Modeling a Shoe in Fusion 360

The process of some random shoe model using Autodesk Fusion 360.
It's maybe too long of a process to be useful as a tutorial, but oh well... hope it's helpful for somebody somewhere.
EDIT:
The foot model that I used as a reference can be found here: grabcad.com/library/human-foot-1

[@canti505]

This is awesome. Thank you so much for showing your process. Helps people who are looking to do the same thing jump way ahead without having to bash their heads on the keyboard with rage. Cheers :D

[@darkooo94]

17:23 "not so happy geometry right there". You're Bob Ross of CAD world.

[@MuttakiNL]

😄

[@kaden56]

Mind blown. This guy is crazy good.

[@neolance22]

you are damn right..

[@mikepedersen2420]

Absolutely mind blown how smoothie this is. I hope he has more videos like this, am not done watching this one yet. :P

[@redbowprops]

Out of all the videos I've watched to understand working with t-spline bodies, this is by far the best!

[@kevinkillsit]

Master class stuff. It's videos like this that get me pumped on modeling again when I've hit a wall and it's not fun anymore. Thank you for the walk through, honesty, and explanation of "mistakes" along the way. Really enjoyable and always fun watching a different design approach.

[@h_cl]

the best introduction i´ve ever heard!!!

[@gordon6029]

I really appreciate the time you put in to make this video. Thank you

[@bostok6]

Man don't listen this guys who comment this about ``it not a tutorial``. This a great tutorial. Everything crisp and fast. Thank you!

[@PetePanaia]

This is mesmerizing! Really great! Thanks!

[@Shadow-tu3sm]

I couldn't figure out how to make it a solid body for so long!, thank you!

[@failogy]

I completed this tutorial. It's quite difficult to follow, but learned a lot and shift to another level. Please make more video, thanks.

[@mihaicebotari6744]

When I look at it now, I can think of more effective ways do to some stuff, but you have your own style. Awesome and very brave of you to share with us. Thank you !

[@fortifor5410]

7 years ago? This beautiful work. Amazing!

[@MrTachiSH]

This is absolutely brilliant

[@prodigy104]

Hey, Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Very wonderful skill and I learned very much.

[@vavalexus]

Hello guys, This is quite impressive demonstration of a Fusion workflow. I want to ask its gurus for an advice. I’ve been working in Rhino 5+Tsplines for many years, got used to it a lot and find it a quite universal application. Yes it (Rhino) has some disadvantages as the absence of any construction tree and real weakness in filleting capabilities (so quite often I find myself exporting files to Solidworks and making fillets there, then export back to Rhino. It saves lots of time than doing fillets manually). But it was unpleasant surprise that Rhino 6 WIP did not support Tsplines anymore. So I decided to move to smth new. First what I checked was Fusion (since Tslpines moved there). At first, I was amazed but then the euphoria gone and frustration came. It is not that “design as you go” as I thought. It is not that hybrid modeling I was looking for. No osnaps (can’t imagine working without it), no decent move/rotate/scale with ref points as in Rhino, Tsplines are not that powerful as they used to be - no chamfering with keep distance option (only percentage), no keeping edge, no inserting edges perpendicular to other edges and so on; no way to directly modify edges or vertexes. So I thought it is not what I was after. Then checked Solidhinking and again got disappointed. But with this video I think that maybe I should look into it more deeply? Knowing basics of Solidwoks, good knowledge of Rhino, AutoCad, Tsplines it took me few hours to get the hand in the Fusion basics, but I am missing too much tools here, too much to feel comfortable. What do you think, can Fusion replace Rhino making the process of modeling as easy?

[@myulboy13]

Wow, i've been looking for this for ages!! Thanks (A little fast but i think i can give it a whirl!)

[@victorialiu9238]

Thank you for this tutorial! Very nice work!

[@cud1624]

omg how cool is the Weld function never used it b4 :)

[@claudiodelarosa5557]

Great Video. My only questions for you is how we’re you able to continue the plane when making the ring around the ankle? Also how do you Alt Drag the way you did?

