TechPac 2D system to be on display at Shoe & Leather
03 Jun '09
4 min read
For orthotics design and manufacture, OrthoModel and OrthoMill provide a complete solution for the production of high-quality insoles for both the comfort and medical markets. The entire process is driven by a series of menus, which incorporate the terminology used by the industry to describe the various features of the orthotic. This makes it easy for medical and footwear professionals to use, even those having no previous CADCAM experience.
The latest addition to the program is a new method for creating "foot-positive” models. This allows patterns to be designed directly from scan data taken from the patient's foot to create foot orthotics in a variety of materials, including carbon fibre.
A new "cast-dressing” option allows the user to apply corrections directly on the scan of a patient's foot when designing orthotics. This process duplicates on the computer the modifications made to the cast by adding or subtracting plaster using the traditional methods. In a related development, the scan and the orthotic can now be overlaid and viewed together, so that the extent of the changes can be seen easily.