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What’s new in Alias 2020
Alias® 2020 industrial design software introduces new subdivision surface modelling tools aimed at adding speed and flexibility to your concept modelling and idea creation workflows.
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Form exploration in immersive 3D
Create VR is an immersive conceptual design tool that empowers designers to explore form directly in 3D using simple curve and surface tools
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New subdivision modelling tools
The addition of subdivision surfaces to Alias integrates the strengths of adaptive subdivision with native NURBS surface technology. (video: 3.45 min.)
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Layer operations
You now have the option to copy/paste a layer within a folder to be outside or inside of the original folder structure.
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File > Share view
You can now disable the share view option using an environment variable.
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Enhanced | Save file author options
DESIGN, CONCEPT, AUTOSTUDIO, SURFACE
You can now save the file author information under the save information section when saving or exporting a file.
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Enhanced | Pick behaviour improvements
You can now pick a curve by selecting on a hull or CV; you are no longer required to select directly on the curve during pick operations for certain tools.
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New draw style options
To support the new subdivision features, we added draw style options for the subdivision surface geometry and control cage manipulator.
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Virtual reality with Alias
CONCEPT, AUTOSTUDIO, SURFACE
Enhance design reviews with virtual reality. Explore your design to scale using a HMD in VR. (video: 1.14 min.)
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Photoshop live link
Sketches from Photoshop can be linked to Alias. Changes to sketches are dynamically updated in Alias. (video: 1:08 min.)
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Computational design in Alias
Quickly generate complex repeatable patterns and enable rapid design iterations and exploration. (video: 1.39 min.)
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Marking Menu editor
More easily customise Marking Menus with a new selection of styles. (video: 1.04 min.)
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Design model share
Design and collaborate on a single Alias model in the cloud. Review, mark up and collaborate via the web and on portable devices.
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Offset tool
Offset command ensures that offset CV layout quality is maintained, enabling a semi-automated, time-saving workflow. (video: 1.28 min.)
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Look around feature
Fly to a point of interest immediately. Enable immediate navigation to a point in the design.
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Canvas pivot function
Manipulate Canvas layers like any other geometry type – scale, snap and pivot images in real time.
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Performance improvements
Multithreading implemented for File I/O for Alias reduces File Open and Save times by an order of 3.
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Modelling enhancements
CONCEPT, AUTOSTUDIO, SURFACE
The 2018 release includes enhancements to Surface Fillets and Curve Planarise. Data Transfer now offers STEP AP242 standard and DWG import and export.
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Interface enhancements
CONCEPT, AUTOSTUDIO, SURFACE
Improvements for the 2018 release include customisable keyboard controls, snapping, marking menus and more.
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