[@stefanguiton]

Incredible work!

[@thejhambi]

Excellent video, thanks for making this.

[@designer23t]

Extremely impressive!

[@pandarzzz]

Thank you for sharing this cool video! 🐶🖐🏾

[@phantomapprentice6749]

subscribed, you make it look so easy

[@PrettyNeatVR]

Freaking beautiful.

[@vlastakucera82]

You are FUSION KING!!! Thanks .

[@triathlon.75]

Great tutorial. Thank you very much.

[@storyboarddave5860]

Thanks so much useful info!

[@markito8763]

Thank you a ton for educating us !!!!

[@akzorz9197]

No one: Absolutely no one: Me: "Foot.step" *mr. Bean smirk*

[@McCallFamilyAccount]

Great tutorial. I have heard you use this phrase twice and am sure it speaks to a common problem I have, but cant figure out how to apply it. What does "Ring around the detail" mean. For example, when I put headlines on a car made via spline body, I don't know where to stop with the spline body and move to another method or add a separate body. Thx

[@sergeymorozov5592]

Thank you for this tutorial!!!

[@User7039]

Great workflow.

[@valpan]

Oh god! Thank you! I want to make some sneakers for my personal project. But 3d coat isnt cutting it.

[@archietekt]

Thanks for sharing your process! Question though, I have zero knowledge in Fusion, does it have form generating features similar to Grasshopper or a way to make it behave similar to Grasshopper? Thanks in advance! Looking forward to your next demo.

[@unimportantprojects]

Fusion is more of a parametric modeler like solidworks or inventor, it doesn't do generative node-based stuff. I've seen a lot of people request this feature on their website, so who knows... maybe they'll implement it in the future.

[@TheRangeControl]

It seems really awesome. I'd have literally attempted to follow along, but it moves so quickly. So, I cannot see menus & submenus you are selecting. Is there any chance you will do any other wardrobe projects?

[@timcallinan]

Excellent tutorial. I was surprised nobody asked you this question. You seem to be an expert with both Solidworks, Fusion 360 and probably other programs. Ive been using Solidworks for years now and compared to fusion 360 - it seems very expensive. Basically Im wondering will there be a transition of users moving from Solidworks to Fusion 360. Do you have any opinions on this. Would you recommend someone like myself learning fusion. I teach solidworks to my students but if they wanted to do some design on there own - they would have to purchase a licence of Solidworks for nearly 4000 dollars. Its quite steep compared to Fusion. Thanks....Tim

[@unimportantprojects]

Not sure if I have a clear answer for this one, but here's my opinion: For freelancers, contractors, and startups, I wouldn't be surprised if there is a shift in users to Fusion, simply because it's a fully capable tool at 1/10th of the cost (or free if you qualify). It has become the only thing I use for personal/hobby use for this reason. For people already using tools like Solidworks in the industry, I doubt there will be a major shift any time soon... Getting companies to adopt new software and workflows is like pulling teeth. In these situations, companies might use Fusion as a supplemental tool for using features like t-splines or the new mesh editing tools for 3d print prep. The reason I follow Fusion isn't just because of where it is now, but because of how active their development team is. The speed at which this software changes is quite impressive. That said, it is still missing tools that some may consider as deal-breakers; sheet metal tools aren't there yet for example. If you do decide to learn Fusion, you should find it quite easy to transition what you know from Solidworks... The base concept of parametric modeling is the same in both programs. You'd probably begin to feel comfortable with it after just a couple days. The same thing applies to your students; as long as they understand the fundamentals of how parametric modeling works, it should be easy enough for them to pick it up on their own.

