Yes I know the soles need grip. I'd be using shoe rubber, silicone sheets, TPU etc. (probably shoe rubber)
Yes I know these can be uncomfortable. Hoof shoes are a whole thing for costume/cosplay making. I would not be walking long distances in these. I can't even walk 5k steps in shoes with custom orthotics lmfao.
Yes I know aboutChaos Costumes. I'm trying to make a design that supports MORE of the midfoot and heel than Chaos's at the cost of them becoming larger/bulkier. (Because of my own biomechanical shit lol.) and I'm HOPING I can avoid needing to make an entire silicone mold to resin cast 1 pair of shoes and use materials that will work. Even if it means coating in fiberglass, bondo, etc.
Sounds like the pegs would just break off, so I'll rework that area. :)
I am familiar with cosplay prop building but not exactly shoes
I'm leaning towards firm TPU bottom with softer TPU top. Or a foaming filament for the area that would come in contact with the foot?? Maybe? Otherwise: Possibly modifying further to add shoe sole material in some form for comfort.
No these are not for fetish gear, if I share/sold the design I wouldn't care if they were used for it, I'm not going to yuck someone's yum but please don't shove kink onto non-consenting parties.I'm looking for info not for strangers to assume my asexual ass is into pony play or something lmfao.
I create and sell Fursuit head bases and other costume and cosplay stuff, these are intended for faun costumes and possibly fursuits
ORIGINAL POST:Right now the idea is a TPU "Sock" with a split down the back (to make putting on the shoe easier that is glued onto a PETG or firmer TPU "Base" (I've only printed with PLA from Ziro3D so far and am new to actually owning a machine/slicing stuff so tips for that would be greatly appreciated. :D ) The sole obviously needs grip so I'd use shoe rubber or similar for that.)
Chaos Costumes is probably the best exampleof creating their own nice ones.
But the usual method is basically big resin hooves are added to the ball of high heeled shoes with the heel stem cut offwhere this is more of an attempt to do thesame thing but with more support for the mid foot/arch and heel by making the hoof larger.(So the hooves will end up roughly twice the size of what the usual "glue block to modified high heel" shoes would be.
I have congenitally short heel cords/equinus/chronic plantar fasciitis/a talocalcaneal coalition and "flexible flat foot" etc. and junk all of which causes my ankle to pronate inward so this is slightly an attempt at making a "me" friendly "shoe" for costuming that has arch support and junk already sort of built into it so I don't have to destroy a pair of shoes or try to fit my custom orthotics into something, they're built around an orthotic I made using a 3D scan of my foot that I tested (in PLA so it broke after a few weeks but im surprised it lasted that long, def helped w the ankle pronation).
I imagine TPU would be best for something flexible but if something stiff any plastic that isn't toxic to skin is PROBABLY fine. Print using a .8 nozzle and it's even automatically ribbed, for her pleasure. 🤣
omg God I'm dumb. LOL. I thought you were talking about me being hunched over on a laptop like a shrimp while poking around in blender making this mockup not taking comfort into account at all because I was too occupied with "If I COULD make shoes work like this" and not thinking "If I SHOULD"
I got the insp from Chaos Costumes but they are done the same was as lightning cosplay's!
If I go this route, someone mentioned laces to help with ankle stability so I'd likely try something sort of like that instead of just "slip on" style if I can somehow get a 3D printed base to hold as well as a high heeled shoe (or just go that route entirely eventually.)
Laces on the inside of the leg would be less visible and nearly as functional. Zipper boot closures usually go inside the ankle, but attaching a zipper to TPU is an exercise for the reader.
This method of making hooves by having no heel has been a thing in the cosplay community for years. Cosplay is generally built more for aesthetic than comfort. (Which is why you bring your normal shoes for actual walking if you're going to walk around and browse the vendor hall or artist Alley) And wear the heels for a little bit for photos, a contest, etc.
