Shoe Design and Visualization

SHOE DESIGN AND VISUALIZATION WITH RHINOCEROS
4 Creating Outsoles and Insoles ....................................................................... 64
Creating a Simple Sandal Sole........................................................................... 64
Creating a Boot Sole ........................................................................................ 71
Alternate boot sole design........................................................................... 82
Creating a Sole for a High-Heeled Shoe .............................................................. 84
Creating a Treaded Sole with Logo ..................................................................... 96
Setting up the model.................................................................................. 96
Creating the basic sole volume .................................................................... 97
Creating the slipsole..................................................................................103
Creating the outsole..................................................................................104
Create an Insole.............................................................................................112
Setting up the model.................................................................................112
Scaling the sole ........................................................................................113
Creating the insole thickness ......................................................................115
Creating the heel pad and arch support........................................................117
Closing the insole .....................................................................................125
5 Modeling the Finish Details .......................................................................... 131
Finishing the Sandal........................................................................................132
Trimming the last to sandal shapes .............................................................132
Simulating the leather thickness .................................................................134
Finishing the Boot...........................................................................................136
Trimming the last to boot shapes ................................................................136
Simulating the leather thickness .................................................................138
Modeling the boot lining.............................................................................139
Modeling the decorative stitching ................................................................142
Finishing the High-Heeled Shoe ........................................................................145
Trimming last to vamp shape .....................................................................146
Simulating the leather thickness and decorative piping...................................147
Finishing the Teen Fashion Shoe .......................................................................149
Trimming last to shoe shapes .....................................................................150
Simulating the leather thickness .................................................................152
Creating the padded cuff............................................................................153
Modeling the lining....................................................................................156
Modeling the welt and stitching...................................................................160
Creating the eyelet tabs.............................................................................163
Creating the eyelets ..................................................................................165
Creating the laces.....................................................................................168
6 Create Images.............................................................................................. 172
Types of Images.............................................................................................172
Viewport captures.....................................................................................172
Simple rendering with Treefrog ...................................................................173
Raytrace render with Rhino render ..............................................................174
Sketch rendering with Penguin....................................................................174
Photorealistic rendering with Flamingo .........................................................175
Set Up the Scene............................................................................................176
Make a pair and place the shoes .................................................................176
Set up the view ........................................................................................177
Lighting ........................................................................................................177
High-heeled shoe......................................................................................178
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