Category: DESIGN STUDIO

  • Automotive Innovation Forum, Darmstadt — Day 2 Recap

    Looking Back at Day 1 Looking back on the first day of the Automotive Innovation Forum, what stayed with me most was not just the technology on stage. It was the people in the room. There was a real sense of community throughout the event: customers reconnecting, Autodesk teams catching up with familiar faces, exhibitors…

    Innovation

  • Automotive Innovation Forum, Darmstadt — Day 1 Recap

    AI, Speed, and the Human Edge: Day 1 at Automotive Innovation Forum The first day of the Automotive Innovation Forum in Darmstadt made one thing clear: the automotive industry is not waiting for the future to arrive. It is actively designing it. Across the day’s keynotes, panels, and customer sessions, a consistent message emerged: the…

    Innovation

  • Autodesk Assistant is coming to Alias and VRED

    A new way to support design work Autodesk Assistant is coming to Alias and VRED to help expert users work faster, more efficiently, and with less time spent on repetitive, non-creative tasks. It will also help new and beginner users better understand the tools and accomplish everyday tasks with more confidence. Less time on setup,…

    DESIGN STUDIO

  • Automotive Innovation Forum 2026 – meet the speakers

    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

  • Immersive for Autodesk VRED is now available on Apple Vision Pro

    Immersive automotive design review just became more accessible. Following its announcement at NVIDIA GTC in March, Immersive for Autodesk VRED is now available on the App Store for Apple Vision Pro, bringing VRED’s high-fidelity visualization to spatial computing through a collaboration by Autodesk, Apple, NVIDIA and Innoactive. Automotive teams can now step inside VRED scenes…

    DESIGN STUDIO

  • 5 trends shaping automotive design ahead of AIF26

    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

  • AIF 2026 Evolution: Celebrating 20 years of the decisions shaping automotive design and manufacturing

    The automotive industry is in a period of continuous evolution—shaped by shifting consumer expectations, advancing technologies, and increasing pressure to deliver faster and more efficiently. At Automotive Innovation Forum (AIF) 2026, that evolution takes center stage. Hosted by industry analyst Roger Atkins, this year’s event brings together leaders from automotive design and the manufacturing industry…

    DESIGN STUDIO

  • How the Learning Editions can help open doors

    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

  • AIF 2025: How NavPack Brings Engineering Intelligence into Alias & the design studio

    Presentation 1: AI-accelerated Design & Engineering — Matthias Bauer At AIF 2025, the Autodesk NavPack team presented a clear message: AI is rapidly reshaping the relationship between design and engineering. Across “AI-accelerated Design and Engineering” and “Deep Dive: How to leverage simulation data for AI-accelerated design and engineering,” Matthias Bauer and Jakob Lohse demonstrated not…

    AI

  • What’s new in VRED 2026: Next-gen visualization for designers

    The VRED 2026 release continues to refine the value of real-time rendering, interoperability, and collaboration. Packed with groundbreaking new features like the Vulkan render engine and Live Referencing between Alias and VRED, this release is designed to make your design and visualization pipeline more efficient, more collaborative, and more powerful than ever before. Vulkan: A…

    PRODUCT NEWS

  • Welcome NAVASTO: Designers gaining insights into performance in real time

    Established 10 years ago by two engineers, NAVASTO has grown into a team of experts specializing in data science, engineering, physics, and software development. Because it was established by engineers, NAVASTO knows intimately the pain points of design process for structural engineers and designers. So NAVASTO spent the last decade addressing these real-world challenges in…

    DESIGN STUDIO

  • Mike Turner’s Alias 2024 S01, E04: Bonus — Reflections on designing in Alias 2024

    Alias 2024 Masterclass We asked Mike to do some production testing on Alias 2024 during the development beta cycles to prove the software in production use. As a result, you may notice small variations in User Interface style and layout in the released version of Alias 2024 – tools and icons may look a little…

    DESIGN STUDIO

  • Making it simple: Flow Production Tracking 101

    One of the things we’ve learned from our customers about Flow Production Tracking integration is that terminology matters. Flow Production Tracking 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…

    DESIGN STUDIO

  • Automotive at Autodesk University 2022

    We are excited that after two years of virtual sessions, Autodesk University 2022 will be a live, in-person event in New Orleans, Louisiana, from Sept 27 – 29. Registration is still open and there is a broad range of classes for our automotive customers. Among the highlights is the opening Keynote which features Betim Berisha,…

    DESIGN STUDIO

  • LinkedIn: Announcing Autodesk Automotive

    We know the value of community. It’s why we share videos and content on various social channels, creating hubs of Autodesk Automotive content for our community, you, to access and discuss with each other. We also know the importance of professional connections. It’s why we engage with our partners and collaborators to stay on top…

    DESIGN STUDIO