u/WatTheDucc

Hey everyone, I am trying to figure out a realistic software pipeline for shoe design and would love to know how people in the industry actually handle this. I am currently deciding between starting with Blender for fast visual concepts, investing a thousand bucks into Rhino for precise NURBS geometry and sole modeling, or looking into specialized footwear CAD like Shoemaster, Romans, or Crispin.

I am curious if it is common practice to start in Blender for rapid aesthetic exploration and then rebuild in Rhino for exact CAD, or if most designers just commit to one environment from day one. Blender seems amazing for quick organic modeling and renders, but Rhino feels much more reliable once you need exact dimensions, precise sole structures, or parametric tweaks in Grasshopper.

My biggest question is whether independent designers actually need to buy and learn specialized footwear CAD for things like 2D pattern flattening and size grading. Or is the standard workflow simply delivering clean 3D CAD files alongside detailed tech packs, and letting the factory's pattern engineers handle the 2D flattening and grading on their end? Any insight into what a real footwear workflow looks like would be super helpful.

Thanks!

I know it'll sound silly, but do we have beef liver here as an option? I've been to (I think) all grocery stores and no luck yet. I reaaaally miss it, just sucks that I have to supplement iron because of that.

Moved here recently and just have my BMO debit for now. Want to get a credit card to start earning cash back or points. I bank with BMO so the BMO CashBack World Elite is the obvious one, but I keep seeing people online say the Amex Cobalt is the best for points, and the Scotia Gold Amex for travel with no foreign transaction fees.

My worry is Amex acceptance. From what I've read it's hit or miss in smaller places. For those of you in town, do the grocery stores, gas stations, and restaurants here actually take Amex, or do you end up using Visa/Mastercard for most things? Trying to figure out if a Cobalt is worth it or if I should just stick with a Mastercard.

Also open to other cards I haven't mentioned. What are you all using up here?

Thanks

Como vocês lidam com tanta cultura diferente na gringa?

No momento estou no Canadá e tem sido difícil lidar com algumas culturas, principalmente a russa. A cultura brasileira tem todo aquele teatro de sorrir, de ser agradável, de ajudar e parar o que tá fazendo pra explicar algo, totalmente diferente da deles.

Aqui fora é sempre esse 8 ou 80, é tomar patada de graça e continuar se movendo, uma hora você se torna a pessoa que vai dar patada ou só se acostuma e segue em frente sem levar muito pro pessoal?

I'll have my first job as Coordinator in a big company, so I'll be dealing with people back and forth, communication is a must. I know it involves more than speaking and listening actively, but I'm wondering if it's worth it to book classes for it, the lady charges 65 CAD for one hour and 350 CAD for 6 classes.

My wife did it and told me some tips to "talk from the belly" and to avoid fillers, wrong pauses, and to use hooks to grab attention. These all seem obvious to me, but I can't really tell if a person doesn't tell me this directly, so worth it paying or should I get more out there, talk to people and learn through the hard way?

So I'm setting up a Starlink (actuated model), it is supposed to go on our roof, though in the manual the temperature range is between -30 °C and 50 °C. Anyone here living in Yellowknife with a functional Starlink during the winter season?