Autodesk ALIAS SURFACE Manuale utente

Autodesk®

Alias®Surface

Perfect your designs.

Master Complex Shapes

Perfect Your Designs

Deﬁne inspiring and ergonomic shapes that meet

functional requirements, with the powerful tools in

Autodesk Alias Surface software. Alias Surface helps

you sculpt 3D models to achieve the perfect union

of aesthetics and engineering. Power your creative

process with industry-leading curve-based and di-

rect modeling tools that help you ﬁne-tune designs

in a single software environment, in less time.

Communicate Your Vision

Alias Surface makes it easy to create highly realistic

models. You can shade and light models to com-

municate your design vision more clearly, and

conﬁrm that your surfaces meet exacting standards.

Reviewers can evaluate high-quality imagery that

reﬂects a range of materials and colors. The result

is quick and conﬁdent design-review decisions—

without time-consuming renderings.

Speed Up Processes

When engineering teams need to redo surfaces,

it delays projects and can result in unintended

changes to your models. Alias Surface supports a

highly streamlined workﬂow that lets you control

design intent further in the product development

process. You can exchange design data with

engineering CAD software, such as Autodesk®

Inventor®, to preserve design integrity. And you

create such high-quality, Class-A surfaces in Alias

Surface that engineering teams don’t need to

recreate them.

Specialized Design Tools

Alias Surface oers a full set of dynamic modeling

capabilities for shape development, reﬁnement, and

control. The software’s functionality helps meet

your requirements for:

• Designmodeling

• Precisionsurfacingmodeling

• Reverseengineering

• Visualizationandcommunication

• Processintegration

• Productiveenvironment

Image courtesy of Daniel Simon, Cosmic Motors

Contents

Design Modeling......................................... 3

Precision Surface Modeling...................... 4

Reverse Engineering................................... 5

VisualizationandCommunication .......... 6

Productive Environment ........................... 7

Process Integration .................................... 8

Autodesk Alias Product Line .................... 9

Learn More or Purchase .......................... 10

Model high-quality production surfaces with speed and control.

Autodesk®Alias®Surface gives you all the advanced surface

creation tools you need to create high-quality surfaces ready for

manufacturing.

Image courtesy of Technicon Design

Flexible Modeling

Take advantage of a range of product modeling

techniques to visualize any form. Autodesk®Alias®

Surface combines fast, repeatable curve-based

modeling tools with the ability to directly sculpt 3D

models.

Dynamic Shape Modeling

Experiment with shapes at any stage of the design

process. Quickly manipulate your model, exploring

variations on 3D forms without rebuilding geometry,

or make real-time modiﬁcations in design reviews.

Shape objects dynamically with these powerful

tools:

Lattice Rig—Sculpt geometry by manipulating a•

customizable lattice created around an object.

Transformer Rig—Use curves and surfaces as•

controls to modify or constrain portions of

existing geometry.

Bend—Bend geometry using a curve to control•

deformation.

Twist—Twist geometry around a single-axis curve.•

Conform—Conform geometry to the shape of•

another surface.

Rapid Prototyping

Build physical prototypes more eciently from

digital models. With rapid prototyping, you can

develop and reﬁne designs before committing

to production. Print in 3D using STL output for

stereolithography by exporting data to computer

numerical control (CNC) machines. Alias Surface

supports 3D printing in color.

Design Modeling

The concept

development phase

demands close

collaboration between

designers and engineers

to produce concepts that

are new, yet technically

feasible.

Take your 3D models to the next level. Evolve concepts

through a creative, iterative process.

Advanced Surface Creation Tools

Advanced tools for creating surfaces ensure that

your surfaces maintain positional, tangent, or

curvature continuity with surrounding surfaces—for

high-quality results ready for manufacturing.

Semiautomated Surface Modeling Tools

Do surfacing work faster. Autodesk Alias Surface

provides semiautomated tools for creating clean,

complex surfaces ready for tooling. For example,

you can create a ﬁllet and accompanying ﬂange in a

single operation.

Explicit Surface Control

Maintain control over surfaces, creating the lightest,

highest-quality geometry. Choose single-span

(Bezier) geometry or multispan nonuniform rational

B-spline (NURBS) geometry, then deﬁne the

number of spans and the degree of created surfaces.