[@timcallinan]

+name notimportant Great answer. Thanks for that....tim

[@fraggedwitless]

Great workthrough, name notimportant! I bought a SolidWorks license a decade ago after completing my MA (had already used it professionally for 5 years beforehand as a mech eng). I haven't regretted it, in spite of Dassault mucking about with the pace of development, maintenance etc. However.... Nowadays I use SW for all freelancing work (I work with smaller design houses in the UK and they all seem to use it) but I am increasingly using Fusion for my own design project as SW refuse to add a T-Splines equivalent to the package for a sensible amount (how much for nPower Power Surfacing or the new SW Industrial Designer???!!). It's great for hacking up stuff for 3DP and I can always use the surfaces produced as a template for 'proper' (ha!) SW surfacing. I seem to remember reading that Dassault had a chance to purchase T-Splines before ADesk bought it. Whoops... (In an ideal world I'd have bought NX, but anyway...££€€$$) Rest of your comments seem entirely sound.

[@triathlon.75]

Hi Tim I'm a 3D modeling amateur, it's my favorite hobby. I used Solidworks for nearly a year before I discovered the wonderful Fusion 360. Moving on from Solidworks to Fusion is easy. Of course I felt some difference at first due to interfaces styles and options... I also felt frustration thinking that some features didn’t exist. Then bit by bit I discovered that they actually existed in a different way. The main reason I moved on to Fusion is the sculpt mode. Unfortunately Solidworks doesn’t have features for a really flexible free-forming that fusion has. And so, making an optical mouse body or even a car body is much easier in fusion. In the first 2 months of using fusion, I was still using Solidworks in parallel. Now I’m on the 4th month and I don’t open Solidworks any more. This was a brief description of my experience. I wish you good luck.

[@prakharchauhan4244]

Hey Tim, I am a 14 year old and referred to your solidworks tutorials....... They were amazingly explained. I now design my home tools and 3D print them.Thank you so much for those. They really helped me

[@fernandoprieto1340]

Will you upload your model to the fusion 360 gallery so we could check out the modeling process in the fusion 360 timeline?

[@3DwithHussam]

Amazing

[@Alshafi]

Awesome! I was hoping to see an export of a shoe last that I can 3D print and the design pieces as sheets that I can cut with a laser cutter! Awesome video tho

[@HARLYZZCCC]

NICE TUTURIAL!!

[@nash0427]

excellent video

[@fernandoprieto1340]

If you made a series of this same video in real time with a detailed explanation of the steps and the tools, I would watch it in it's entirety

[@karokats01]

Thanks for the tutorial! I just had one question, how do you get the foot in the right size to match your​ own feet?

[@TarekMidani]

Initially he started off with a random foot. I think you can drag the model and manipulate it to fit perfectly on any 3d scanned foot

[@neco1562]

BRAVO CONGRATULATIONS

[@kmercansey]

hey, cool video. if i were to send a file, is there a chance you could show how it can be smoothened. Its a shoe sole design

[@jesusreignonhigh6732]

i think that shoe is actually pretty good.

[@nazmulhoque9869]

is this wearable sample if i 3d print it ?

[@patrickmello3083]

I cant get to to the model/sculpt environment:( I’ve been looking for it but i can’t find it

[@pannonianknight]

"some stupid shoes" - Hilarious :D

[@lameiraangelo]

Its not the shoe that is stupid, but your comment. Shoes are immaterial, so by default they cannot be stupid. People without brains like you are stupid, since when shoes became stupid?

[@LeckieInstallsLondon]

if this was me fusion would have crashed 57 times

[@GranVlog]

dont forget the 5 min waiting, each time it wants to save. That being, every time you want to adjust the model.

[@bigfilsing]

@@GranVlog and don't forget the pop ups when mid command and the autosave fail pops up. Just more ways you can tell the software designers don't use CAD on a regular basis

[@jalensailin]

i mean no offense, but it sounds like you guys need some better computers. I used fusion on my 2012 macbook pro with a solid state drive and dont have the problems you describe

[@bigfilsing]

@@jalensailin no offence taken but the pop ups and slow cloud saves occur regardless of OS . I can see where maybe Mac OS has better or more efficient video drivers for F360 for Mac but other than that i doubt Macs are any better or worse ......

