Delcam CRISPIN ShoeCost - Complete Footwear Costing ShoeCost provides the tools you need to appropriately cost your design every time. Capable of working with hides and synthetic fabrics, ShoeCost requires no financial knowledge so you can cost any shoe with ease. ShoeCost can automatically nest pattern pieces efficiently. If you work with leather, you can create quality graded zones quickly to ensure you make the most efficient use of any individual hide. A detailed breakdown of parts and components makes meeting your target cost easy. As you modify nesting or cost of parts and components, the cost of your shoe will change automatically so you know how close you are to your target. Delcam CRISPIN will launch a new version of its ShoeCost software for the prediction and management of the cost of footwear manufacture at the SIMAC exhibition to be held in Bologna, Italy, from 8th to 10th October. Since the release of the original ShoeCost package several years ago, it has become the market-leading footwear-costing solution, being trusted by a wide range of leading global brands and footwear manufacturers. The 2014 version offers a more intuitive interface and integrates more closely with other Delcam CRISPIN CADCAM packages to streamline the design and manufacturing process, whilst still giving manufacturers better control over costs and profitability. ShoeCost 2014 provides a clear breakdown of all the costs involved in footwear manufacture, making it easy to compare the actual cost of the shoe to the target cost. Costs can be included for cut pattern pieces and components, as well as for labour and overheads. The overall cost for the shoe changes dynamically when the simple drag and drop functionality is used to add or remove elements of the design, such as pattern pieces and components. This makes it easy for footwear professionals to stay within their target cost and to produce accurate costing reports quickly. A key feature of ShoeCost 2014 is its flexible approach to reporting. Every footwear manufacturer has a unique set of needs when producing their costing reports. Delcam CRISPIN has, therefore, made the interface fully customisable, enabling users to choose which tools to display and where to locate them on the screen, so making the software as easy to use as possible. In addition, users can choose from 38 variables, such as material colour, total nested area, and efficiency of material usage, to include in their reports. Each option can be selected from a menu, and the user can determine how each variable is presented on the screen, making it easier than ever for footwear professionals to produce a costing report that is specific to their business.