Tag: Design

  • Alias and VRED 2025 releases

    We are excited to announce that the new releases of Autodesk Alias and Autodesk VRED 2025 are now available for subscribers and users to download. While the Alias 2025 release continues its focus on providing the best experience for users, there has been significant work done in several other areas as well: Watch the video…

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  • A small world with BIG opportunities: Inside the world of digital sculpting with some of the best at Lucid, Ford, Oakley, and Apple

    Digital Sculptor, Digital Designer, Digital Modeler, 3D Modeler You may (or may not) have heard these terms before, but they all refer to a very specific – and elite – role in the world of design. Industrial, automotive, and conceptual design industries all rely on the technical skills, deep expertise, and artistic insights of the…

    STORIES & INSPIRATION

  • Learn Alias and VRED at home: Renew your license for Alias and VRED Learning Editions

    Alias and VRED Learning Editions Last year we announced the release of Alias and VRED Learning Editions. These special editions are meant to increase user access to our software, giving users the time to really learn the programs and finesse their skills. These licenses are tailored for individual use on private, non-commercial projects. We’ve set…

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  • Mike Turner’s Alias 2024 S01, E04: Bonus — Reflections on designing in Alias 2024

    Alias 2024 Masterclass We asked Mike to do some production testing on Alias 2024 during the development beta cycles to prove the software in production use. As a result, you may notice small variations in User Interface style and layout in the released version of Alias 2024 – tools and icons may look a little…

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  • Women in tech: A conversation with Silverdraft CEO Amy Gile

    Amy Gile’s natural curiosity has made for an interesting – and sometimes unexpected – career. Working in the entertainment industry as an actor and producer, Amy began to see a place where she could make a real difference: visual technology. With Dr. Srinidhi Varadarajan, Amy developed a supercomputer to support the demands of rendering, animation,…

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  • Mike Turner’s Alias 2024 series 01, episode 02: Refining the form

    We asked Mike to do some production testing on Alias 2024 during the development beta cycles to prove the software in production use. As a result, you may notice small variations in User Interface style and layout in the released version of Alias 2024 – tools and icons may look a little different. Alias 2024…

    Advanced SKILLS

  • Making space for community: The Digital Design User Group

    Linkage, a leading provider of design resources, solutions and training for industrial designers and digital modeling sculptors, has recently rebooted its Digital Designers User Group with a broader mandate. Linkage’s Digital Design User Group (DDUG) was formed to bring digital designers across the globe together to talk, share, and hang out in an unbiased forum…

    INDUSTRY NEWS

  • Mike Turner’s Alias 2024 series 01, episode 01: Race car sketch modeling

    If you’ve been following our blog (and/or our VRED YouTube channel), you know that Senior Designer Mike Turner has been creating several video series about his work with VRED. About Mike Turner Self-described as an “Alias pilot for the last 23 years,” Mike was relatively new to VRED when he started these series and wanted…

    Advanced SKILLS

  • Alias and VRED 2024 releases

    The new 2024 releases of Autodesk Alias and Autodesk VRED are now available for subscribers to download.  The first thing you will notice with the Alias release is the new look and feel. There has been a major overhaul of the Alias user experience. This new user experience aids in learnability for new users of Alias,…

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  • The smart city: Mobility, infrastructure, opportunity

    In our first conversation with the APMA’s Colin Dhillon, Ananda Arasu and I talked about Society 5.0 and its implications for technology and design. We had the chance to talk with Colin again about smart cities, the future of mobility, and how we can get closer to a more sustainable, ethical future with (not despite)…

    STORIES & INSPIRATION

  • Creation of the ETRAXX – Part 2

    This is Part 2 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. That’s where we’re picking up for Part…

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  • Coming soon: Behind the scenes with automotive and transportation designer Mike Turner

    We’re delighted to share with you this teaser from Mike Turner, Senior Designer with DGDesign. An industrial designer with 24 years’ experience working primarily in automotive and non-automotive design sectors—passenger rail vehicle, motorcycle, construction machinery, off-road vehicle, to name just a few. A self-described “Alias Pilot for the past 23 years,” Mike is relatively new…

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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…

    Essential SKILLS

  • “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…

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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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