[@LeckieInstallsLondon]

@@jalensailin Im always doing some pretty labour intensive stuff in the sheet metal environment unfolding and refolding with many facets extruded. Fusion can do it, but sometimes it really doesn't like to. Like it will crash the first 3 times doing something and not changing anything at all in the process, the 4th time it will work and effortlessly too. Ive got a 2017 27'' imac fully loaded 64 gb ram!

[@aditimungurwadi8741]

i was trying to make the a shoe model understanding your video at a point i didn't understand after you applied the curvature comb and got another copy of the spine and later you made the reference lines using a single centre point.... that part was too fast to understand

[@MOVIEKICKS]

Thanks for the video. How did you wrap the form around the ankle starting at around 3:12? When I grab the blue square and drag it doesn't wrap.

[@rachkaification]

Is there any basic difference between modeling in Fusion and say Max or Maya? What's unique in Fusion?

[@javisartdesign]

thanks for the video. the other one is awesome too! reading the comments, so what's your tool for daily use? you said you don't use very often fusion to model

[@unimportantprojects]

Over the past several years it's been almost exclusively solidworks. A model like this would have taken me more time in solidworks though, simply because of the complexity of the base form... everything else would be the same workflow.

[@javisartdesign]

+name notimportant thanks for your answer! I've been testing meshfusion and fusion 360 and both have theis pros and cons ! it's very difficult to get the best workflow using only one tool. Solidworks has been used for long time and as I can see it's still being using. really helpul your tips using t-splines!

[@karlotten8142]

Great work! I love this! Novice question - can you extract the cutting sheets, if this shoe was going to be manufactured?

[@unimportantprojects]

Karl Christian Otten There are a couple ways to do this, but it requires plug-ins or external software. The easiest way for Fusion is probably to use a tool called "exactflat", there's a free trial period if you want to try it, but it's pretty expensive for full time access if I remember - if you only want to do a couple projects with it, I think they have the ability to pay per project or day use that isn't so bad. Another option (what I'd usually do for flattening) would be to import step, sat, or iges into Rhino and use the flattening tools in that - they aren't as accurate as exactflat, but usually get you most of the way there. Another potential option, although a little challenging, would be to use pepakura designer on a low-res export mesh, then refine with illustrator... It's meant for paper, but I've seen people do some wild things with it. There are also a few dedicated shoe design packages which certainly give you accurate flat patterns, but they seem to be prohibitively expensive for individuals or small businesses. Honestly, if it were me, I'd get (or model and 3d print more likely) a shoe last, tape it up, sketch out the pattern, cut up the tape and do it old-school, this is how it's been done for ages and many still do it this way. Also, depending on how you work and which factories you're working with, they may not even want a flat pattern, it'd only slow them down, a reference and some definitions of materials may be all they really need... Remember there needs to be many different sizes, which means many different patterns, some factories will help you manage this. Sorry I couldn't give you a clear simple answer, but I hope it was helpful anyway.

[@patrickheung8816]

@@unimportantprojects It's not a simple reply, but comprehensive and in-depth indeed! Thanks for explaining many possible ways as you can, and if we just stick with one "software driven" solution is in fact , incomplete towards the real world.Thank you so much.

[@crucianimassimo]

fantastic

[@carewcribfoundation2992]

Is it possible for you to design another shoe, and make another shoe tutorial with the design of VANS. Your videos inspired me a lot and is truly helping me succeed in/on my life project. Keep doing what you are doing. MUCH LOVE.

[@sariaalhalak]

Thank you

[@dylanyevans]

Wow, impressive stuff. Did you create the vid and speed it up then annotate? I can't quite believe you actually work at that pace ^_^ For anyone trying to follow this as a tut, play the video at half speed in the settings. Also makes the author sound like a cliched stoner, so bonus.

[@dylanyevans]

Doing it at that speed in any case would be the work of a demon.

[@Chompdeez]

Now that Delcam Crispin Shoemaker has been discontinued by Autodesk, do you have any recommendations for other 3D shoemaker software?

