Sibonile Izicathulo eziphrintiwe ze-3D emuva nje ngo-2012. I-Adidas iye yasungula nge imfucuza yolwandle, abanye ngisho ukuvumelanisa ezinyaweni zakho. Manje, i-Under Armor idale ephrintiwe i-3D yokuqala emhlabeni ukuqeqeshwa izicathulo.
Ngaphansi kwezikhali zihlangane ne-Autodesk ukudala lezi zicathulo ezintsha ngomzamo wokwenza izicathulo zokuqeqesha zingasindi futhi zisekele. Umphumela uba yi UA Architech, izicathulo zokuqeqesha ezithembisa ukunethezeka, ukuqina, nokusekela.
Ukuqinisekisa ukuthi izicathulo ezintsha zishaya wonke amamaki afanele, i-Under Armor bekufanele isebenzise isakhiwo esisha se-midsole. Idizayini yokugcina isebenzisa isakhiwo se-lattice - umqondo abawuthole ohlelweni lwekhompyutha kunokuba uchwepheshe wezemidlalo. Ngesikhathi sezigaba zokuklama, inkampani yathintana nezinhlelo ze-algorithmic ukudala izakhiwo ezisuselwa kunqubo oyifunayo, inqubo eyaziwa ngokuthi ukwakhiwa kokukhiqiza. Lapho sekuyisikhathi sokwakha izicathulo, umsebenzi wabonakala unzima kakhulu ezindleleni zokukhiqiza ezikhona. Kuza i-Autodesk ne-software yabo I-Autodesk Ngaphakathi isetshenziselwe ukudala isithende esisha esizinzile.
"Izinqubo zokukhiqiza zendabuko njengokujola komjovo ngokuvamile azisebenzi kahle ezakhiweni eziyinkimbinkimbi ezivela kumkhiqizo wokukhiqiza," kusho uMqondisi Omkhulu Wezokuklama, uMark Davis. "Ukunyathelisa nge-3D kunika ukuguquguquka okwengeziwe kokukhiqiza izicathulo ezizuza ethangeni — kulokhu kunikeza ukuzinza okukhulu nokuqinisa kunokuklanywa okuvamile."
Kepha ubuchwepheshe be-3D bokuphrinta abugcini nje ngokuma phakathi ne-midsole. Lezi zinto ziphinde zitholakale esithendeni nasendaweni ephezulu yesicathulo lapho ukwakheka kwe- "Clutchfit Auxetic" kuhloselwe ukujwayela ukuma nokunyakaza kwalowo okugqokile ukuze kulingane kahle. Lezi zici ezintsha ziyisengezo ku-Under Armour's trademar “Shaja Foam” ukuqinisa ukunethezeka nokuphendula kanye ne-outsole enjoloba encanyana ye-traction. Zonke lezi zinto zihlanganisiwe, ziholela ekubeni ngumqeqeshi wokugcina we-Under Armour.
Ngaphansi kwezikhali akuyona inkampani kuphela yokusebenzisa ubuchwepheshe bokuphrinta be-3D ezicathulweni zabo. Ngonyaka odlule, i-New Balance idale isicathulo se-3D sokuqala esiphrintiwe. Ngaphambi kwalokho i-Adidas iveze owayo owe-3D ophrintiwe owakhiwe ngonyawo lomsubathi. Kepha into eyenza i-UA Architech yehluke ukuthi izotholakala ngezebhizinisi njengohlobo olulinganiselwe oluqala ngoMashi 18 ngewebhusayithi ye-Under Armour. Izicathulo zibiza u- $ 299.99 nama-pair angama-96 - okuyireferensi yenkampani eyasungulwa ngo-1996 - izotholakala kubantu.
"Enye yezinzuzo zangempela zokuphrinta kwe-3D ukuthi kuzovumela inkathi yokwenza ngokwezifiso kwabantu abaningi," kusho uDavis. "Okusho ukuthi wonke umthengi angaba nesicathulo esenzelwe bona kuphela, ngokuya ngobude babo, isisindo, nezidingo zabasubathi."
Ukuhlanganisa ukuphrinta kwe-3D nezingubo zokugqoka kuye kwaphumelela esikhathini esedlule, ngakho-ke ngethemba lokuthi lezi zicathulo ezintsha zizoba yi-hit. (Sekuvele "kuthengisiwe" kuwebhusayithi. Isibonakaliso esihle?) Ngesithembiso sokungasindi, ukusekela, nokunethezeka i-UA Architech ithembisa ukuba ngabaqeqeshi bokugcina kubo bonke abasubathi.
