Micro-credential title: Digital tools for soles design and production
Thematic pathway: Leather and footwear in circular economy
Part of module: Footwear in circular economy
EQF level: 7
ECTS credits: 1
Implementation mode: Hybrid, online learning with practical components
Learning methods and duration: Approximately 25 hours (5 hours e-learning, 2 hours video experience, 17 hours work-based learning, 1 hour assessment)
Assessment methods:
- Formative assessment
- Unit quizzes
- Guided Rhino modelling exercises (curves → surfaces → solids)
- checkpoints for dimensional accuracy and manufacturability
- Summative assessment
- Final project: a complete 3D model of a sole (Rhino 8 or equivalent), including a technical sheet, dimensional verification, and a proposed production-ready file export.
General objective: The learner will be introduced to:
- the digital tools used in contemporary footwear engineering, with focus on outsole and midsole design
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3D modelling workflows in Rhinoceros for footwear applications
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the interface between digital models and industrial production technologies, including mould making and 3D printing.
Enrollment:
Timing: 1 Sept 2026 - 31 Jan 2027
Responsible institution: Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands
Contact person, email: Lorenzo Masini, email: l.masini@hva.nl
- Teacher
lorenzo masini