3D Tutorials

Autodesk Alias Surfacing: Moving Volumes

Autodesk Alias Surfacing: Moving Volumes

In this video tutorial Raymundo Burgueno from HandleBar3D explains his approach in the first stages of design in Autodesk Alias, for quickly creating and transforming surfaces and volumes to evaluate different solutions.

Car 3D modeling in Autodesk Alias: surface layout analysis

Car 3D modeling in Autodesk Alias: surface layout analysis

In this 20 minutes video designer Raymundo Burgueno explains his process for creating high quality 3D models and how to keep things relatively simple.

Advanced Subsurf Modeling

Advanced Subsurf Modeling – How to Avoid Pinching

An advanced 3D modeling tutorials showing a technique to avoid artifacts and creases when creating hard surface 3D models using subdiv modeling. For Blender but applies to most polygonal subdiv modeling software.

Alias 3D modeling tutorial: BMW 6 Series

Alias 3D modeling tutorial: BMW 6 Series

The playlist with the first five parts of a very detailed video tutorial series by Hyunjoon Shin, showing the 3D modeling process of a BMW 6 Series.

Engine Cover 3D modeling tutorial

Engine Cover 3D modeling tutorial – Part 2

The second part of a 3D modeling tutorial that shows the creation of a styling model for an engine cover in Rhino3D. This video shows how to add detail and how to prepare the model for exporting into SolidWorks. Check Part 1 here.

Alias Modeling

Alias Modeling – Hexagon Tile Pattern

This video tutorial shows how to create a geometric pattern and apply it to an automotive body surface using Autodesk Alias.

Sci-Fi spaceship 3D modeling video

Sci-Fi spaceship 3D modeling video

In this 1+ hour long video recorder in real-time, CG artist and concept designer Tor Frick shows his technique for quickly designing and creating complex 3D models using MODO.

Car roof 3D modeling tutorial

Car roof 3D modeling tutorial

A video tutorial that shows the detailed workflow for modeling a high-quality car roof surface in Autodesk Alias AutoStudio 2015.

Alias Speedform Modeling Tutorial

Alias Speedform Modeling Tutorial

A video tutorial by Daniel Wright from Autodesk who demonstrate how to quickly model a 3D shape using Alias Speedform’s Bridge and Faces.

Alias Speedform and maximizing Designers Workflow

Alias Speedform and maximizing Designers Workflow

In this video Daniel Wright from Autodesk shows how Autodesk is positioning Speedform and where it can be used in Automotive Design.

Modeling a star edge/fillet in Alias

Modeling a star edge/fillet in Alias

A video that shows how to create a smooth transition among several fillet surfaces.

Engine Cover 3D modeling tutorial

Engine Cover 3D modeling tutorial – Part 1

In this first part of video tutorials, senior instructor Phil Cook explains how to set up the main construction curves and basic slab surfaces and a number of  tested strategies for making the corner blends.

Car design process using Maya and ZBrush

Car design process using Maya and ZBrush – Part 2

A video by design instructor David Bentley, who shows the 3D modeling process of an automotive shape. In this second part, the finishing touches in Maya and the sculpting process in ZBrush.

Car design process using Maya and ZBrush

Car design process using Maya and ZBrush – Part 1

A video by design instructor David Bentley, who shows the 3D modeling process of an automotive shape. In this first part, the blocking out of the basic geometry using Maya’s polygonal modeling tools.

Technical Surfacing in Autodesk Alias

Technical Surfacing in Autodesk Alias

A webinar on technical surfaces with Autodesk Alias, presented by Uwe Rossbacher, Autodesk Product Manager for NURBS Modeling/Technical Surfacing. Origianlly from 2010, republished by Car Design News in 2015.

Sketchover #9 – Car render using uMake 3D sketching app

Sketchover #9 – Car render using uMake 3D sketching app

In this tutorial Aurélien François from Local Motors shows how to use the new 3D sketching app uMake to create a three dimensional drawing to be used as underlays for presentation renders.

Mercedes Benz S Coupe

Mercedes Benz S Coupe – 3D Speed Modeling

A time-lapse video of the 3D polygonal modeling process of a detailed Mercedes-Benz S Coupe, starting from reference blueprints.

Modeling Sunglasses in Rhino for Mac

Modeling Sunglasses in Rhino for Mac

A webinar presented by Kyle Houchens, who explains how to design sun glasses in Rhino 5 for Mac, using a real-world approach and creating a solid 3D model which is ready for 3-D printing or rendering.


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