Alias Surface

Product Description

Autodesk® Alias® Surface software, offers a full set of dynamic 3D surface modeling capabilities. The software enables digital modelers to evolve design concepts into production surface models for consumer product design and high-quality Class-A surfaces for automotive design and styling. Alias Surface software also supports advanced reverse engineering capabilities enabling digital modelers to quickly go from mesh data to high-quality Class-A surfaces ready for engineering detail 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