Tag: Virtual Reality


  • Varjo, KIA, NVIDIA and Autodesk are merging digital and physical worlds for automotive design

    We’re excited to announce the outcome of our collaboration with Varjo, Kia, Nvidia and Autodesk – the integration of Autodesk VRED and the VARJO XR-1 Developer Edition. This is a first step towards merging the best of the virtual and the real world by combining VRED’s rendering prowess with Varjo’s high-resolution XR technology. “You’d think…


  • 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…


  • VRED 2021.1 update release

    The VRED 2021 release focused its efforts on Rendering and Collaboration. These two areas are among the most integral to do the work you do, and we believe in keeping you connected and working as efficiently as possible. The 2021 release included the addition of GPU raytracing, a packable VRED scene executable in VRED Go,…


  • 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…


  • 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…


  • VRED Core – The newest member of the VRED family

    Our VRED team is excited to announce an additional member of the VRED family. On May 7 2020, Autodesk is launching VRED® Core. This addition to the VRED® portfolio is a flexible, customizable, and scalable VRED® product, particularly for cloud and server-based applications. Its Key Features include: Support of GPU/CPU Raytracing and Clustering VRED Core’s…


  • Autodesk VRED supports NVIDIA VRS and HTC VIVE Pro Eye to maximize quality in VR design

    Autodesk VRED Supports NVIDIA VRS and HTC VIVE Pro Eye to Maximize Quality in VR Design Virtual reality (VR) technology is growing rapidly in the automotive industry. Designers want immersive visualizations that can accelerate iterations, saving time and money and improving the final product. For visualizations to be truly immersive, however, they must perform at…