB to any Windows computer.
  • Connected and compatible with other Icad solutions.
  • Fast and accurate system, which guarantees a faithful reconstruction of the foot.
  • Captures a large number of measurements automatically.
  • Easy positioning of the foot with the scanning process always visible.

With:

Icad Foot Scan
Digitise foot

Creation and personalisation of lasts:

Once the foot or last has been digitised, use digitisation to create and personalise your last, the heart of your footwear.

Functionalities

  • Lightweight technology, easy to transport and install.
  • Plug & play solution that connects via USB to any Windows computer.
  • Connected and compatible with other Icad solutions.
  • Fast and accurate system, which guarantees a faithful reconstruction of the foot.
  • Captures a large number of measurements automatically.
  • Easy positioning of the foot with the scanning process always visible.

With:

Icad Last
Creation and personalisation of lasts:

Shoe pattern making

Preparation of the last

Import and prepare your digitised last, and automatically divide the last into three surfaces and adjust and personalise every detail.

Functionalities

  • With cage, curve or zone deformation
  • Standard module for designing and modifying 3D lasts.
  • Compatibility with a wide range of formats (HOR, LST, FVR, STL, IGS, SEC, OBJ, etc.).

With:

All-in-one
Icad Evolve
Pattern engineering
Icad Discovery
3D Modelling
Icad Lancer
Preparation of the last

Technical flattening of the last

With the 3D last already imported and prepared, transform it into a precise 2D surface with our wizard for detailed flattening and perfect patterns.

Functionalities

  • Quick and easy flattening operations, even for moccasins.
  • Edits the front and rear profiles to achieve the perfect flattening of any last.
  • Strobel flattening and special flattening depending on the type of model (Pump Shoes).
  • Guided process for the creation of boot and shoe lasts.

With:

All-in-one
Icad Evolve
Pattern engineering
Icad Discovery
3D Modelling
Icad Lancer
Technical flattening of the last

Drawing on the last

Draw and adjust margins on your digital last with ease. Draw and smooth lines, create symmetries instantly, and use your sketches for an even more efficient workflow.

Functionalities

  • Automatically smoothed curved lines.
  • Creation of lines of constant or variable width.
  • Symmetrical lines dependent on a base line.
  • Insertion of predefined or custom shapes.
  • Import of reference images to create lines.

With:

All-in-one
Icad Evolve
Pattern engineering
Icad Discovery
3D Modelling
Icad Lancer
Drawing on the last

2D Pattern

Create the 2D pattern you need for your footwear model. Add margins, symmetries and rotations, adjust and save your designs instantly, and generate technical documents for production.

Functionalities

  • Automatic conversion of scanned or imported parts into digital parts.
  • Tools for creating and editing lines, texts, shapes.
  • Size grading systems and a multitude of modifiers.
  • Advanced pattern-making tools (dependent parallels and dependent symmetry).
  • Automatic turning tool for moccasin pattern making.
  • Drawing tools necessary for the creation of the pattern (margins, symmetries, rotations) as well as layer management.
  • Technical sheets documenting the manufacturing process step by step, as well as calculating the cost of materials and labour.

With:

All-in-one
Icad Evolve
Pattern engineering
Icad Discovery
2D Pattern

Size grading

Calculate the different sizes of your patterns by digital grading applying any grading system according to your needs.

Functionalities

  • Standard grading increments
  • Customisable grading increments
  • Size grouping
  • Automatic strap locking
  • Special grading for boots

With:

All-in-one
Icad Evolve
Pattern engineering
Icad Discovery
Size grading

Consumption, technical data sheets and cutting for manufacturing

Instantly calculate and optimise the material consumption of the model, adjusting lines and updating consumption without redoing flattening. Create customised data sheets and export patterns to make your footwear model a reality.

Functionalities

  • Export of dynamic data sheets to pdf
  • Export of complete material consumption information per group
  • Direct connection with Icad Nest Production

With:

All-in-one
Icad Evolve
Pattern engineering
Icad Discovery
Icad Nest Production
Consumption, technical data sheets and cutting for manufacturing

Send shoes directly to production

Send the patterns to be cut for manufacturing through our Icad Nest Production software or directly to any cutting machine on the market.

Functionalities

  • Cutting optimisation to reduce material waste
  • Generation of accurate cutting patterns for production

With:

Icad Nest Production
Send shoes directly to production

Integrated 2D/3D environment

Convert 2D patterns to 3D or 3D models to 2D automatically and seamlessly, with synchronised changes in both environments.

With:

All-in-one
Icad Evolve
Integrated 2D/3D environment

3D shoe modeling

3D Modeling

Define and create 3D parts instantly. Add realism by adjusting thickness, overlap, profiles, quilting and stitching.

Functionalities

  • Mouthpieces
  • English Mouthpiece
  • Fully customisable 3D stitching
  • Quilting and embossing
  • Automatic scallop creation
  • Simulation of piece overlapping
  • Editing of the profile, height and thickness of the piece

With:

All-in-one
Icad Evolve
3D Modelling
Icad Lancer
3D Modeling

Details and accessories

Add and adjust accessories such as laces, zips and logos to your 3D model. Easily design using reference images and adjust size, rotation and layout with precision.

