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Make faster design decisions with automated workflows
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Enhance collaboration with Alias Assemblies and Shotgun
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New user experience Alias 2024 includes a modernized user interface, while maintaining the familiar Alias tools and DNA |
Markup and animation editors Improve collaboration and review with intuitive markup and animation editors. |
Surface modifier tools Easily control objects on curves with the feature modifier. Smooth curved surfaces quickly and easily with the accelerated surface function. |
Sketching and illustration tools CONCEPT, AUTOSTUDIO Draw and edit with integrated tools. Capture lines, circles, and ellipses with predictive strokes. |
Flexible product modeling CONCEPT, AUTOSTUDIO, SURFACE Fast, repeatable, curve-based modeling tools let you directly edit and sculpt 3D models. |
Fast concept modeling CONCEPT, AUTOSTUDIO Get a complete concept model workflow, from sketch to final concept model. |
Photoshop live link CONCEPT, AUTOSTUDIO, SURFACE Sketches from Photoshop can be linked to Alias. Changes to sketches are dynamically updated in Alias. |
Dynamic shape modeling CONCEPT, AUTOSTUDIO, SURFACE Quickly manipulate your product model and explore shape variations on 3D forms without rebuilding geometry. |
3D sculpting CONCEPT, AUTOSTUDIO, SURFACE 3D sculpt surfaces by directly adjusting surface control vertices. Use curve-based tools, direct modeling, and more. |
Deck seam CONCEPT, AUTOSTUDIO, SURFACE Deck seam (similar to a flat fell seam) has been added to the Stitch and Seam tool. |
Precise surface creation CONCEPT, AUTOSTUDIO, SURFACE Use tools that help you create mathematical shapes. Control pitch with the Revolve tool, and more. |
Multiblend tool Make smooth transitions between surfaces. |
Light ray effects and reflections CONCEPT, AUTOSTUDIO, SURFACE Study your surfaces in a virtual lighting studio with the Light Tunnel tool. |
Computational design CONCEPT, AUTOSTUDIO, SURFACE Quickly generate complex repeatable patterns, and enable rapid design iterations and exploration. |
Automatic arrays of shapes CONCEPT, AUTOSTUDIO, SURFACE Simplify uniform and nonuniform objects using arrays. Create arrays of lines and surfaces in 2D and 3D. |
New subdivision modeling tools CONCEPT, AUTOSTUDIO, SURFACE Alias has integrated the strengths of adaptive subdivision with native NURBS surface technology. |
Global refit AUTOSTUDIO, SURFACE Refit your digital model to the changed physical model. |
Improved surface from mesh tool AUTOSTUDIO, SURFACE Create a surface on mesh with 1 of 3 surface types. Update original data with scanned clay data. |
Precision surface modeling AUTOSTUDIO, SURFACE Create Class-A surfaces with speed and control. |
Surface creation and editing AUTOSTUDIO, SURFACE Perform multiple operations with a single, automated tool. |
Predictive control AUTOSTUDIO Get more predictable results with new tools such as Freeform Curve Blend and View Flip. |
Multicurve profile input AUTOSTUDIO, SURFACE Profile tools provide an advanced way to work with surfaces, such as rotating a profile to a target surface. |
Intelligent form factor capability AUTOSTUDIO, SURFACE Define ratios with Form Factor tools. |
Mesh selection techniques AUTOSTUDIO, SURFACE Use an expanded mesh selection toolset. |
Offset tool CONCEPT, AUTOSTUDIO, SURFACE Offset command ensues that offset CV layout quality is maintained, enabling a semiautomated, time-saving workflow. |
Save file author options CONCEPT, AUTOSTUDIO, SURFACE Save the file author information under the save information section when saving or exporting a file. |
File > Share view CONCEPT, AUTOSTUDIO, SURFACE Disable the share view option using an environment variable. |
Virtual reality with Alias CONCEPT, AUTOSTUDIO, SURFACE Enhance design reviews with virtual reality. Explore your design to scale using an HMD in VR. |
Interactive product visualization CONCEPT, AUTOSTUDIO, SURFACE Evaluate design options with real-time visualizations. Use shading models, apply color, add texture, and more. |
Convenient data exchange CONCEPT, AUTOSTUDIO, SURFACE Share industrial design data with mechanical design and CAD software, including Inventor, CATIA, and SOLIDWORKS. |
Switch between shading assignments CONCEPT, AUTOSTUDIO, SURFACE Easily switch between color combinations. |
Variant configuration sets CONCEPT, AUTOSTUDIO, SURFACE Capture your current view to return to it easily. |
VRED compatibility AUTOSTUDIO, SURFACE Quickly convert Alias files to VRED software for 3D visualization. |
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Fast concept modeling |
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Mesh-like modeling for 3D sculpting |
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Concept exploration |
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Controlled lines for concept design |
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Non-destructive detailing |
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Rendering and material management |
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Detailed design |
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Computational design with Dynamo |
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Stitches and seams |
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Surface chain select tool |
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Automatic arrays of shapes |
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Mathematically precise surface creation |
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Flip view across x-axis |
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Freeform curve blend tool |
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Surface modeling and Class-A surfacing |
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Precision surface modeling |
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Scan data workflows |
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Multiblend tool |
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Multicurve profile input |
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Surface analysis |
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Light ray effects and reflections |
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Shading in clay |
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Isophotes for surface flow |
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Surface evaluation |
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