The 2023 AIF in Frankfurt, Germany was an opportunity for the automotive design and manufacturing community to come together over two full days. Attendees from around the world heard from leading OEMs, suppliers, start-ups and technology partners, and had the opportunity to network with experts in design, manufacturing and engineering. We’d like to thank everyone…
INDUSTRY NEWS
WHAT ARE IMAGE-BASED ENVIRONMENTS FOR VRED? These new, high-end full-CG, photography-based environments have changed the game for the automotive design industry. Photography-based fullCG environments give the highest quality output, resulting in stunning levels of detail and photorealism. HOW ARE THEY DIFFERENT FROM HDR ENVIRONMENTS? HDR stands for High Dynamic Range, a technique used to capture and…
STORIES & INSPIRATION
Ananda Arasu and I spent some time with James McLachlan, Editor for Car Design News. We talked through a wide range of pressing issues, including sustainability, customer demand, the CDN Review Book and more. Listen here for Part 1 of our conversation, scroll down for more detail and images, and stay tuned for Part 2.…
Podcast
One of the things we’ve learned from our customers about ShotGrid integration is that terminology matters. ShotGrid was originally founded over 17 years ago as a project management tool for visual effects and animation in television shows, movie production and video game development. Seeing how it shifted the digital management of complex creative projects, we…
PRODUCT NEWS
The Automotive Innovation Forum is a premier automotive industry event focused on advancing design, automation and manufacturing technology. We invite you to join us and the international community of industry leaders and share your vision on the future of design, automation, and manufacturing. Registration is now live! Visit autodesk.com/aif to secure your spot at AIF…
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You could use a system like ShotGrid, but… We recognize that there are always challenges when it comes to implementing new software and platforms. We’ve heard from a number of our Autodesk customers that they’re interested in ShotGrid – but are wary of the time and effort it might take to bring it onboard for…
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We’ve been following the Canadian automotive design competition, Project Arrow, since early 2020—covering the winning design from the Carleton University team, as well as the Autodesk Technology Centers and the automotive product team that supported them in refining that design. With the support of the Autodesk Alias product team, students were able to realize their…
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The DSSAs are highlighting the creativity of recent graduates studying 3D design, CGI and VR.
Industrial Design
What This Is This series covers Alias ESSENTIAL SKILLS in a 2-part video series: In this series, our own John Hartigan introduces you to SubD Modeling by walking through the creation of a simple model – our Monster – to present the tools in a clear and accessible way. Who It’s For Beginners in Alias,…
Essential SKILLS
The VRED product team is delighted to share a collection of new 3d environments. They can be downloaded via the newly integrated VRED Library. Immersive for a more realistic experience These 3D environments are fully immersive and not limited to an image projection of a sphere or a dome. They are entirely 3D-modeled with actually…
PRODUCT NEWS
In episode 03 of his third VRED series, Mike Turner goes deeper into raytraced rendering and covers the basics as well as an overview of VRED options and how hardware/software is evolving. In episode 04, Mike shows you how to add basic motion within an environment to convey a sense of dynamism and speed –…
Essential SKILLS
We are excited to announce our 2023 Automotive Innovation Forum (AIF), taking place May 10-11 in Frankfurt, Germany. This is your opportunity to join industry leaders as they discuss the trends and forces shaping the automotive industry of tomorrow. What does that look like? AIF 2023 is also our chance to share how Autodesk and…
INDUSTRY NEWS
It’s been a great year for Autodesk and the Design Studio team—a return to live events, new opportunities and initiatives—and some now-familiar challenges—continuing hybrid work, adopting more digital tools for collaboration and developing more resilient teams. Our focus for the year has been to serve as a catalyst for our community. We’ve worked hard throughout…
STORIES & INSPIRATION
What we’re excited about, inspired by and looking forward to. Here’s a glimpse at some of the ideas that were passed around our product team this fall in team chats and conversations.
STORIES & INSPIRATION
Our PAUSE series aims to share Design Studio Blog posts you may have missed. It’s a chance for you to pause on a particular subject or series and take it in. PAUSE on Smart Cities, Society 5.0 and the Next Generation of Designers One of our favourite things to do on the Design Studio Blog…
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