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Taking Alias to the next level – a webinar
On July 21st, the Alias team hosted a webinar to share some tips on using a few Alias tools: Working in a team environment and working with Engineering information via Reference Manager Exploring the Surface Continuity Locator improvements Reviewing enhancements to the Align Tool Check out this replay, complete with demos, below. Stay tuned for…
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“Make anything”: Project Arrow and Autodesk Technology Centers
What does it take to support a sustainable mobility contest run by the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association (APMA)? Practical guidance. Industry insights. Product team expertise. Cue the Autodesk Technology Centers. This natural collaboration resulted from a conversation between Vanessa Sigurdson, Development Manager for the Technology Center and Jason MacFarlane, Head of Advanced Manufacturing for Venture…
STORIES & INSPIRATION
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Creation of the ETRAXX – Part 1
Florian Coenen, Technical Marketing Manager at Autodesk, created a car he called ETRAXX. We’ve been using it a lot here at Autodesk, so we wanted to share with you the process behind its creation. Its inspiration actually started with Alias 2021.3. This release had a number of new features – new SubD features for concept…
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XR with the VARJO XR-3 and Nvidia CloudXR in Autodesk VRED
XR is the sea change that Automotive designers, creatives and managers have been waiting on for quite some time. Reviewing a virtual model in a real-world setting enables these personas to see their colleagues, compare existing physical properties and interact in a personal way. Whether head-mounted or tablet-based, the results are phenomenal and accessible. XR…
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Curious about sketching in VR? Here’s how to get started.
Earlier this year, I shared what I’ve learned about sketching in Create VR and what that means for concept modelers and designers, illustrators and concept designers. You can also check out Colin Smith’s overview on what’s possible in Create VR, as well as other videos in this series: Creating a Concept, Review and Feedback, Setting…
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Tales of a car designer working remotely
by Peter Spriggs The pandemic introduced millions around the world to remote working, no longer being able to stay within proximity to colleagues necessitated the change to working from home… and for many, it uncovered a surprising truth, working from home does not have to negatively impact productivity. I’m no stranger to remote work, in…
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Reflections on AIF 2021
The 2021 Automotive Innovation Forum is the opportunity for the Automotive Design team to share updates, tease new releases, and connect customers as a community. This year’s focus was on the future of automotive design, and we caught up with Automotive, Concept Design and Extended Reality VP Thomas Heermann and Director of Product Management Marek…
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Collaborative design: The next phase of VR for Kia Europe’s design team
There’s little doubt that Autodesk’s VRED offers designers some of the best opportunities for visualization. And since VRED adapted VR into its software, designers and modelers have been able to explore their models in new and creative ways. Not every OEM adopts new technologies, but Kia Europe has a history of embracing new ways of…
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A Society 5.0 & vehicle-to-everything world
When I started research on the concept of V2X (Vehicle-to-Everything) about three years ago, I came across the Community Analysis Bureau of Los Angeles. I wanted to find the defining moment for the start of smart cities in North America—who was the first to begin using data to improve the day-to-day lives of their occupants.…
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Dynamo: Creating well-defined patterns using curves
In my last blog and video, I shared how to apply any pattern across multiple surfaces in an easy way. As the pattern to be applied needs to be created first, I thought it might be helpful to show how to create a well-defined pattern using curves. I will share the script below and show…
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A question of balance: Electric vehicle design gets Lucid
How does an electric vehicle (EV) start-up break into a market that’s both risky and necessary—when only one company has achieved real and sustained success? This is the question that Lucid asks and answers. As its first sedan model, the Lucid Air, begins production and looks forward to launch, we’re seeing a new approach to…
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Alias 2021 Deep Dive: Camera-based selection
An exciting new feature of Alias 2022 is the Camera-Based Selection feature. We know that camera-based selection gives Alias users confidence that they will only select the entities that they can see and not accidentally select entities that are hidden by shading. This video will explore how this Camera-Based Selection feature speeds up modeling with…
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AIF 2021: ShotGrid keynote
What’s the future of automotive design? We dove into it at our 2021 Automotive Innovation Forum. ShotGrid PM Brandon Tasker positioned ShotGrid as the “operating system” your studio needs — that can help support a creative studio’s core functions. Its Production/Project Management, Creative Collaboration and Integrated Workflows make it an advantage for your Design Studio. …
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AIF 2021: VRED keynote
What’s the future of automotive design? We dove into it at our 2021 Automotive Innovation Forum. VRED PM Lukas Fäth discussed the three key focuses for VRED over the last year, shared what’s new and explored how to make the most of VRED’s core offerings: Realizing efficiencies in the Design Studio and beyond. How? By…
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VRED Deep Dive — Series 1
With VRED 2022, we are excited to release many new features that continuously provide value to you, our VRED users. We have been hard at work these last few weeks, creating technical deep-dive videos to explain the new main features in detail. We hope you enjoy. Our first two videos go deep on how to bake lightmaps to textures and create…
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