https://www.carbodydesign.com Car Design Resources, News and Tutorials Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:57:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/21183/a-history-lesson-on-alias-3d-software/ https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/21183/a-history-lesson-on-alias-3d-software/#respond Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:57:38 +0000 http://www.carbodydesign.com/?post_type=pub&p=21183 Understanding the history of a particular software and why it was created in the first place can be exciting and insightful, especially for those who are interested in or are currently using the software. Not only is the vision and idea behind the creation important but also the driving forces, the people behind it, and […]]]> https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/21183/a-history-lesson-on-alias-3d-software/feed/ 0 https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/20046/3d-automotive-modeling/ https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/20046/3d-automotive-modeling/#respond Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:58:38 +0000 http://www.carbodydesign.com/?post_type=pub&p=20046 Note: Link directs to the book preview hosted by Google Books. Master techniques from top automotive designers and world-class game developers with this insider’s guide to designing and modeling 3D vehicles. With techniques demonstrated in 3ds Max, Maya, XSI, and Photoshop, 3D Automotive Modeling starts with a fantastic series of hot concept designs and continues […]]]> https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/20046/3d-automotive-modeling/feed/ 0 https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/18467/curvature-the-relevant-criterion-for-class-a-surface-quality/ https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/18467/curvature-the-relevant-criterion-for-class-a-surface-quality/#respond Fri, 23 Sep 2011 10:46:31 +0000 http://www.carbodydesign.com/?post_type=pub&p=18467 An increasinq number of projects in in the automotive and aeronautical industry include Class-A surface quality as a competitive advantage. Quality control tends to be too subjective, however, as it is usually entrusted to human inspectors. Optical systems are showing qreat a promise with theis high resolution, but the relevance, geometrical correctness and correlation with […]]]> https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/18467/curvature-the-relevant-criterion-for-class-a-surface-quality/feed/ 0 https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/10584/mclaren-mulling-3d-holographic-displays-for-faster-designing-of-supercars/ https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/10584/mclaren-mulling-3d-holographic-displays-for-faster-designing-of-supercars/#respond Tue, 04 Jan 2011 14:47:31 +0000 http://www.carbodydesign.com/?post_type=pub&p=10584 McLaren, the Formula One racing group that is attempting to flex its muscles in road cars, vows to build machines that will leave the likes of Ferrari, Porsche and Aston Martin in the dust. And this requires the company to move faster than its rivals to adopt the latest advancements in computer graphics technology for […]]]> https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/10584/mclaren-mulling-3d-holographic-displays-for-faster-designing-of-supercars/feed/ 0 https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/9819/sketch-based-computer-aided-design-tool-for-configuration-design-of-automobile-instrument-panel/ https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/9819/sketch-based-computer-aided-design-tool-for-configuration-design-of-automobile-instrument-panel/#respond Mon, 22 Nov 2010 23:22:07 +0000 http://www.carbodydesign.com/?post_type=pub&p=9819 This paper presents two geometric operations–constrained curve beautification and polygonal mesh scissoring–for a sketch-based Computer-Aided Design (CAD) tool for the configuration design of automobile instrument panels. Using the proposed sketch- based CAD, industrial designers and mechanical engineers can work together closely to perform the early-stage configuration design efficiently by drawing candidate sub- panel boundaries on […]]]> https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/9819/sketch-based-computer-aided-design-tool-for-configuration-design-of-automobile-instrument-panel/feed/ 0 https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/9810/vr-applications-for-reducing-time-and-cost-of-vehicle-development-process/ https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/9810/vr-applications-for-reducing-time-and-cost-of-vehicle-development-process/#respond Fri, 19 Nov 2010 23:08:13 +0000 http://www.carbodydesign.com/?post_type=pub&p=9810 In the last decades the competition in the automotive market, in all segments, has become very strong. This motivation has pushed all OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturers) to develop complex and high technical products, with more and more variants, that satisfy the increasing customer requirements on style, quality, safety, comfort and environmental protection. OEM have tried […]]]> https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/9810/vr-applications-for-reducing-time-and-cost-of-vehicle-development-process/feed/ 0 https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/9806/cae-frame-work-for-aerodynamic-design-development-of-automotive-vehicles/ https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/9806/cae-frame-work-for-aerodynamic-design-development-of-automotive-vehicles/#respond Thu, 18 Nov 2010 23:01:23 +0000 http://www.carbodydesign.com/?post_type=pub&p=9806 Maximizing fuel efficiency of a vehicle is one of the prime areas of focus in the highly competitive automotive industry which requires development of efficient and optimized vehicle designs. External aero analysis using Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) techniques is widely used in the accurate estimation of an automotive vehicle’s drag coefficient, often critical in determining […]]]> https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/9806/cae-frame-work-for-aerodynamic-design-development-of-automotive-vehicles/feed/ 0 https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/9793/the-virtual-automotive-paint-shop/ https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/9793/the-virtual-automotive-paint-shop/#respond Thu, 18 Nov 2010 22:50:19 +0000 http://www.carbodydesign.com/?post_type=pub&p=9793 Along with the variation of the market circumstance, the automotive industry has to be confronted with various challenges. In order to satisfy the customers’ requirement of Improving the quality and filling at the price, the product life cycles must be shortened more and more. Most automotive factories introduce into some new virtual manufacture systems and […]]]> https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/9793/the-virtual-automotive-paint-shop/feed/ 0 https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/4964/review-sketchbook-pro-ipad/ https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/4964/review-sketchbook-pro-ipad/#respond Fri, 14 May 2010 11:00:00 +0000 http://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/review-sketchbook-pro-ipad/ When the Apple iPad was announced back in January, it seemed like a natural fit as a drawing tablet. While we knew that it may not have the fidelity of a Cintiq, we also knew that it wasn’t meant to be used the same way. Now that the tablet is out and the flood of […]]]> https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/4964/review-sketchbook-pro-ipad/feed/ 0 https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/4958/advanced-3d-cad-design-methods-in-education-and-research/ https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/4958/advanced-3d-cad-design-methods-in-education-and-research/#respond Tue, 20 Apr 2010 12:00:00 +0000 http://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/advanced-3d-cad-design-methods-in-education-and-research/ The integration of advanced virtual engineering methods into 3D-CAD based development processes leads to increased requirements, concerning the software packages as well as regarding the applied procedures and strategies. Modern IT- based engineering tools offer much more than the conventional development methodologies in component creation and digital mock-up processes. The trend definitely goes into the […]]]> https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/4958/advanced-3d-cad-design-methods-in-education-and-research/feed/ 0