Tag: Conceptual Design

  • Creation of the ETRAXX – Part 3

    This is Part 3 of our podcast with Florian Coenen, Technical Marketing Manager. In Part 1 of our podcast, we introduced you to the ETRAXX. We talked through the process behind the design, what design elements inspired it, initial sketching and moving those sketches into a CAD environment. In Part 2, we went deeper into…

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  • Alias and Create VR 2022.2 releases

    The 2022.2 release of Alias is now available for download to all subscribers. In this point release, we introduced several new enhancements to Alias. These improvements include: A new Dynamo Toolbox and scripts History Visualizer improvements Enhancements to Locators Reference manager updates SubD workflow enhancements and Several other modeling tool updates You can see details…

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  • ALIAS Create VR: Creating a concept (video 1)

    We introduced you to our new modeling workflow, Alias Create VR, with a short overview. Now we get to go deeper. We start with Video 1, Creating a Concept. Here, you’ll learn how to get started and then dive into how to create a new layer for the curve network or a wheel design with…

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  • ALIAS Create VR: New modeling workflow

    An exciting feature of both Alias 2020 and 2021 is a new modeling workflow, Alias Create VR. In this 5-video series, we’ll cover some of the fundamentals of this modeling toolset so that you can begin getting the most of it now. Here’s a short overview of Create VR. In the coming weeks, we’ll be…

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  • SubD modeling in Alias

    When we introduced Subdivision modeling in Alias 2020, we knew it would change how designers and design teams work. And over the last couple of years, we have added to this functionality, providing more tools for SubD modeling, and expanding what it can do for design and modeling. If you don’t know what SubD modeling…

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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Project Sugarhill: Technical preview 6

    Project Sugarhill from Autodesk is a technical preview of immersive (VR) conceptual design tools. The goal of Project Sugarhill is to allow artists and designers to start their creative process directly in 3D.  Using simple curve, surfacing and sculpting tools users can explore form and shape while being fully immersed alongside their design.  3D sketches and…

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  • Tobias France: Automotive sketch to render in SketchBook

    Tobias France of Bias Design is back again with a time lapse of his sketch-to-render journey.  In this video, Tobias demonstrates his process of turning a fun doodle into an elaborate rendering inspired by the GT40 Shelby Daytona Coupe. From cleaning up his sketch, to laying on base colours, adjusting structure, and adding highlights, Tobias…

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