Sneaker Panel Pro brings 20+ years of professional footwear design experience into Blender — fusing traditional pattern-making workflows with modern digital precision. Built by a veteran footwear designer, it transforms Blender into a powerful patterning lab, streamlining everything from rough 2D sketches to production-ready 3D models.

⚙️ What It Does

Sneaker Panel Pro integrates two production-ready workflows — UV (2D) and Surface (3D) — so you can design however you think:

🟦 UV Workflow [2D]

• Flatten your virtual shoe last, sketch panel outlines on a planar UV mesh, edit with precision in 2D, then re-project the finished panels back to the 3D shoe surface.

🟥 Surface Direct Workflow [3D]

• Draw directly on the 3D shell with Grease Pencil, convert strokes to curves, fill them with clean quad topology, and project the mesh back to the surface — perfect for fast ideation and high-fidelity results.

Whether you need the accuracy of 2D drafting or the freedom of 3D sketching, you can switch between workflows seamlessly.

🧰 Key Tools

• Auto UV: One-click unwrap and orientation. Prepare your base meshes instantly with clean, aligned UVs — “Fast UVs, consistent results.”
• Reference Projection: Project 2D sketches or artwork directly onto your 3D shell for accurate scaling and trace alignment.
• Curves → Laces: Generate laces from any curve using preset or custom profiles. Adjust scale, tilt, and materials for polished details.
• Panel Helper Suite: A full toolbox for refinement — edge flow, smoothing, mirroring, solidifying, and more. Optimize and finalize panels with precision.

🧠 Explore full tool breakdowns atsneakerpanel.com/tools

❤️ Why Designers Love It

• Bridges 2D & 3D: Converts line art into high-fidelity 3D geometry without tedious retopology.
• Accelerates Development: Enables rapid concept iterations with lifelike visuals, securing early stakeholder buy-in and cutting down on costly overseas samples.
• Complete Toolkit: It’s not just panels — it’s UVs, projection, laces, and an entire suite of pro mesh utilities.
• Speeds Up Workflow: Auto UV mapping, instant projection, and lace generation keep you iterating quickly.
• Precision & Consistency: Even grid fills, boundary checking, and mesh optimization ensure production-ready geometry.

👟 Who It’s For

Sneaker Panel Pro is made for footwear designers, concept artists, and 3D modelers who want to create stunning virtual product visuals in a fraction of the time. If footwear modeling has ever felt daunting but you’ve wanted it in your creative arsenal, this add-on makes it approachable, intuitive, and fast. For anyone familiar with Blender basics and ready to bring professional-grade workflows into their virtual pipeline, Sneaker Panel Pro is the missing link between imagination and production.

⚡ Bring footwear modeling into your creative arsenal — fast, intuitive, and built for Blender.

Explore more at 👉sneakerpanel.com