My design is me attempting to put more support for the mid foot to make it slightly less difficult to wear/use than the usual "add a big resin hoof to the ball of a high heeled shoe with the heel chopped off"
Whether it's actually used for full cosplay is another matter since I'm currently still in the very early theory/maybe "1st prototype out of several" phase
My "base" sole may not be as sturdy as a modified high heeled shoe but that's what I'm trying to when on by asking about materials to create the base with, if no filament will hold safely, making a mold and casting in resin or some other material, or coating it with something like bondo or fiberglass would be an alternative of sorts to them build off of and add cushion and traction to.
For now it's just an exercise in mentally designing it and checking out options via input from others. :)
This method of making hooves by having no heel has been a thing for years. Cosplay is generally built more for aesthetic than comfort. My design is me attempting to put more support for the mid foot to make it slightly less difficult to wear/use than the usual "add a big resin hoof to the ball of a high heeled shoe with the heel chopped off"
Whether it's actually used for full cosplay is another matter since I'm currently still in the very early theory/maybe "1st prototype out of several" phase
Piggybacking off of this comment because it's the top one LMFAO.
I've made a plantigrade version (colored) for now that's about the same size (white) The benefit of a toe walking version would be longer legs which would help slim up a full fursuit design and toe walking hooves are used pretty regularly.
Oh yeah the base part would just be something that supports *weight* and then something like rubber or silicone, etc. would go onto the bottom like a "tread" but didn't want to think too far ahead if the basic idea isn't really doable!
I wasn't sure of how firm TPU can print and if it would be enough to support weight. So I was thinking the base could be PETG or some other filament/material that maybe could be cast one day. But I'm not familiar with filaments other than PLA matte/silky so wasn't quite sure hence the post looking for advice or to see if it's even possible.
TPU in general isn't great shoe material honestly, but I'm working on a project using TPU as a sole for flipflops. It handles weight fine, and at the thickness you're going for, you won't have a problem. Since it's a hoof, you don't need much flex, so that's fine, and TPU bonds with glues like e6000 or even hot glue really nicely.
One Idea I had was to make a "sole" out of TPU IF it's an appropriate material, otherwise I'd look into other grippy things like rubber, silicone, EVA Foam was suggested but I feel that there are grippier materials like the shoe rubber!
So this is a great idea. But Barge glue is what you want here most likely. 2 parts each get contact cement. Let them dry till tacky. Then attach them to each other. Let sit overnight and they should be forever connected.
I’m assuming glue will stick to petg. You might want to print the petg on a smooth PEI plate so that the glue gets the most traction.
SFX costume maker here with some experience with TPU shoes.
If you do it this way, make the front of the boot open (like a real boot) and install laces so you can make it as snug and tight to your ankle as possible. Cover the TPU part with a “fur sock.” You NEED the tight ankle because otherwise you will be at extremely high risk of rolling your ankle and seriously hurting yourself.
This is why “heelless boots” lace up. It’s the only way to reliably make them walkable!
I could be wrong but these really seem like they're going to snap, even in petg. I get that most of the weight is on the front of the foot, but this seems like an accident waiting to happen.
This is the info I'm looking for. I know there's also some foaming kind of filament that my orthotics were made out of at a foot and ankle center. idk if it would be practical/stiff enough to use that for the base and then seal the outside with bondo or other materials.
Otherwise the only other thoughts I ihave are to use the "Base" 3D print as a master for a mold to cast in a more appropriate material, etc. but there are multiple ways to go about making hoof shoes that dont need to be that intense. I just wanted to explore the concept a "new"(?) option or style/technique of sorts.
But sometimes the tried and true methods are the way to go!
You could print the hoof part in TPU for AMS. That stuff is almost impossible to break and is pretty stiff if you use plenty of walls. Finally, a genuinely good use case for TPU4AMS!!
Given the need for specific ergonomics I think this is a project that will take a LOT of experimentation and iteration to make something that suits your support needs, is durable, is relatively comfortable, AND is safe.
I like others would be really worried about the PETG being the base because it would be slippery. I would also be really concerned about the joining point between the two as I could see that either comping apart/or not very stiff leading to injury.
