Category: PRODUCT NEWS

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
Now in tech preview: A Python API for Alias

We’re opening up Alias with a new Python API, available in tech preview today! Accessible APIs are foundational to how Alias and VRED will evolve into the future. They let you automate the work that surrounds great design and build workflows meant for your studio. From organizing scenes, validating data and preparing handoffs. Our goal…

PRODUCT NEWS
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
Where physical meets digital: Granstudio’s DIGIPHY and Autodesk VRED

Automotive design decisions are made under constant pressure: packaging evolves, engineering constraints tighten, and teams must align quickly — without losing the original design intent. The process involves high costs and long lead times. That’s why Granstudio designed DIGIPHY, an ecosystem of next generation mixed-reality design solutions to make those decisions faster, with confidence, and…

PRODUCT NEWS
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
BSH Adopts Gaussian Splats in VRED 2027 for High-Fidelity Visualization

Gaussian Splat Support in Autodesk VRED 2027: A New Era for Photorealistic Visualization Autodesk VRED 2027 introduces support for Gaussian Splats (3DGS), a new approach to 3D representation that goes beyond traditional triangle meshes and point clouds. Instead of relying on polygons or discrete points, Gaussian Splats describe scenes using millions of small primitives. Each…

STORIES & INSPIRATION
What’s New in Alias and VRED 2027

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
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
Canvas to mesh: Accelerating automotive concept development

Multi-view reference images converted into a proportionally scaled 3D mesh inside Alias. From sketch to model, faster Before a surface is ever finalized, designers need to answer a fundamental question: Does this proportion work? Traditionally, that meant building early NURBS or SubD geometry — not to resolve Class-A surfacing, but simply to evaluate stance, overhangs, and overall volume. It’s necessary work,…

PRODUCT NEWS
Physics AI for collaboration: Autodesk NavPack 2026

We’re excited to announce that NavPack 2026 is now available as a fully integrated Autodesk offering across all global channels. Our latest product solution for AI accelerated Design and Engineering, NavPack leverages Physics AI to enable cross functional teams, such as designers and engineers, to effectively collaborate and make better informed decisions faster. Its ability…

PRODUCT NEWS
Left-shifting in automotive design: How real-time insight is reshaping creative workflows

After introducing NavPack Design and exploring how its predictive and generative AI models are trained, we hit a relevant question: what does this actually change in day-to-day automotive design? The answer comes down to a shift that’s gaining momentum across the industry: AI-driven physics-based insights becoming more accessible to designers, not just simulation experts. As…

AI
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
Design smarter, faster: Covestro’s Imagio® material library now in Autodesk VRED

We’ve got some exciting news for automotive and transportation designers: Covestro’s Imagio® digital sample library is now integrated directly into Autodesk VRED 2026.1. That means instant access to tens of thousands of photorealistic polycarbonate materials—where and when you need them. Designers don’t have to wait on physical samples or hunt through material catalogs, because they…

PRODUCT NEWS
Alias certification course

The Autodesk official Alias Certification program is tailored for automotive designers and creative professionals who want to learn the skills essential to designing in Autodesk Alias. Over five modules, you’ll learn At the end of the course, you’ll receive official certification for Alias Essentials. Alias Certification gives you an advantage in your design development and…

Essential SKILLS