Curve on Surface Paradigm

Precisely trim and form edges of new surfaces.

Share trimmed geometry among modelers while

retaining precision.

Direct Surface Modeling

Sculpt surfaces directly by adjusting surface control

vertices. Alias Surface’s curve-based tools let you

deﬁne a shape at its edges, or you can use direct

modeling to adjust the shape at any point. Maintain

complete control of Bezier surfaces to achieve the

exact form and surface quality you need.

Precision Surface Modeling

Surface Evaluation

Verifythequalityofcreatedsurfaces,including

curvature and radii analysis. This ensures that

geometry can be used by CAD programs and will

meet manufacturing requirements.

Align Tool

Accurately line up surfaces and curves, directly

controlling geometry alignment. Achieve high-

quality surface modeling and Class-A surfaces with

new math capability for surface construction.

Bezier Surface Fillet

Create and manipulate Bezier surface ﬁllets to

address Class-A surfacing requirements. Provide

superior surfaces with strict Bezier output.

Develop the Class-A surfaces engineering teams need to

create tooling. Dynamic modeling capabilities help you

develop Bezier or NURBS geometry in less time.

Scan Data Workﬂows

Import and conﬁgure data from 3D scanners to

visualize and reverse-engineer consumer product

or vehicle models. Alias Surface helps you simplify

and remove data with tools for cutting, smoothing,

automatic hole ﬁlling, and reducing mesh. The

software can handle large models with millions of

polygons, so you can extract and evaluate shape and

form.

Feature Extraction

Spend less time creating and updating surface

models. This specialized tool lets you extract feature

information from scan data quickly.

Reverse Engineering

Analysis Tools

Get help ﬁne-tuning your models with Alias Surface

analysis tools. They provide instant numerical or

graphical feedback on surface quality.

Hybrid Modeling

Integrate NURBS data into scan data. With Alias

Surface, you can evaluate and reﬁne the resulting

hybrid model without resurfacing an entire model—

saving time and eort.

Surface Reconstruction

Automate the multistep process of ﬁlling holes

in scan data. Alias Surface recognizes exterior

curvature through user-deﬁned sections by

generating a mesh patch.

Move easily between the analog and digital worlds. Autodesk

Alias Surface lets you incorporate changes to a physical model

into your digital model.

Interactive Shading

Use shading models to enhance realism and to

evaluate surfaces and design form. Autodesk

Alias Surface reduces time-consuming renderings

by providing immediate visual feedback on

your designs. The software supports material

color, texture, glow, incandescence, bump, and

displacement, and lets you quickly verify surface

conditions such as curvature maps, zebra stripes,

and draft angles.

Annotation Tools

Evaluate and review designs with ease. Take advan-

tage of your entire screen space to work with just the

necessary interface aspects. Alias Surface provides a

full set of annotation tools such as bookmarks, full-

screen capabilities, and pencils and markers.

VisualizationandCommunication

Compelling Output

Get high-resolution images without a full software

rendering. With Alias Surface, you can instantly save

high-resolution images of any modeling window.

Compose images that display wireframes, canvas

planes, or fully shaded models to create turntables

or 360-degree interactive QuickTime®VRles.

Software Rendering

Photorealistic rendering capabilities in Alias Surface

let you create images for print, video, or interactive

presentations. Alias Surface raycast and ray-trace

renderers incorporate ambient occlusion calcula-

tions (soft shadows) and high dynamic range imaging

(HDRI) support for added realism.

Reference Data Workﬂow

Generate and compare an unlimited number

of design variations for engineering and design

reviews. The Reference Manager lets teams review

massive amounts of 3D geometry and interact

directly with detailed digital models.

Communicate your design intent—bring your ideas to life.

Help team members and customers understand and visualize

designs, so they can easily evaluate design options.

Productive Environment

Marking Menus

Quickly select commands without looking away

from the design. Patented marking menus let you

use context-sensitive gestures to select commands.

Customizable Interface

Customize your user interface—including hotkeys,

tool displays, and marking menus—to suit any

workﬂow.

