Process of Customizing Personalized Insoles Using 3DOE Plantar 3D Scanner and 3D Printer

With the improvement of people's living standards, the customization of personalized insoles is becoming a trend.

Because everyone's foot size is different, most of us find it difficult to completely fit our foot shape when buying insoles.

Wearing insoles that are unsuitable for one's foot shape for a long time can easily lead to foot deformity and may cause pain and other symptoms.

However, wearing personalized custom insoles enables users to wear insoles that perfectly fit their foot shape, which not only improves comfort but also avoids the occurrence of unnecessary foot diseases, better maintaining our foot health.

The following briefly introduces the process of personalized insole customization using 3DOE Plantar 3D Scanner and 3D Printer:

1. Use 3DOE Plantar Laser 3D Scanner to obtain 3D data of the plantar.

The 3DOE Plantar Laser Scanner has an accuracy of 0.5mm and a fast scanning speed. Users only need to stand on the device for scanning, and it usually takes about 20 seconds to obtain complete plantar data, including more than 20 key plantar data and 3D formats such as STL.

Obtaining real plantar data through the plantar scanner is a very important step.

Compared with traditional manual measurement, it not only has large errors, insufficient data, but also consumes a lot of time and energy.


2. Obtain plantar pressure distribution data through the plantar pressure plate.

If the purpose of customizing insoles is only for comfort, this step is not so important and can be omitted. Of course, collecting pressure data is better, so that insoles with more comfortable supporting force can be made.

For functional insoles, such as those customized to correct flat feet, high arches, varus foot and valgus foot, it is necessary to collect pressure data. Only in this way can rehabilitation therapists and designers design more targeted insoles to better achieve the correction effect.

3. Conduct insole design.

Import the data obtained from the plantar scanner and pressure plate into the insole design software, and the model will be automatically generated.

Then designers need to make reasonable modifications according to these data and carry out scientific supporting design, so that the insoles have real correction effects, the design of insoles is more in line with the user's foot shape, and the improvement and maintenance of foot health are effectively achieved.

Of course, the design of insoles requires professional foot medical knowledge and rich design experience, so that the designed insoles are more likely to meet user needs.

4. Perform slicing processing and production by 3D Printer.

After the insole is designed, the data model also needs to be imported into the slicing software for slicing processing.

For example, the design of layer thickness, the selection of filling structure, the selection of filling density, the setting of printing speed, etc., and then output the data into executable files for the printer.

Then import the file into the 3D Printer through methods such as a U disk for insole production.

It usually takes 1 to 3 hours for the printer to print a pair of insoles, which depends on the materials and structure of the insoles.

After printing, edge grinding and veneering are required.

5. Customers try on the insoles.

If the customer is on site, trying on the insoles on the spot is the most convenient. Problems can be found and corrected on the spot.

If the customer is not on site, it is necessary to send the insoles to the customer by means of mailing and other methods. After the customer tries on, feedback will be received, and fine-tuning will be carried out according to the situation.