Heel creation dialog - Manual

Use the Manual tab to edit the curves on the heel.

Note: If you select Base/Side curvature/Top-piece after using Manual editing to refine the heel design, changes made to the heel are lost.

1. In the dialog, select the button that represents the section to be edited. The selected button has a blue background.

   Sides X — Select this option to edit the side curvatures of the heel in the X direction. When you click Start, the view changes to View from right.

   Sides Y — Select this option to edit the side curves of the heel in the Y direction. When you click Start, the view changes to View from back.

   Back X — Select this option to edit the back curve of the heel in the X direction. When you click Start, the view changes to View from right.

   Front X — Select this option to edit the front curve of the heel in the X direction. When you click Start, the view changes to View from right.

   Top-piece Back — Select this option to edit the back curve of the heel top-piece. When you click Start, the view changes to View from bottom.

   Top-piece Front — Select this option to edit the front curve of the heel top-piece. When you click Start, the view changes to View from bottom.

2. Click Start. The editing curve is displayed in white with curve points in green:

   

3. Edit the curve in one of the following ways:
   • To change the curve shape, drag a curve point to a new position.
   • To add a curve point, press and hold the T key and click on the curve.
   • To remove a curve point, press and hold the T key and click on the point.
4. Click Finish to apply the change to the heel.
5. Edit other heel curves in the same way.
6. Select Create curves to trace pieces to create curves along the edges of the heel. Use these curves to create pieces on the heel; for example a heel cover or a Louis heel effect at the heel front.
7. Click OK to save the changes.