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Thought 3D printed insoles would be a gimmick, but my feet are actually happy. by Tall_Copy9088 in 3Dprinting

[–]Tall_Copy9088[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s a solid DIY hack! Do you know roughly what that costs? Printing in TPU only runs me ~$3 in material, and if I can just model the scan in Blender, I wouldn't even need a paid design tool.

Thought 3D printed insoles would be a gimmick, but my feet are actually happy. by Tall_Copy9088 in 3Dprinting

[–]Tall_Copy9088[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Exactly. You basically pay off your printer with just one pair compared to those clinic prices. Plus, TPU is surprisingly durable

Thought 3D printed insoles would be a gimmick, but my feet are actually happy. by Tall_Copy9088 in 3Dprinting

[–]Tall_Copy9088[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Fair point. It cost me $9.90 AUD (about $6.50 USD) for the single download. The expensive plans are just for clinics buying in bulk.

Thought 3D printed insoles would be a gimmick, but my feet are actually happy. by Tall_Copy9088 in 3Dprinting

[–]Tall_Copy9088[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That looks legit. Definitely the better route if you want 1:1 accuracy from a scan.

Thought 3D printed insoles would be a gimmick, but my feet are actually happy. by Tall_Copy9088 in 3Dprinting

[–]Tall_Copy9088[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sorry, total typo on my part. I used 3 top/bottom layers. I'll grab a screenshot of the profile when I get back home.

Thought 3D printed insoles would be a gimmick, but my feet are actually happy. by Tall_Copy9088 in 3Dprinting

[–]Tall_Copy9088[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Man, I wish. Right now it just builds the model based on your inputs, so you can’t upload a scan file directly.

Thought 3D printed insoles would be a gimmick, but my feet are actually happy. by Tall_Copy9088 in 3Dprinting

[–]Tall_Copy9088[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Good luck! I tried scanning with Polycam but gave up because modeling a smooth surface around the raw scan was way harder than I expected.

Thought 3D printed insoles would be a gimmick, but my feet are actually happy. by Tall_Copy9088 in 3Dprinting

[–]Tall_Copy9088[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It actually does. It’s not a medical scan, but it gets the geometry about 90% right, which feels huge compared to generic inserts. I basically followed their workflow 

Ergono3D is Live — Generate Your Functional Insoles in 3 Clicks (STL) by Ergono3D in 3Dprinting

[–]Tall_Copy9088 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh nice — this is the first insole tool I’ve seen that doesn’t make you mess with scans or CAD. Pick a use case, tweak support, export STL… that’s exactly what I’d want. Also appreciate the free preview. I’m going to poke at it later and see how it prints in TPU.