Variable Density Insole

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One of the avenues I am investigating is the problem of foot ulceration, common in diabetes sufferers. This can lead to a serious chain of events leading to over 6000 related amputations a year in the UK. It is estimated that about 80% of these are preventable. Treatment costs to the NHS in the UK are in excess of £650m/annum. It is hoped that a low cost custom insole that is sympathetic to the patients requirements could help dramatically in this scenario. I see 3D printing taking the initiative and leading the solutions once again. This is my latest insole creation. A variable density infill print from a foot scan in Filaflex. Please see more on my blog here (specifically part 3) :http://www.gyrobot.co.uk/blog/my-adventures-with-3d-printed-insoles-part-1-4http://www.gyrobot.co.uk/blog/my-adventures-with-3d-printed-insoles-part-2-4http://www.gyrobot.co.uk/blog/my-adventures-with-3d-printed-insoles-part-3-4http://www.gyrobot.co.uk/blog/my-adventures-with-3d-printed-insoles-part-4-4 Video : http://youtu.be/ix5e9w-F4HQ EDIT 10/06/2016 : This work is superseded by my software over at http://www.gensole.com http://www.gyrobot.co.ukhttp://www.facebook.com/gyrobotuk Instructions I used Gimp to separate out the regions. Then Inkscape to make the vector files. I then exported .dxf files from Inkscape, which can then be imported in to a cad program. Once the curves have been turned into stls, then its over to Slic3r and using it's modifier mesh option, different infill densities can be applied to different regions.? Please see more on my blog here (specifically part 3) :http://www.gyrobot.co.uk/blog/my-adventures-with-3d-printed-insoles-part-1-4http://www.gyrobot.co.uk/blog/my-adventures-with-3d-printed-insoles-part-2-4http://www.gyrobot.co.uk/blog/my-adventures-with-3d-printed-insoles-part-3-4http://www.gyrobot.co.uk/blog/my-adventures-with-3d-printed-insoles-part-4-4