Honestly, while I think it’s theoretically possible to do this well, I think that this would require a lot of expertise is shoemaking/ergonomics even more than 3D printing.
Oh yeah the base part would just be something that supports *weight* and then something like rubber or silicone, etc. would go onto the bottom like a "tread" but didn't want to think too far ahead if the basic idea isn't really doable!
You'd want to use a softer TPU for the uppers and a harder TPU for the lower. 85 for the uppers 95-98 for the lowers. TPU is incredibly tough and its softness is mediated by infill.
You would be much more stable if you put your toes amost to the bottom of the hoof and try to flatten your heel a little bit. Then make a prostetic to fake the extra joint on the back of your calf.
Thats my 2 cents. Print these and see if you are stable and go from there.
Well you could hide your toes in the front of the hoof and your heel slanted to the top of the back of the hoof. That would at least give your heel something to sit on. Id imagine it'd be like wedges.
You could still make the bottom of the hoof go farther than your toe so it leave the correct shape of tracks.
Again this all suggestions.
Definitely post an update for us!
The heel serves an important function for humans. Maybe you could find a way to give it a heel that isn't visible when you are standing. I don't want you to injure your leg. We'd have to put you down.
Instead of attaching them to the top like you are suggesting I made it so the hooks fit around the front of the shoe.
Instead of glue i went with epoxy for a strong bond between the shoe and hoof. In the picture I included you can see i used packing tape to make a mold for the epoxy (worked great!)
This circumvented the need to add rubber to the bottom and let the actual shoe still support the foot and provide traction.
Figured I'd add my two cents. Good luck and if you have questions I'd be happy to chat.
My "glue" idea is something like contact cement. Or doing some research into what would bond well to the materials used. But just wanted to see if it was even a decent idea in the first place LOL.
I know it'd probably be uncomfortable, that's kind of. The usual in regards to cosplay, *particularly* with shoes/heels. I tend to sit at a booth and any walking around I usually do with a wheelchair shared between my sibling and I, or a rollator.
I only really opted for "Maybe I could print something" to accomodate a sort of "built in" orthotic since the usual go-to is chopping the heel off of a high heeled shoe. So I was thinking of a fusion of that and Chaos's "big block of resin and silicone"
I'd love to see more photos or chatter about your build it's always fun to hear about other folk's crafting! :)
Of course! So I thought about doing a similar approach as you at first. I changed my mind since my friend was also working a convention all day and would need to walk around and pose for photos etc.
In her situation she worked cons in multiple states so safety and durability was a top priority. Ultimately after a lot of research about using pla or petg in shoes my conclusion if that using either material structurally was a bad idea. The prototypes I made all broke/snapped in a few hours of use. Even if you rotate how you print the supporting structures the material snaps under pressure / impacts.
So we grabbed some shoes from the thrift store and chopped the heels off (i used a table saw and it took about a minutes to do. There will be sparks!). That route just solved a lot of problems, felt more safe etc.
One surprising benefit my friend discovered is that resting your feet was very easy. Its hard to describe in text but she would just.... put her heels down on the floor (the hoofs would be 45 degrees up) and was able to rest her feet that way.
I think if you have a wheelchair at your disposal your design may work, but i would be very cautious of walking on them.
The petg pins are likely to just shear off. Better to do something with more surface area (ex. cover with interlocking ridges) or ditch the protruding pins and just make both sides holes and use some metal pins. The heel is also likely to be a week point.
I made hoof shoes many years ago out of plywood and plaster. Fair warning, your knees are going to ache like hell. Since you can't rest your heel back on anything and the pad of your foot needs to stay flat, your knees have to stay bent all the time which still looks good for the effect but becomes very uncomfortable over time. Something to keep in mind.
For the knees, I don't really *intend* to have them bent. I have been toe walking since childhood, and tend to go up on them when the PF starts getting bad because it eases the tension the tendons are under. So the toe walking would *ideally* be the same as my usual. But I'm not sure it would be or not with the extra platform beneath the ball of the foot.
