Delcam CRISPIN, the leading supplier of CAD/CAM software to the footwear industry, has released a new 3D footwear design solution ShoeMaker and is now the product of choice for 3D concept footwear designing, replacing the outgoing product ShoeDesign. Delcam CRISPIN ShoeMaker is available as 2 product variations. ShoeMaker Pro is for concept footwear design, incorporating the last, upper and sole within the same single environment, plus advanced tools for the creation of accessories, sole units and moulds, with functionality to control group and EVA grading. ShoeMaker Pro is based on the Delcam PowerSHAPE Pro Tribrid (surface, solid and facetted triangle) modelling kernel, which includes powerful wireframe creation tools with intelligent cursor, surface modelling, morphing and 3D texture wrapping. The advanced tools are also available as a standalone product called SoleEngineer, which can be licensed separately for use on a different computer. SoleEngineer can be used as a standalone product or in conjunction with either ShoeMaker, or ShoeMaker Pro. ShoeMaker is for concept footwear design, incorporating the last, plus upper and sole designing within the same single environment. ShoeMaker is based on the Delcam PowerSHAPE modelling kernel which also includes powerful tools for solid modelling, so there is no limit to what can be designed or modelled. ShoeMaker is the product of choice for new customers looking for a 3D concept design solution and is the direct replacement for the outgoing 3D design solution ShoeDesign, which is still available to existing customers on Delcam maintenance. ShoeMaker is also available as a free maintenance upgrade to existing customers who would like to take advance of the more powerful ShoeMaker product. Delcam CRISPIN ShoeMaker/Pro have a new user interface, which has made the software much easier to learn, simpler and more intuitive to use that even the more complex styles can be produced within a few hours. Using ShoeMaker speeds the development of new styles by allowing faster creation of original designs and by using photo-realistic rendered images to reduce the need for multiple physical samples. The free Delcam CRISPIN ShoeMaker-e, which can be downloaded from www.footwear-cadcam.com, allows ShoeMaker designs to be communicated to manufacturing factories or clients worldwide for their comments and feedback, Adjustments to the design can be made within minutes then resubmitted for approval within seconds, dramatically reducing the product time to market. When physical samples are required, ShoeMaker can output design models to be rapid prototyped for product and marketing reviews. ShoeMaker can also reduce the cost of developing new designs. Design features created in 3D allow manufacturing issues and costs to be analysed and changed early in the design process. This reduces the cost of making the changes and minimises the possibility of problems arising at the manufacturing stage. Features and accessories created with the ShoeMaker Pro advanced modelling tools are full solid models and can be used in the design, prototyped or machined directly, or sent digitally to a machining centre to produce.