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Career Guidance Skills working with computers S5.6 - using digital tools for collaboration, content creation and problem solving S5.6.3 - using computer aided design and drawing tools Use CAD for soles
Description
Digitise and scan the lasts. Work with files in various CAD systems. Produce 3D models of soles and create 2D computer aided designs. Grade and obtain the size series. Prepare technical specifications for manufacturing. Produce 2D and 3D computer aided engineering designs and technical drawings of moulds for vulcanised and injected soles. Export the files of the virtual models to 3D printers, CAM or CNC systems.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 1 occupations
- Optional in 3 occupations
- Total: 4 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 2 (Professionals)
Essential for
- Footwear product developerFootwear product developers provide interface between design and production. They engineer the footwear prototypes previously created by designers. They select, design or re-design…
Optional for
- Footwear designerFootwear designers perform fashion trends analysis, forecasting, and market research, create footwear concepts, and build collection lines by operating mood or concept boards, colo…
- Leather goods designerLeather goods designers are in charge of the creative process of leather goods. They perform fashion trends analysis, accompany market researches and forecast needs, plan and devel…
- Footwear product development managerFootwear product development managers coordinate the footwear design and the product and collection development process in order to comply with design specifications, deadlines, st…
Related skills
- CAD software
- Use communication techniques
- Ergonomics in footwear and leather goods design
- Footwear and leather goods marketing planning
- Make technical drawings of fashion pieces
- Apply fashion trends to footwear and leather goods
- Implement footwear marketing plan
- Develop footwear and leather goods marketing plans
- Use IT tools
- Create 3D CAD footwear prototypes
- CAD for footwear
- Reduce environmental impact of footwear manufacturing
- Communicate commercial and technical issues in foreign languages
Last updated on February 18, 2026