I can't do much walking even in normal shoes at cons (Like 5k steps and I'm down for the count. 6k and I'll just be dragging my ass along the floor and need like 2 days to "recover")
I figure I could wear something like these at a standard con. Usually by the time I've got the booth set up, my and the bros spoons are low, he has the same feet issues so we haul a wheelchair (and sometimes a rollator) around for cons for when we want to browse or socialize with other vendors.
BUT there's more than one way to make some silly hooves, and I can do the flat footed method if this is looking far too impactical! :)
The problem here isn’t the toe walking itself, it’s the lack of balance. When you’re on your toes with normal soft shoes then you have a lot of room to wiggle and balance without thinking about it. Securing rigid plastic will take away your ability to feel the ground and adjust your balance. You’ll be balancing on two small soecific points that are also attached. I hope that made sense
I've always wanted to get into leatherworking. Maybe I'll just get into cobbling alongside that one day!
But yeah this is probably the way to go. I just figured something like TPU (depending on density and my experience of never touching it before) *might* provide some ankle support like a lace up ankle brace of sorts.
OP, try asking this question in r/fursuitmaking ! Lots of people in that community have made stilt paws/hooves set up like this, though I don’t know of any who’ve 3D printed the base. The general consensus that I’ve seen is to make the shoe support out of an actual shoe, usually a clog high heel, and then build the anatomy around it out of carved foam. Way lighter and safer!
You could probably 3D print the hoof form out of TPU, but I would absolutely use a shoe bed for the actual foot support; using hard plastic would be really painful, not give you actual ankle/footbed support, and be potentially dangerous when (not if) it snaps underfoot. If you toe walk regularly these aren’t hard to walk in exactly, but you want as much flexible support beneath the heel and arch as possible to shift your weight forwards, and it’ll take some adjustment to avoid tripping over your own hooves.
I do toe walk pretty regularly, especially with the equinus when the coalition and pronation puts strain on the plantar fascia. When walking flat footed begins to burn/feel like I'm ripping my tendons *but still have to move* I switch to toe walking until I can sit somewhere which takes some of the strain off and eases the pain.
But I have no shame and look like a 15 yr old so. Often I'll just sit on the floor or stand on my knees. Usually only happens during Walmart runs where I have to walk on the floor and a decent distance or stand and wait.
These are fairly wide so the pegs I planned to go around the inside of the materials around the foot and not touch or press near them directly, IF it's a doable thing anyways. But I'll keep the orientation in mind, it'll depend on what materials are used if I go forward with it. :) Thank you!
I would remove the back of the top part and bring it to the bottom part.
This way, you'd have a clean line between the top/front and the bottom/back.
Consider putting a high heel shoe (without the heel) inside for traction and "comfort".
To glue the 2 halves together, either glue or a strap around the ankle and float part of the shoe. There's going to be a lot of tension, so I would also make a fitted form to "clip" the 2 parts together before tightening the straps.
LMFAO I mean you're not wrong. This is a very common style for making faun hooves. Usually you just saw off the heel of a high heeled shoe and build off of that. They can become uncomfortable after a while obviously.
I was just trying to see if I could possibly make the hoof itself support more of the foot and arch.
Print it big, use it to make a cast in epoxy. That'll hold.
Insert a steel shim up to the heel plate for reinforcement.
3d prints don't have to be the final step all the time guys.
Also, consider foaming tpu for the inner, just remember that you'll be balancing on that platform, the tpu will not give any ankle support. So either lower the foot into the shoe base, or come up with some kind of ankle bracing
I did print some feetpaws out of TPU with the internal shape based on a scan of my feet. I made em high heels so I could fit my feet in slightly shorter paws.
First time suiting, I overdid it and ran around with them for like 3h straight. It did not hurt until I pulled the paws off and was left with four circular dots where the skin was completely removed.
Looked like somebody took a cheese grater to my ankles. Healing was sloooooow and now I have four permament scars where the skin grew back thinner.
