The other key improvement to PS-Shoemaker is the inclusion of Smart Surfacing technology from Delcam's PowerSHAPE CAD program.
The software provides alternative methods for constructing a surface from a given set of lines, arcs or points. The user had to choose from a number of solutions that is most appropriate for particular design.
With Smart Surfacing, the choice of method is made automatically by the software to give the best possible surface.
Smart Surfacing software's selection gets updated automatically as extra information is added to the design.
New data translation options in PS-Shoemaker include the ability to import or export the DXF and PDF formats. This will enable 2D data to be read into software and export drawings and illustrations for comment by customers and retailers.
Export of 2D data to cutting machines has also been improved, with support now provided for a wider range of equipment.
Stereo lithography (STL) output from upper design module has been made more reliable, making it easier to produce a single model of both upper and sole.