Functionalities

  • Import of reference images to create accessories
  • Wizard for automatic lanyard creation and insertion
  • Automatic creation of zips
  • Automatic insertion of accessories on last
  • Basic tools for surface creation: extrusion, revolution, etc.
  • Import of files in IGES, STL, VRML format.

With:

All-in-one
Icad Evolve
3D Modelling
Icad Lancer
Details and accessories

Components and sole design

Create and edit flats and heels with precision, reducing costs and gaining productivity by importing files and using 3D printers for rapid prototyping.

Functionalities

  • Outsoles and heels creation wizard
  • Import of files in STL, VRML, IGS format
  • Import of reference images for the creation of floors and heels
  • xport of floors and heels for production or 3D printing

With:

All-in-one
Icad Evolve
3D Modelling
Icad Lancer
Icad Outsoles
Components and sole design

Virtual unlasting

Digitally simulates de-forming to verify the functionality and aesthetics of the design. Adjust tongues, uppers, heels and toes, or add wrinkles for superior realism.

With:

All-in-one
Icad Evolve
3D Modelling
Icad Lancer
Virtual unlasting

Scanning of materials

It uses a material scanner to capture high-precision textures and colours. This process allows the creation of digital representations of the materials to be used in the footwear through their different texture maps.

Functionalities

  • High-precision scanning to capture and calculate the different texture maps that make up a PBR material
  • Creation of photorealistic textures for use in 3D models

With:

Icad Materials Scan
Scanning of materials

Materials and variants

Create photorealistic materials in any colour and texture. Generate or import scanned textures, which you can edit and save in a virtual library.

Functionalities

  • Creating materials from a scanned image
  • Creating new materials from presets

With:

All-in-one
Icad Evolve
3D Modelling
Icad Lancer
Materials and variants

Rendering

Create photorealistic images of footwear for presentations and catalogues. Get high quality renders and videos, adjust lighting and perspectives to achieve the perfect visual effect.

Functionalities

  • Predefined scenarios
  • Hyper-realistic image and video generation at the click of a button.

With:

All-in-one
Icad Evolve
3D Modelling
Icad Lancer
Rendering

Integrated 2D/3D environment

Remember, it is possible to convert 2D patterns to 3D or 3D models to 2D automatically and seamlessly, with synchronised changes in both environments at any time.

With:

All-in-one
Icad Evolve
Integrated 2D/3D environment

Workspace

Exchanging assets with the team

Facilitate online collaboration by sharing your 3D and 2D models and other assets (materials, accessories, lasts...) in the cloud. It allows the whole team to access and work together more efficiently, no matter if they are in different parts of the world.

Functionalities

  • Secure platform for online sharing and collaboration
  • Real-time access to designs and models for the whole team
  • Management of all assets (3D models, 2D patterns, materials, accessories, components and more)
  • Collection creation and management
  • Notification and attachment system
  • User and group control through permissions

With:

Icad Workspace
Exchanging assets with the team

Create virtual catalogue/configurator on the web or eCommerce

Create a virtual catalogue or configurator on your website or eCommerce platform to display and personalise footwear, improving the customer experience and increasing sales.

Functionalities

  • Interactive tools for product personalisation
  • Integration with eCommerce platforms for a seamless shopping experience

With:

Icad Colorways
Create virtual catalogue/configurator on the web or eCommerce

Insoles design

Digitise sole of foot

It scans the sole of the foot to provide an accurate basis for insole design. This stage is essential to ensure a perfect fit and comfort in the final shoe.

Functionalities

  • Accurate scanning technology to capture the shape and contours of the sole of the foot
  • Automatic generation of digital data for use in insole design

With:

Icad Insoles Scan
Digitise sole of foot

Store and manage scans for insoles

Save and organise scans for templates and client components, keeping a tidy archive that you can easily access and modify.

Functionalities

  • Secure and accessible storage system
  • Efficient organisation of scans for easy retrieval and use
  • Automatically queries standard measurements of scans

With:

Icad Feet
Store and manage scans for insoles

Create and edit the insole

Design and modify the footwear insole according to project specifications. Ensure that the insole provides comfort and a perfect fit for the end user.

Functionalities

  • Digital design from a digital mesh of the foot or sole, or from measurement data.
  • Advanced design tools to customise templates
  • Editing capabilities for fine-tuning and design enhancements
  • Export to machining or 3D printing

With:

Icad Insoles
Create and edit the insole

Insole cutting parts

Use Icad Cam to import templates created with Icad Insoles and use Icad Nest Production to optimise material usage and prepare for production.

Functionalities

  • Easy import of final template and sole files for machining

With:

Icad Cam
Insole cutting parts
Icad Workspace
Icad Workspace

A collaborative cloud platform to share and manage your team’s shoes, materials, lasts and outsoles models.

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Icad Workspace
Icad Workspace

A collaborative cloud platform to share and manage your team’s shoes, materials, lasts and outsoles models.

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Icad Cam
Icad Cam

Plugin for Rhinoceros to complement Icad Insoles, to calculate trajectories for cutting production.

Explore Icad Cam
Icad Feet
Icad Feet

Software to capture, store and analyze foot measurement data from scans of the human foot.

Explore Icad Feet

Not sure about which solutions to choose?

Our team is ready to assist you to help you choose the solutions that fits your workflow the most and will give you the most beneficial results.

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