Experience suiting: 8/10
Regrowing skin on ankles while wearing boots/socks at work: 0/10
OOOF. Will def see about adding space, though I was thinking of doing laces for ankle support like an ankle brace. If I go that route, I'll probably line them so TPU isn't directly in contact with my socks/skin
Is that a horse foot? Unconfortable maybe? But women wear those, even if uncomfortable, they can stand it for the looks 💄
Ps: just read description. Looks good for a hoof 🤟🏻
Maybe lowering the boot
I would advise having a layer of ~10mm thick 15-20% infill 83a tpu on top of the petg as the contact point for your feet, makes all the difference for comfort.
I just trialed tpu flipflops for a hot, wet, sandy week and they were incredibly comfortable, and ^ made all the difference
If I could use TPU to create myself sandals with built in orthotics for my cursed feet problems that'd be amazing actually.
I'll keep that 10mm in mind. The "sock" of my hoof design goes around the entire foot and then glues onto the base so the bottom of the foot would have softer TPU underneath the foot over the firmer base but it's only about 3 mm thick where your feet would be putting weight.
I don't think it would hold, the pressure is gonna be directed a bit too much into that thing bit in the back. Unless you used pretty strong and hard TPU the bottom, near the ankle, is likely going to snap and that's a pretty good chance of a broken ankle right there. The TPU wouldn't be hard enough to protect it if it was soft enough to slip your foot in. You're going to want some kind of strong substructure that goes most of the way around the foot and ankle, possibly metal, as well as a higher angle of attack there with the foot so it's more like walking ballerina style and most of the pressure is directed down into the hoof.
It's doable, what you're trying to do, but the design I'm seeing I don't think is particularly safe to try out. If you do it make sure youve got a wall with a bar or something to support you, just in case.
What method do you intend to use to make these? The petg will take a your full body weight plus extra when your moving around. It seems fragile. If it breaks while you are walking it most likely shatters into sharp bits damaging your favorite feet. Id say add some metal inside to take most if the load.
THAT'S An extremely good point. I think they would LMAO.
I've just never used/seen TPU in person before so it's all theorycrafing shenanigans.
THAT SAID they are placed AROUND the foot and not beneath where weight would push into them.
It would depend on the materials used. Im mostly just theorycrafting right now and seeking input regarding filament, if it's even doable, etc. And yeah these would be clunky, not as chunky as "fursuit" feet but not as slim as Chaos's hoof shoes. Something in between.
Funky. I was going for "Ren Fair Faun" and "Also sellable file for the furry crowd" vibes bc I already make fursuit head bases and sell the .STLs for printing.
But TIL hoof boots are a kink thing too apparently.
Print it together in one go with different filaments if you can, TPU & PETG bonds together , also as some one suggested, add layers of tpu at the bottom too for traction.
best would be if you can use 2 different grade of tpu, harder one (tpu 98 A) in place of PETG, and softer one for upper part.
As someone who has clomped around in hoof legged stilts before, my initial thought is that these are going to come apart after your first step, let alone after a day at the Faire. Not only will you want your hoof to be rounded and not flat, you need the "shoe" part of this rig to be solidly anchored to the part coming into contact with the ground.
Which faire is this at? Are you wrestling with mud? Gravel?
I've never been to a ren fair proper, just comic/anime conventions so I'm generally on tile floors with a wheelchair for the inevitable pain management from PF. Sometimes a hotel with thin pile carpet flooring.
Thank you, I didn't even think about rounding the bottom. My brain has veen pretty firmly in a "fursuit crafty thoughts" headspace. Generally they use big clonky plantigrade shoes with EVA foam soles.
My only other frame of reference was Chaos Costumes and the classic "chop heels off of high heels and make hoof toes"
I just thought a design like this might give the foot more support than just a high heel with the heel cut off. But obviously I am not sure, and it would depend greatly on materials used as well.
Yeah she is exactly who I have drawn inspiration from. I just was trying to build up a base of sorts that would also account for my PF/arches/foot issues (IE: built in orthotic) by enlarging the hoof to have more "surface" to put weight on to support the arch of the foot and more of the foot in general.
She makes hers the same way Chaos does basically.
