Footwear Suite - Insole

Toolkit3D Insole is a powerful desktop application for designing and customizing personalized insoles and orthotics. It transforms 2D design inputs (e.g., tag packs from shoe designers) and 3D foot scans into production-ready 3D models, optimized for additive manufacturing technologies like MJF and powder bed fusion with TPU materials.

Key Benefits:

• Precision: Absolute measurements from 2D profiles and scans.  
• Customization: Image-based modulation for thickness, infill, and features.  
• Efficiency: Intuitive drawer-based workflows; skip steps as needed.  
• Readiness: Fully validated (Green status) for medical and retail launches.

Main Functionalities:

1. Scan-to-Insole - Import a scan, choose side, load toe lines (default or CSV vectors), view interpolation, edit control points, generate base, then adjust toe allowance.
2. Emboss & Deboss - Add textures or pads from grayscale images. Control depth, blur, feather, invert; use the on-canvas widget to scale/rotate/place. Stack effects for complex features.
3. Variable Thickness & Deformations - Set ranges (e.g., 1.5–5 mm) and modulate via images. Forefoot/midfoot/hindfoot tools (Morton’s extension, toe post, met pad, arch positions, heel cutout/post, skive).
4. Lattice Infill & Modulation - Choose implicit/TPMS or adaptive fills; modulate beam/wall thickness with pressure maps; tune period/scale and anti-alias. (Tip: add a rim with implicit patterns.)
5. Rim, Base & Helpers - Reinforce edges, smooth the bottom, add perforations, glue rings, skins, and heel pieces. Ideal for covering and durability.
6. Labeling & Export - Emboss logos or text (plate option for rough surfaces). Export Decimated STL (default), Full STL, or HVX. Compare vs. foot scan; undo/redo supported

Getting Started:

1. Download and Install: 
   • Visit the Toolkit3D portal and download the installer (minimum Core Version 5.2.x).  
   • Run the installer and follow on-screen prompts. Launch the app.
2. Login: 
   • Login with your email and password you setup during the sign-up process
3. Basic UI Overview:
   • Central Pane:3D preview of your insole model (rotate, zoom with mouse).  
   • Right Panel: Workflow drawers – expand to access tools.  
   • Top Bar: Navigation (Search, User Management, Logout).  
   • Bottom Bar: Export, Undo/Redo, and keyboard shortcuts (e.g., Ctrl+Z for undo).
4. Importing scans:
   • Before you dive in and start designing, a properly rectified scan is needed. Visit our website and launch the rectification tool to ensure your model is a design-ready mesh. 

Each product designed is unique and as a designer you can take the path that fits your needs. We have 20+ demo videos that will walk you through all aspects of the design application. Please visit here for how-to-videos.