FTWkit is now official: A new standard in footwear development

FTWkit is now official:

A new standard in footwear development

FTWkit is the all-in-one solution for footwear professionals, bringing together:

• Botcha – For footwear design and 3D development
• Jevero – For pattern engineering and product development
• Jevero Cost – For precise cost estimation

FTWkit is the umbrella for Design&Develop entire suite of Rhino plugins—a unified ecosystem for footwear design, pattern engineering, and cost analysis.

This isn’t just a rebrand. With FTWkit, they’re introducing a new industry paradigm: a digital workflow based on a shared platform.

Why does this matter? Because working within a common environment like Rhino means:

• Seamless collaboration across teams
• Faster development through a shared language and integrated tools
• A streamlined workflow that connects every stage of the process
• More efficient prototyping thanks to a digital-first approach

­With this shift, their digital presence evolves too:

A single website with everything about FTWkit and its plugins. Their LinkedIn and Instagram profiles are now named FTWkit.

­Visit the new FTWkit website and step into the future of footwear development!

Contact Design&Develop if you need more information or would like to discuss a custom plugin for your company.

FTWkit The Footwear Kit for Rhino

Design better shoes, faster

FTWkit has combined the benefits of a unified software platform like Rhino with the specialised tools needed for the footwear industry. 

This integration optimises the entire footwear development process from 2D and 3D design to engineering and product pipeline management, including cost and material management.

With Jevero and Botcha, two FTWkit plugins, you can streamline your workflow, shorten the time to market, and reduce the complexity of managing multiple software programs without sacrificing the specific tools necessary for 2D and 3D shoe modeling and engineering.

• Jevero is a 2D footwear pattern engineering plugin for Rhinoceros. It allows you to create and modify patterns easily and efficiently, seamlessly integrating with Rhino and adding powerful parametric tools for smooth pattern development. Jevero supports all major file extensions on the market, including Crispin Engineer .shoe and .pat files, ensuring a quicker transition and support for your legacy files. 

• Botcha simplifies 3D footwear modelling, enabling users to model in 2D and remap in 3D with a vast array of efficient tools that make every designer’s life easier. With Botcha and Rhino, you can quickly create digital uppers, parametrically edit each part, and apply textures to the model. Flatten any object, apply texture and remapping, and easily create lacing and stitching. These features allow you to achieve stunning results to help sell your projects and products.

To know more about it, visit FTWkit.com

food4Rhino webinar: Digital Footwear Creation with Botcha x Rhino (28 February 2024 at 5 PM CET)

food4Rhino webinar: Digital Footwear Creation with Botcha x Rhino

28 February 2024 at 5 PM CET

This webinar will focus on the suite of tools available in Botcha x Rhino for efficiently creating shoes in Rhino 8.

Quickly start from a last, flatten it, and begin modeling it in 2D, then map it back to 3D. We will showcase all the tools available at your disposal and the workflows that we have developed. Creating digital twins in footwear helps reach sustainability objectives and improve communication between designers and suppliers. We will demonstrate the quality of realism that you can achieve inside Rhino with the help of Botcha.

Speakers:

Alberto Franco is a software architect at design&develop and supervises the development and direction of BotchaxRhino and Jevero. He is a computer scientist working in computer graphics and CAD/CAE since 2009 and joined design&develop in 2015 to start a new business unit dedicated to creating software tools for footwear.

- Trenton Jones is a Project Manager at design&develop and is in charge of BotchaxRhino. Trent has a degree in industrial design from Arizona State University and has worked for adidas' Advanced Creation Technology team for more than six years, after his time at adi he joined design&develop in early 2023, supporting both software projects and footwear development.

Watch the webinar live on YouTube...

Add the webinar to your calendar via LinkedIn...

Last Call! Rhino User Meeting Istanbul

Rhino User Meeting Istanbul
March 4th, 2024 - 9:30 AM to 6:30 PM 

This is the last call to our Rhino and Grasshopper community in Turkey! Join us for an inspiring day filled with engaging discussions and networking opportunities. You’ll learn about Rhino 8 and its new features. 

Get inspired by the projects of our keynote speakers from architecture, marine, product design, engineering, and manufacturing, and network with professionals from different disciplines.

Also, discover the following solutions available by our partners:

• VisualARQ: Flexible BIM software for Rhinoceros that adds easy modeling of free-form architecture and dynamic project documentation.

• Jevero: A 2D footwear pattern engineering plugin for Rhinoceros. It allows you to create and modify patterns easily and efficiently. 

• Cyberstrack: Functionality for geometrical analysis and modification of free-form shapes.

• RhinoCAM: A computer-aided manufacturing plugin for CNC that runs entirely inside Rhino.

• RoboDK: Simulate and program any industrial robot with RoboDK. 

There are few seats left. Sign up now!

More details (in Turkish) here...

Whitepaper by Design&Develop on footwear design and manufacturing

Bringing footwear from concept to consumers' hands is an elaborate journey, often fragmented across disparate stages, departments, and technologies.

In the footwear design and development process, the easiest approach to quick integration is to establish a common platform for all collaborating work functions, ensuring a simple, streamlined workflow. We propose that Rhinoceros is well-suited for this role for several reasons.

Download the Design&Develop whitepaper to discover why!

More information...

Botcha x Rhino 2024.0 released!

Digital footwear creation has never been easier 

then now with Botcha x Rhino!

Botcha's latest release brings you groundbreaking features with the all-new last and color management panels, seamless support, and deep integration for Rhino 8. Countless issues have been swiftly resolved, and existing workflows have been fine-tuned to maximize efficiency. Workflows have been accelerated, as many cutting-edge tools have been introduced that enhance both Rhino and Grasshopper. 

The Botcha x Rhino package includes the plugin for versions from Rhino 7 onward, as well as several Grasshopper components.

• Remapping from mesh, Brep, SubD to another object
• UV Editor
• Parametric modifiers
• And much more! 

Download Botcha X Rhino | food4Rhino...

Jevero 2024.0 unveils new features for shoe patterns and costing

New features for shoe patterns and costing

Jevero, the pattern-making plugin for Rhino, has recently introduced a series of exciting new features.

As part of the three updates/year schedule, this update encompasses various enhancements in both Jevero and JeveroCost, offering users a fresh set of tools to improve pattern-making and cost calculation.

One of the main topics is the compatibility with the new Rhino 8 release.

Discover the details of the latest features...