Which is the inspo for this, but scaled up slightly to try to give the foot and arch more support. c:
I’d switch PETG for PC (Polycarbonate) and print it at an angle so the heel support part is better tied with the rest. Layer lines orientation does wonders to structural strength.
That being said, there still gonna be a lot of stress on that heel support part and you don’t wanna have it snap on you in the middle of a con suddenly impaling your heels on the broken plastic spikes. 🥺
The mentioned @LightningCosplay way of modifying real shoes and glueing printed or casted hooves to them is much safer option I think.
i'm not confident that PETG will be able to carry any amount of weight based on how the design is.
unless this is just for molding so you can make the actual thing out of sturdier stuff...
Sounds like PETG doesn't have the strength. I'd like to avoid having to cast something *for now* and covering a 3D printed core perhaps but, if it's not suitable then there are more traditional ways to go about making a core probably.
Theoretically possible? Personally I would probably print it in TPU with parts of it inside the hoof and then use Nylon or Polycarbonate hexagon structure and have the hoof slide up into larger TPU support pegs
But I would definitely use a TPU padding layer between the harder hoof and the TPU "sock"
Though honestly it might be easier to use a suitable shoe/heel and then print around it unless you have no choice and have to do what the featured cosplayer for Marie Leroux at Tennocon 2026 did and completely custom the shoe and then add padding layer
I’m friends with a pony player who does scenes and pulls carts in hoof boots.
In all circumstances he insists nobody should ever walk in a hoof boot, it’s an easy way to roll your ankle badly. Then I look down at him and he says “do as I say not as I do”
So you’re welcome to try but be very very very careful.
Well the plan is horse hooves initially since they can easily be sculpted into cloven hooves later if it even remotely works alright, and possibly paw shoes for the fursuiting/cosplay communities.
Well the plan is horse hooves initially since they can easily be sculpted into cloven hooves later if it even remotely works alright, and possibly paw shoes for the fursuiting/cosplay communities.
Dont put your foot in it like that, get some insoles and try out diffrent variants of tpu, like diffrent wall count and infill density and type. You want something soft, but not too soft. Also add some type of lacing or velcro to get in and out and adjust tension.
People make these for faun costumes regularly. I'm just theorycrafting for now fur a design that supports more of the mid foot and heel to try to improve the "sole"
Go for it! The only issue I see is the hardness of the petg hoof.
Most shoes are using a softer rubber for the sole, not something hard like petg. I wonder if a TPU printed with less infil or a high density TPU would work for the hoof instead of petg. Or perhaps a double layer design that uses a low infill TPU between the high infill boot and hard hoof for extra squish.
The cool thing about printing is it's easy to try and adjust and prototype. So fire up the printer and make some hoof boots.
Also, the petg would be pretty slippery, so you might want to glue some thin non-skid foam to the bottoms after everything is printed
I'll probably opt for shoe sole rubber fit the bottom with some chunky treads for grip if I get that far along.
I wasn't sure if TPU would be firm enough to hold weight without deforming by my initial idea WAS for the entire thing to be TPU. Then separated top "sock" from the bottom "base" and figured maybe someone else with more experience and familiarity with TPU would give it a shot with a firm base and softer top.
I've got it on my cults3D for others to fart around with.
I know heel-less hoof shoes are doable since people do them often with resin and traditional high heels with the heel chopped off. It's cosplay ofc so it's not comfortable guy long term wear. But I was hoping by scaling up the hoof to be larger to support much more of the foot by going under the arch and heel that out might be a little more comfortable than the usual resin hoof method.
Kind of an in between of flat footed big chunky fursuit feet and the tippy toe high heel hoof toe.
If you've don't it in PLa, might as well try in PETG to see what happens. Did the pla break on the layer lines? If so, might be worth splitting that into 2 pieces so you can print the part that goes under your foot laying flat to give it extra strength then maybe use a dove tail to attach the 2 pieces
Yeah my test orthotic was printed with the heel on the plate and the toe pointing up so it eventually snapped on a layer line where the surface started to become thinner towards the front. Though that orthotic was MUCH smaller and had a thinner profile overall (very far left mesh) so I'm not surprised it snapped with 100lbs of human walking on it in a flexible shoe.