[@unimportantprojects]

ToxicNatural I'm not the best one to answer this question as this is not my industry, but I asked a friend who knows a couple shoe designers (sports shoes mostly)... one of them never uses any CAD, the other uses a shoe design plugin for Rhino but only uses it for visualization and not production. If anyone has a recommendation, feel free to comment.

[@sivaprakash1249]

Did u upload video to teach or show ur speed???

[@cu3845]

BIIIIIIIG THANKS !

[@cud1624]

can you link the grap-cad food-model?

[@unimportantprojects]

+CUD Hi, I've added a link to the foot model in the description.

[@morotsbrun]

how long was the whole process?

[@McCloud23892]

Hello, do you any contact information? I'll like to recommend you to some sneaker design job opportunities? Looking forward to some feedback, thanks.

[@YaGenezis]

thank you )

[@khoirun_nasikhin]

Cool video dude, fun tutorial for beginner like me :) wkwkwk

[@250ExplorerVideos]

Thanks for sharing this NNI. You've done a good job on the shoe(s). Looking forward to see what sort of videos you will come out with next :) Hope you have some coming. Cheers

[@unimportantprojects]

+Chris Halliday I've got something in mind for my next one, but I don't know when I'll be finished.

[@sebbatisseurdemarques4554]

Hi where can i learn to model like you...

[@Drayman1011]

Would you recommend Fusion 360 over something like Maya or 3DS Max?

[@unimportantprojects]

These are two different types of software for different purposes... Max/Maya results in a poly (mesh) model and is more for CG artists and animators, Fusion results in solid parametric models and is more for product designers and engineers. If you want to do computer graphics where the end result is an image, animation, or game asset, learn max/maya/modo/etc... if you want to do modeling where the end result is a physical thing, learn fusion/solidworks/rhino/etc. Given the variety of things I've worked on... it's valuable learning both.

[@TheXanUser]

I know all feet are different, but as a master ski boot fitter for over 20 years, that's one strange looking foot!

[@yangkyunglee3417]

Would you know how to export the shoe design into cut-out pieces?

[@unimportantprojects]

The only ways I know of are not native within Fusion... There may be other ways, but these are what I would look into: -There is a plugin called ExactFlat that can create 2d flattened patterns; I've never used it, but looks fairly robust. -In the past, I've used Rhino's surface flatten tool for laying out fiberglass layers - it worked well for most things I tried. -Depending on your needs, you may want to look into dedicated shoe design software... these all give accurate flat patterns. Crispin Shoemaker is no longer available, but you can find others if you do a search. If anyone knows a better solution, feel free to share.

[@a330turbinex7]

Awesome!!!!! Superb!!!!! Please, can you upload the complete video in normal speed so that we can try to create it? Thanks a lot.

[@kd7623]

watched it at 1.5x (no laughing emoji on laptop) Love you Bro!! (also no Love emoji )

[@milesmccoo]

what do you use as an input device? I imagine it's not just a mouse. for example, wrapping around the ankle. I'd spend half the time fight the orbit function. nicely done video. thank you

[@unimportantprojects]

It's just a regular mouse, shift+middle mouse, nothing special. It's interesting you bring this up though... I had to battle with the orbit in Fusion for the longest time because it didn't behave like I was used to, but there's a setting in the preferences that allows for "constrained orbit" (instead of "free orbit") which can make things much easier [EDIT: I say that, but I don't think it was setup like that in the video... but I still recommend trying it]. Another trick I use (not sure if I mention this in the video) is when moving stuff around in edit form, I'll often switch the coordinate space to "view space" to refine the form from various angles. Hope that helps.

[@milesmccoo]

that's helpful thank you. Good to know what's possible.

[@tiagolopes7802]

How do you make the form transparent to see the foot through it?

[@unimportantprojects]

You can apply an appearance by pressing 'A' then dragging a transparent material (like glass) onto the model

[@alperenborklu4005]

you are great

[@dakotablake185]

Your videos are very informative! I hope if times permits you to do so if you will be posting some more content?

[@user-ly5et4yc6j]

Is your hand sore? Which mouse do you recommend?

