The 2026 edition of our Autodesk Automotive Innovation Forum is shaping up to be one of our best ones yet. While we feature fantastic exhibitions and displays, the high point will certainly be the amazing presentations. Here is a taste of some of the speakers you will be hearing from at our event this year.…
DESIGN STUDIO
A preview of the shifts reshaping how vehicles get designed – and why speed is the thread tying them all together. Automotive design has always been a balancing act between vision and viability, between what inspires and what ships. What’s changed is the clock. Programs are compressing. Expectations around quality, sustainability, and differentiation are rising…
DESIGN STUDIO
For the third year running, Autodesk is bringing the Automotive Innovation Forum (AIF) to Darmstadt, Germany. If you’ve attended before, you already know the city rewards attention. If you’re joining us for the first time in June, here’s why this isn’t just a convenient European venue – and why we keep coming back. A building…
STORIES & INSPIRATION
Look at the doors Every production vehicle on the road today went through Class A surfacing. Every panel gap, every reflection line, every door that closes with that specific, engineered thunk sound — someone modeled it in software built for exactly that job. The truck above with its doors open? Modeled in Alias. That’s what…
DESIGN STUDIO
The 2027 releases of Alias and VRED are built around a single idea: the best design decisions happen when the tools get out of the way. That means less time preparing data, less friction between surfacing and review, and less distance between a design intent and the moment it can be evaluated, challenged, and refined.…
PRODUCT NEWS
We are excited to announce the release of Autodesk VRED 2025.3, available to our subscribers for immediate download. The largest enhancement introduced with this point release is a brand new, amazingly comprehensive, and flexible color management system for visual quality called OpenColorIO. This system gives you incredible control over the color in the scene and…
PRODUCT NEWS
We are happy to announce that the 2025.1 release of Autodesk Alias is now available for download to our subscribers and users. This release focused a lot on modeling improvements in NURBS and SubD and further work on the new Puck menu interface. Highlights in this release include: Watch the video below for all these highlights and more in detail:…
PRODUCT NEWS
Excited to announce that the 2025.2 point release of VRED is now available for subscribers to download. We continue on our path to improving the user experience and ensuring consistency between our solutions. We also always work on our core rendering and XR functionality, and this release is no exception. Featured in this release: As…
PRODUCT NEWS
The Evolution of Varjo and Its Impact on Industrial Design Founded in 2016 by former senior executives from Nokia and Microsoft, Varjo has made significant strides in developing mixed-reality headsets. With its headquarters in Finland, Varjo stands out as the only major European maker of headsets, others being based either in the United States or…
STORIES & INSPIRATION
Happy to announce that the 2025.1 point release of VRED is now available for subscribers to download. Though this release comes close to our 2025 release, much fantastic functionality has been introduced. These include: Watch the video below for details on these and more. You can also check out the help documentation on the 2025.1…
PRODUCT NEWS
We are excited to announce that the new releases of Autodesk Alias and Autodesk VRED 2025 are now available for subscribers and users to download. While the Alias 2025 release continues its focus on providing the best experience for users, there has been significant work done in several other areas as well: Watch the video…
PRODUCT NEWS
Digital Sculptor, Digital Designer, Digital Modeler, 3D Modeler You may (or may not) have heard these terms before, but they all refer to a very specific – and elite – role in the world of design. Industrial, automotive, and conceptual design industries all rely on the technical skills, deep expertise, and artistic insights of the…
STORIES & INSPIRATION
Imagine being able to instantly share a design review-ready Autodesk VRED model with team members across the world. They could evaluate it in real-time on any device, with the same level of detail as exploring it on a high-spec workstation. Seamless collaboration like this is invaluable to automotive teams, especially given the extent to which…
PRODUCT NEWS
The new VRED 2024.2 release is now available for subscribers to download. A lot of work was done to add amazing new functionality in the areas of: The video below goes into all these in detail and then some!! You can also check out the help documentation on the 2024.2 release here Recap of the…
PRODUCT NEWS
The new 2024.1 release of Alias is now available for subscribers to download. Alias 2024 introduced us to a brand new user interface while preserving a lot of the Alias DNA. New modernized icons and workflows were apparent and this new release of Alias touches on this and more. What’s new in this release can…
PRODUCT NEWS