Adjustable Shin Guards

Personal Project

Main Softwares Used:
Fusion360, Cura

Date Completed
August 2022

Used parametric modeling in Fusion360 to design soccer shin guards that are customizable based on players' unique leg measurements.

Rendered realistic images of the shin guards and 3D printed a finished product.

Pictured at right are the final sketch of the shin guards along with the beginning of the initial Fusion360 model. 

I quickly realized that sketching on three parallel planes was not a very flexible design, and switched to sketching on three planes perpendicular to the front of the shin guard.

The final model is quite different from the initial sketch (see below)

Many different iterations of the design were made.

The first complete model had no holes. I received feedback that the shin guards would get sweaty easily and would not be flexible, making them prone to breaking upon contact.

The next few models had differently shaped holes. I continued to adjust the design based on feedback from peers about aesthetics and feedback from SolidWorks simulations which revealed weak points in the design.

The final model has holes in a grid-like pattern, with an interior layer of foam padding next to the leg and a hard exterior shell.

Pictured to the right (beginning to end):

1) A rendering of the final shin guard model

2) A rendering of the final model Photoshopped onto an image of a player's leg to demonstrate the size and functionality of the product

3) A 3D print of the bottom half of a shin guard (nylon)

4) A 3D print of a full shin guard made for my leg (PLA)