[@NicksStuff]

That was awesome! Now, how hard would it be to make the file useable? Like make patterns and molds and whatnot

[@unimportantprojects]

Should be reasonable to make molds and a last - 3d print the sole, make a mold from it, then cast some polyurethane or something - the flat pattern is a bit tricky - there is a fusion plugin called "exact flat" that can make flat patterns from surfaces, but I'd probably end up doing it by hand. There is also dedicated shoe design software that's purpose built for this if you want to go that far

[@NicksStuff]

@@unimportantprojects Thanks

[@jingninganelliatham4956]

Yes. You look like someone I'd subscribe to.

[@wiraxbox360]

This program is similar to rhino? and which one is better, thanks

[@unimportantprojects]

Similar in some ways; with the t-splines plugin, Rhino is equivalent to the patch and sculpt mode of fusion with model history turned off. Rhino may be a bit more robust in the patch/surfacing area + gives access to generative design tools via grasshopper. Fusion adds parametric model history, parametric solids, parametric sketching, and a lot of other stuff so I prefer it.

[@katya-suleymanova]

Why not 3d maya? Maybe you said about it in this video, but i wasnt listening you^ please answerr

[@shinghuang3206]

Sorry , After watching this for 2 years I still can't figure how to drag the surface and just simply create another surface like your second step. is there any hot key for it?

[@ark_knight]

Alt key

[@Alejandra.Chavez.Lizardi]

Do you know why i don't have the mesh options?, i can't even modify those. It ask me to enable mesh option but i don´t know how to do it. Thanks

[@pakman422]

Go to preferences, then go to the "Preview" tab (last one down), then enable "Mesh Workspace". The mesh workspace is still in "beta" mode but Fusion allows you to choose what "betas" you want to try or enable. I recommend enabling all of them.

[@Alejandra.Chavez.Lizardi]

Hey thanks! :D

[@williampacas7791]

how to bend the plane? in 3:10, i really dont get it

[@BigedEd]

Восхитительно!!!

[@Demon-gq7io]

The sarcasm

[@digitalutbildning]

Cool

[@RajneeshDabral]

where did you get this 3d model of feet?

[@unimportantprojects]

The link is in the description

[@NicksStuff]

Is Octane free (for hobbyists)? If not, do you advise anything else?

[@unimportantprojects]

I believe they have a free version that works with blender. Otherwise, as far as free renderers go, I'd probably recommend Cycles (included with blender)

[@NicksStuff]

@@unimportantprojects Thanks

[@getfastfish5020]

what does it mean when I get an error that says there are no visible surfaces to trim at 7:48?

[@ark_knight]

You body which you are meant to trim might not be visible or might not be intersecting. Just check the body carefully

[@andrewmorris9499]

Anyone out there designing soft goods with Fusion and using Zbrush or Marvelous designer to take it even further?

[@devasissamantry5351]

Why should I model this in fusion360 why not in Maya or max what is the advantage of modeling in fusion360 I am really confused ????

[@yellowscarlightningscream8347]

You can directly send this model to a 3d printer and have your own shoe ready in a matter of hours

[@gillescarali6843]

Hello nni, i'm just stucked trying to trim the front part of the shoe at 7:19. It does not work as you explain. Can i share with you my Fusion file ? I really want to go to this tutorial until it's end. Thank you very much by advance

[@unimportantprojects]

Gilles Carali Typically, if there is a problem with trimming, it's because the surface you are using to trim doesn't fully intersect the surface you are trying to trim from -or- the surface you are using to trim intersects other parts of the body that aren't supposed to be trimmed. If you still have trouble with trimming, I would check out m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/hKrTg3holqubnpY for approaches on overbuilding surfaces

[@user-zv3bi8go1w]

3:12 How do the plane follow the curve like that way? I'm going straight

[@FistaszekAlone]

I want to know it too ! ;p

[@danielocegueda547]

just press the alt key when you moove the edge of the plane

[@user-xd3rh7sg8d]

wow...!

[@jm4giv]

Come back please!!