Category: PRODUCT NEWS

  • AIF 2026: Design Deep Dive — Accelerating the path from form to refinement

    Inside Alias 2027 Automotive design depends on a constant exchange between creative intent and technical precision. A surface may begin as a gesture, a proportion, or a design theme — but at every stage, it has to be evaluated, refined, communicated, and carried forward without losing the original idea. [title slide] In our Design Deep…

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  • Speed, with confidence: Inside the AIF26 Design Studio Keynote

    Every keynote has a drumbeat, and this year’s Design Studio Keynote session in Darmstadt had only one: speed. Not speed as a slogan or speed for its own sake, but speed with confidence. Director of Product Management Marek Trawny framed it at the top: while the pressure to compress vehicle development is relentless, the goal…

    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

  • 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…

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  • 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…

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  • 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
  • Wireframe of a car on black background. Text reads: Autodesk Alias. Learn the essentials.

    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
  • Two designers review a product in a Gaussian splat environment on a powerwall using Autodesk VRED.

    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

  • 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

  • Autodesk Alias training material

    For those of you who follow Autodesk Alias on social media, you will probably be aware of the many YouTube videos we have on the Alias channel.  There are several Deep Dive as well as What’s New videos available. Autodesk Alias YouTube Channel What you may not be aware of, is the many training resources…

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  • 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.…

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  • 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,…

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  • 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…

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