Alias Concept

Product Description

Autodesk® Alias® Concept software, offers a powerful tool set supporting the end to end creative design process. This software bundle combines sketching and conceptual modeling with design surface modeling and visualization capabilities, enabling designers and concept modelers to quickly define, explore and communicate large numbers of design proposals, thus increasing the decision-base for picking the next winning design.

Compare the Alias Products:

PRODUCTS	Alias Surface	Alias AutoStudio	Alias Concept	Alias SpeedForm
IDEAL FOR	Automotive, Class A	Automotive, industrial design, Class A	Automotive, industrial design, consumer products	Automotive, industrial design, consumer products
CONCEPT DESIGN
Sketching and illustration tools		✓	✓
Dynamic shape modeling		✓
Flexible product modeling	✓	✓	✓
3D sculpting	✓	✓	✓	✓
FAST CONCEPT MODELING
Mesh-like modeling for 3D sculpting		✓	✓	✓
Concept exploration		✓	✓	✓
Controlled lines for concept design		✓	✓	✓
Non-destructive detailing		✓	✓	✓
Rendering & material management		✓	✓	✓
DETAILED DESIGN
Stitches and seams	✓	✓	✓
Surface chain select tool	✓	✓	✓
Automatic arrays of shapes	✓	✓	✓
Mathematically precise surface creation	✓	✓	✓
Flip view across x-axis	✓	✓	✓
Freeform curve blend tool	✓	✓	✓
SURFACE MODELING & CLASS-A SURFACING
Precision surface modeling	✓	✓
Scan data workflows	✓	✓	✓
Multiblend tool	✓	✓	✓
Multicurve profile input	✓	✓
DESIGN COMMUNICATION & PRODUCT VISUALIZATION
VRED Design		✓
VRED compatibility	✓	✓	✓
Interactive product visualization	✓	✓	✓
Compelling photorealistic renderings	✓	✓	✓	✓
Convenient data exchange	✓	✓	✓	✓
SURFACE ANALYSIS
Light ray effects and reflections	✓	✓	✓
Shading in clay	✓	✓	✓
Isophotes for surface flow	✓	✓	✓
Surface evaluation	✓	✓	✓

 

System Requirements

Alias Products System Requirements: Operating System:

• Microsoft® Windows® 7 (SP1, 64-bit)
• Microsoft Windows 8.1 Professional (64-bit)
• Apple® Mac OS® X 10.10.x Yosemite

Please Note: Apple Mac OS X 10.11.x El Capitan is not currently supported due to a limitation introduced in Mac OS X 10.11.1 and subsequent updates. We are currently working with Apple to resolve this issue and we will update the System Requirements for Alias when we have a solution. Browser:  Autodesk recommends the latest version of the following Web browsers for access to online supplemental content:

• Apple Safari® Web browser
• Google Chrome™ Web browser
• Microsoft Internet Explorer® Web browser
• Mozilla® Firefox® Web browser

  CPU: 2 GHz 64-bit Intel® or AMD® multi-core processor Graphics Hardware: Supported NVIDIA® or ATI graphics card with a minimum of 256 MB dedicated texture memory. RAM: 4 GB (8 GB recommended) Disk Space:  Free hard disk space required for installation:

• Autodesk Alias AutoStudio: 10 GB
• Autodesk Alias Surface: 5 GB
• Autodesk Alias Design : 5 GB

Pointing Device:

• Three-button mouse
• Wacom® graphics tablet for sketching (optional)

  System Requirements for Autodesk Alias SpeedForm 2017 and Alias Concept 2017 Operating System:

• Microsoft® Windows® 7 (SP1, 64-bit)
• Microsoft Windows 8.1 Professional (64-bit)

Browser:  Autodesk recommends the latest version of the following Web browsers for access to online supplemental content:

• Google Chrome™ Web browser
• Microsoft Internet Explorer® Web browser
• Mozilla® Firefox® Web browser

CPU: 2 64-bit processor (32-bit not supported) Graphics Hardware: 512MB GDDR RAM or more, except Intel GMA X3100 cardsRAM: 4 GB (8 GB recommended) RAM: 4 GB (8 GB recommended) Disk Space:  Free hard disk space required for installation:

• 3 GB

Pointing Device: Microsoft-compliant three-button mouse