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Mike Turner Masterclass – Alias 2024 series 02, episode 02: Building Common Geometry
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…
Advanced SKILLS
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Mike Turner Masterclass — Alias 2024 series 02, episode 01: Introduction
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…
Advanced SKILLS
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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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Mike Turner’s Alias 2024, S01 E03: Details and final renders
Alias 2024 Masterclass We asked Mike Turner 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…
Advanced SKILLS
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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…
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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…
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PAUSE: VRED tips from senior designer Mike Turner
Our PAUSE series aims to share Design Studio Blog posts you may have missed. It’s a chance for you to pause on a particular subject or series and take it in. PAUSE: Exploring VRED with Mike Turner Mike Turner, Senior Designer with DG Design, is an industrial designer with 24 years’ experience working primarily in…
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Behind the scenes with Mike Turner series 03, episode 04: Exterior imaging — adding motion
In episode 03 of his third VRED series, Mike Turner goes deeper into raytraced rendering and covers the basics as well as an overview of VRED options and how hardware/software is evolving. In episode 04, Mike shows you how to add basic motion within an environment to convey a sense of dynamism and speed –…
Essential SKILLS
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Behind the scenes with Mike Turner series 03, episode 03: The basics of raytraced interior rendering in VRED
In episode 02 of his third VRED series, Mike Turner takes us through interior rendering and VR set-up, offering some great tips for optimizing scenes to perform well with less than less-than-state-of-the-art hardware. In episode 03, Mike goes deeper into raytraced rendering and covers the basics as well as an overview of VRED options and…
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Behind the scenes with Mike Turner series 03, episode 02: Interior rendering & VR set-up in VRED
In episode 01 of his third VRED series, Mike Turner gives us an overview of DGDesign’s history with public transportation design and shares some of the work they’ve done. In episode 02, Mike turns to interior rendering and VR set-up. He discusses his experiences with interior design visualization in VRED and has some great tips…
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Behind the scenes with Mike Turner series 03 episode 01: Industry insights on public transport
Welcome to the third series of DGDesign’s Senior Designer Mike Turner. In this series, Mike walks us through public transport design – exteriors, interiors, branding, etc. In episode 01, Mike talks about DGDesign’s history with public transport and shares some of the work they’ve done. Public Transport Highlights 2:31Project: New Nova FleetsClient: Trans Pennine Express…
STORIES & INSPIRATION
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Behind the scenes with Mike Turner series 02, episode 04: Decals & dirt
In episode 03 of his second series, Senior Designer Mike Turner showcased how VRED manages shadow plot development, a key area for ISO sightline assessments. Here in episode 04, Mike turns to a personal project to walk through decal application in VRED, as well as sharing a simple technique to apply dirt and scratches to…
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Behind the scenes with Mike Turner series 02, episode 03: Digital shadow plots
In episode 02 of his second series, Senior Designer Mike Turner walked us through how he works with large data sets in VRED. Here in episode 03, Mike focuses on the business of developing shadow plots within VRED. Shadow plots are key for ISO sightline assessments, because good visibility characteristics deliver safer products. And safer…
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Behind the scenes with Mike Turner series 02, episode 02: Working with large data sets
In Episode 1 of his second VRED series, DGDesign Senior Designer Mike talks about his work on off-highway vehicles, including a small range of bulldozers, a battery electric vehicle concept, and a radical mid-cab dozer project. Episode 2 goes deeper on working with large data sets, including a walk-through of how you can use Alias…
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Behind the scenes with Mike Turner series 02, episode 01: LiuGong industry case Study
Last year, we watched DGDesign Senior Designer Mike Turner explore backplates, data import, and specialized backgrounds. This year, we’re moving off highway for insight into design work supporting large, off-highway vehicle design. Episode 01 goes behind the scenes at DGDesign to hear about a small range of bulldozers, a battery electric vehicle concept, and a…
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