Tag: VRED

  • Autodesk Assistant is coming to Alias and VRED

    A new way to support design work Autodesk Assistant is coming to Alias and VRED to help expert users work faster, more efficiently, and with less time spent on repetitive, non-creative tasks. It will also help new and beginner users better understand the tools and accomplish everyday tasks with more confidence. Less time on setup,…

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  • Now in tech preview: A Python API for Alias

    We’re opening up Alias with a new Python API, available in tech preview today! Accessible APIs are foundational to how Alias and VRED will evolve into the future. They let you automate the work that surrounds great design and build workflows meant for your studio.  From organizing scenes, validating data and preparing handoffs. Our goal…

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  • Where physical meets digital: Granstudio’s DIGIPHY and Autodesk VRED

    Automotive design decisions are made under constant pressure: packaging evolves, engineering constraints tighten, and teams must align quickly — without losing the original design intent. The process involves high costs and long lead times. That’s why Granstudio designed DIGIPHY, an ecosystem of next generation mixed-reality design solutions to make those decisions faster, with confidence, and…

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  • Immersive for Autodesk VRED is now available on Apple Vision Pro

    Immersive automotive design review just became more accessible. Following its announcement at NVIDIA GTC in March, Immersive for Autodesk VRED is now available on the App Store for Apple Vision Pro, bringing VRED’s high-fidelity visualization to spatial computing through a collaboration by Autodesk, Apple, NVIDIA and Innoactive. Automotive teams can now step inside VRED scenes…

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  • Two designers review a product in a Gaussian splat environment on a powerwall using Autodesk VRED.

    BSH Adopts Gaussian Splats in VRED 2027 for High-Fidelity Visualization

    Gaussian Splat Support in Autodesk VRED 2027: A New Era for Photorealistic Visualization Autodesk VRED 2027 introduces support for Gaussian Splats (3DGS), a new approach to 3D representation that goes beyond traditional triangle meshes and point clouds. Instead of relying on polygons or discrete points, Gaussian Splats describe scenes using millions of small primitives. Each…

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  • Why Darmstadt? Because some cities are built to think

    For the third year running, Autodesk is bringing the Automotive Innovation Forum (AIF) to Darmstadt, Germany. If you’ve attended before, you already know the city rewards attention. If you’re joining us for the first time in June, here’s why this isn’t just a convenient European venue – and why we keep coming back. A building…

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  • What’s New in Alias and VRED 2027

    The 2027 releases of Alias and VRED are built around a single idea: the best design decisions happen when the tools get out of the way. That means less time preparing data, less friction between surfacing and review, and less distance between a design intent and the moment it can be evaluated, challenged, and refined.…

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  • Reimagining Automotive Icons: Meet the Top 3 Finalists of the 2026 AIF Student Design Competition

    Three student design teams reinterpret historic vehicles through iconic art movements, combining Alias surface modeling and VRED visualization to bring their concepts to life. For two years running, the Automotive Innovation Forum (AIF) Student Design Competition has invited emerging designers to explore new ideas using professional automotive design workflows. The 2026 brief, “The Original &…

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  • Design smarter cars faster: Real-Time Aerodynamics with Autodesk Alias & NavPack 

    How Alias, VRED, and NavPack connect design, visualization, and engineering through real-time physics insight. We’ve got a new NavPack webinar for you on the Autodesk Design Studio YouTube channel. It explores how automotive teams can bring real-time engineering insight directly into creative workflows, without disrupting your established design and visualization processes. This session, with host…

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  • Design smarter, faster: Covestro’s Imagio® material library now in Autodesk VRED

    We’ve got some exciting news for automotive and transportation designers: Covestro’s Imagio® digital sample library is now integrated directly into Autodesk VRED 2026.1. That means instant access to tens of thousands of photorealistic polycarbonate materials—where and when you need them. Designers don’t have to wait on physical samples or hunt through material catalogs, because they…

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  • A Kind of Magic – One Click to XR: How Hololight Stream Runtime and VRED are making Immersive Design effortless

    In the dynamic world of immersive technology, the demand is clear: XR experiences need to be more accessible, flexible, and easier to deploy. Enter Hololight Stream Runtime, in combination with Autodesk VRED – a groundbreaking duo that redefines powerful 3D visualization across various devices. Whether you’re validating complex design data or collaborating on product variants,…

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  • What’s new in VRED 2026: Next-gen visualization for designers

    The VRED 2026 release continues to refine the value of real-time rendering, interoperability, and collaboration. Packed with groundbreaking new features like the Vulkan render engine and Live Referencing between Alias and VRED, this release is designed to make your design and visualization pipeline more efficient, more collaborative, and more powerful than ever before. Vulkan: A…

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  • Ideas in Motion: Adaptability at AIF25

    AIF25 – First Look We’re seeing a seismic shift in the automotive and mobility landscape, as the world transitions from ICE to electric. This shift comes with unique challenges – as well as unmatched opportunities. How we meet those challenges and opportunities will define this industry for years to come. The 2025 Automotive Innovation Forum…

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  • A small Christmas elf dressed in red and white, known as the Elf on the Shelf, is sitting on a dark wooden shelf.

    2024 Design Studio reflections

    This has been a year of remarkable achievements, bold innovations, and collective resilience for us in the Autodesk Design Studio. We’ve expanded our solutions (BlankAI, NAVASTO) and focused our attention on initiatives to delight our customers. There will be even more exciting news to come in 2025, but we wanted to take a moment and…

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  • Large conference room with big stage and screens. Onscreen features a blue car and a green car, and the company name: AUTODESK. The audience is seated and photographed from behind.

    China Automotive Innovation Forum

    Autodesk was thrilled to host its second annual China Automotive Innovation Forum on September 13th in Shanghai. This forum spotlights industry trends, customer case studies, interactive demos, executive meetings, media engagements, and exclusive updates on our ID&V solutions, which encompass automotive design, advanced manufacturing, and digital factories. This event drew 583 attendees – 332 in-person…

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