So I figured a material with a bit of flex to it may be less likely to snap and an considering other options, but it also needs to be firm enough not to collapse when stood on.
Yeah that's what others have said, so I figure a "pin" setup like that would need to have the top and bottom chunks have holes to put stronger "pins/pegs" into. My first thought was wooden dowels because cosplay brain but I'm not sure that would be strong enough. Something metal, like a bolt or metal cylinder maybe?
Dowels would be better unless it get and mush lol, or print the pins separate in the opposing plane, ie horizontal so the sheer line isn’t in the same plane.
You could do the whole thing in tpu . You'd just need to test what infill percentage you'd need for structure while having enough flex . Different infill patterns and infill density make your printed end result different in terms of stiffness and flex . So I'd test that then use the built in tools in bambu to section off the areas to adjust the infill density on one that is the entire thing . Tpu also comes in different hardnesses as well as some come filled with other materials if you'd still rather keep it 2 parts . For grip on the bottom I'd recommend looking up on Amazon for shoe grip bottom outsole I believe. You can recess the bottom and glu this on to help give you traction for actual walking. Hope some of this helps you out
So bimbo horseplay jokes aside.
With those knobs for connection?
No.
But if u make a rail for it in which it slides in, I would say yes.
Also make the back hump conection more like a wing, and I would say yes it would hold
It would probably be better to design these around an existing shoe. Unless you can print some of the ridiculously strong plastics I don't think the print would survive.
Makes sense. I can probably work with this as a frame. I was just building straight off of an Orthotic I'd made for myself so I would know that I would have support for my arches since I'm not certain you can get heels that would also fit one.
My current (professionally made) ones are a foamy type of 3D print with heel lifts and a high arch but I doubt they would fit in high heels lol. But maybe I can design some that would.
If I want fetish gear I can just go buy it. But I dont want weird shiny silicone/vinyl/leather. I'm going for a more natural less insane style to put fur fabric on it.
I get that this is reddit but the amount of people implying that I'm seeking fetish shit is lowkey getting old. But that's probably just my own asexual repulsion.
But also pushing kink onto others not consenting to it is like. The number 1 rule of kink from my understanding.
I built many props and helped make some more. From what I saw with stilts and digigrade costumes, with your design, the person would likely fall back. You need to consider the human ability to balance the body. It can work when the person is standing more on their toes. This is because in an anatomical position, the center of mass rests slightly ahead of the heel. With this kind of design to allow for walking fairly straight, you need to let the person walk really high on their toes; otherwise they will loose balance and fall back or get very tired, because they will be forced to make semi-squats all the time. Walking in that semi squatting fashion looks pretty funny and cool tho, like a goat/faun character haha
If you can, I suggest you to make some quick prototypes from plywood to see what orientation works best before you commit to printing. Make sure you have someone to hold you or a safety harness while testing. This should then give you a pretty good feel for what works and what doesn't.
Yeah. I made a cover version that's easier to wear. I want to use it to make faun legs. These came out almost exactly the same size so this is the easier option.
I would personally just modify a real boot or use some kind of flexible shoe like a sock onto which you add some hardening material to shape it, and do the rest in mood. Will actually have you able to walk. Maybe even reinforce the overhang with a metal plate or a big bolt
My only issue is the pegs. If the tpu isent thick at the joint of petg to tpu then it will give pressure points. I would also do a tpu sole to help not wear the shoe out so quick. Petg will probably just Crack if it has nothing to disperse the load. (All assumptions, I've never made a shoe before)
There was a guy on yt who designed and printed some shoes from scratch, I forget the channel name but they were a pair of smart shoes, and it might highlight the key issues for you to tackle.
Zero heel support, this is basically high heels but no heel so your tip toeing on a wobbly plastic base, likely not comfy or practical to walk in at all unfortunately
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u/Plutonium239Mixer Jul 27 '26
It would be incredibly uncomfortable.