Tag: ALIAS

  • Alias 2021.2 update release

    Celebrating its 35th birthday, Alias 2021 was one of our most important releases. It introduced the History Visualizer, Assemblies and a Subdivision Retopology tool. You can check out details and videos here. With Alias, we are always working towards continuous enhancements and investment in the tools we have. One of our goals is continued stability…

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  • Create your own tools in Alias

    I’ve been a Dynamo enthusiast for years, so I’ve had the chance to learn the ins and outs of everything that Dynamo can do inside Alias. We know a number of our users might not have that experience and aren’t aware of the many ways Dynamo can make their work easier, better, stronger. Because Dynamo…

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  • Secrets of automotive designer elites: Vince Galante

    Vince Galante, Head of User Experience, FCA Vince Galante is Head of User Experience at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), where he has worked for 14 years. Previously, Galante was a senior manager in the Jeep Exterior Design Studio. He graduated from the College for Creative Services (CCS) in 2005 with a degree in transportation design,…

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  • Secrets of the automotive designer elites: Jordan Beckley

    Jordan Beckley works with the Ford training team to create design-specific courses and training in digital software. He is an expert in Autodesk Alias, VRED, Speedform, Gravity Sketch, and Adobe CC applications, specializing in 3D design, modeling, and virtual reality creation and visualization tools. He is also an adjunct professor of 3D visualization and rendering at…

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  • 904e – a masterclass in collaborative digital concept design

    If you want to see industrial design, automotive concepts AND digital rendering all in one place, look no further than the portfolio of award-winning senior designer Mike Turner. I’ve enjoyed a 20 year+ professional relationship with Mike that comes with a high regard for the simplicity and clarity of his designs. It’s been a pleasure…

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  • A creative digital pipeline with Alias, VRED & ShotGrid

    On Wednesday July 22, Phil Botley, Lukas Fäth and I (Brandon Tasker) hosted another Car Design News webinar, where we shared our vision of a digital pipeline using Autodesk tools. The three of us often talk about our tools independently—we know, and like to share, the individual strengths of Alias, VRED & ShotGrid. But this…

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  • Solving common design challenges with ShotGrid

    Autodesk’s Technical Specialist Daniel Wright, also known on YouTube as “Alias Guy,” created an overview video about how ShotGrid can be used in automotive design, and how it can help solve common challenges for users in the studio. Key Focus: Common problems for design teams This video covers the solutions to common problems key personas,…

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  • Autodesk Alias 2021 Deep Dive video launch

    As promised, our team has been hard at work creating technical deep dive videos for you, our Alias 2021 users. Learn about our new Subd Workflow with enhanced Transform Tool and Selection Sets. Explore the fine-tuned and expanded Reference Manager feature set, which now supports “Alias Assemblies.” See how the Subdiv Align To Curve tool…

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  • Virtual launch experience

    The last month has shown us a different side of our Agile Design Studio, as we truly tested our agility to transition a live event into an online live stream. We hope you enjoyed these two great days of updates, insights, and future plans for Alias, VRED, and ShotGrid. Here’s a quick recap: Day 1…

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  • Automotive design in ShotGrid

    After many years of ShotGrid being the trusted production management platform for Animation, VFX and Games, an increasing number of automotive & product design studios have begun adopting ShotGrid for the problems it helps solve. At Autodesk, we hear from our customers the pain they experience every day. Design files are stored on disk, often…

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  • Virtual product event: What’s new for the Agile Design Studio?  Streaming times added

    Now that the Alias 2021 and VRED 2021 product updates are available, we will host a virtual product event on April 21 and 22, 2020. To hear the latest about Alias, VRED and ShotGrid in the Design Studio, join our online event including live interaction with our product team. Starting April 28, we will begin…

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  • Cloud collaboration with Alias & VRED for virtual working

    In this time of work-arounds and thinking laterally, some people are discovering how Alias and VRED can be used to enable collaborative design reviews and sessions on the Cloud, which is helping when working from their home offices. In the 2019 versions of Alias and VRED, we shipped a suite of tools called ‘Shared Views‘…

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  • Alias 2021 released!

    Alias 2021 has been released – promising to be one of the most important Alias release for many years, Alias 2021 offers a raft of great new features as well numerous enhancements. In addition, Alias is also celebrating it’s 35th birthday this year (!) – first shown at SIGGRAPH ’85. Alias 2021 is ready for…

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  • Industrial design: From sketch to concept model

    Saharudin Busri is Head of Industrial Design at MIMOS Berhad in Kuala Lumpur, a company under the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Malaysia.  He graduated with his MA in Automotive Design with distinction from Coventry University UK.  He has worked as an automotive designer at Proton Malaysia and has received numerous Red Dot Design…

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