Data Organization

Improve workﬂow and performance by organizing

work and speeding navigation through complex

models. Alias Surface helps you categorize and

organize model components into layers, for more

ecient navigation.

Uniﬁed Shading Environment

Click through tasks faster with task-centric marking

menus that reduce the use of dialog boxes. You can

choose materials and assign shaders directly on

surfaces with only a few clicks.

Mac OSX Operating System

Use Alias Surface 64-bit on your Apple®Mac®.

Windows Vista Support

Use Alias Surface 32-bit or 64-bit with Microsoft®

WindowsVista®.

Shorten the learning curve and speed your workﬂow with

the intuitive Autodesk Alias Surface user interface.

Process Integration

Data Exchange

Exchange digital design data with engineering teams

using fast, high-quality CAD translators for industry-

standard data formats such as DXF™, IGES, and STEP.

Data Exchange with Autodesk Manufacturing

Products

Exchange data with mechanical design and

engineering products, such as Autodesk Inventor

software, using the industry-leading DWG™data

format. The Alias Direct Reader add-in for Inventor

makes it possible to directly read a native Alias.

wire ﬁle in Autodesk Inventor. The translator reads

surfaces, shells, solids, and curves from the .wire

ﬁle. Autodesk Alias Surface also directly reads

native Autodesk Inventor data.

DirectConnect Data Translators

Integrate Alias Surface into your development

pipeline by exchanging data bidirectionally with

CAD software packages such as CATIA®, UGS®NX,

Pro/ENGINEER®, PTC Granite®, JT, and SolidWorks®.

Model Veriﬁcation

Test geometry created in Alias Surface to predict

and diagnose problems when transferring to CAD

systems such as CATIA, Unigraphics®, and Pro/

ENGINEER.

DWF File Format

Create DWF™ﬁles from Alias Surface data with a

single click. DWF protects the integrity of a design

and allows for precise publishing, rendering, and

printing of even the most complex digital models.

Reliable data exchange with CAD software is important

throughout the design process. Imported engineering

data can be used as references for sketching and modeling.

After the design model is created and approved, data can

be exchanged with CAD software to help preserve design

integrity in the engineering phase.

Autodesk Alias Product Line

Autodesk Alias Design

Autodesk®Alias®Design, part of the Autodesk

solution for Digital Prototyping, is for consumer

product designers who control the entire design

process—from ideation to the ﬁnal surfaces that

are passed to engineering. It enables designers to

rapidly develop and communicate product design

concepts using sketches, illustrations, photorealistic

renderings, and animations.

Autodesk Alias Surface

Autodesk®Alias®Surface software, part of the

Autodesk solution for Digital Prototyping,

oers a full set of dynamic 3D modeling capabilities

that enable virtual modelers to evolve concept

models and scan data into high-quality production

surfaces for consumer product design and Class-A

surfaces for automotive design and styling.

Autodesk Alias Automotive

Autodesk®Alias®Automotive software, part of

the Autodesk solution for Digital Prototyping, is an

industry-leading application for automotive

design and styling and the choice of leading

automotive styling studios throughout the world.

The software provides a comprehensive set of

visualization and analysis tools for the entire shape-

deﬁnition process, from concept sketches through

Class-A surfacing.

Task Deliverables Product

Creation and

Communication of Design

•Sketches

•Illustrations

•D concept models

•Productionmodels

•Rapid prototypes

•Visualization

•Animation

Autodesk®Alias®Design

Advanced Surfacing and

Reverse Engineering

•ScanData

•Class-ASurfaces

•ReverseEngineering

•AdvanceEvaluation

•RapidPrototypes

•Visualization

Autodesk®Alias®Surface

Transportation Design •ScanData

•Modiedscandata

•Class-ASurfaces

•ReverseEngineering

•AdvanceEvaluation

•3Dconceptmodels

•Rapidprototypes

•Visualization

•Sketches

•Illustrations

•Animations

Autodesk®Alias®Automotive

The Autodesk®Alias product line, part of the Autodesk

solution for Digital Prototyping helps optimize the creative

design process with industry-leading sketching, modeling,

and visualization tools that help you quickly realize ideas

in a single environment. The product family includes

Autodesk®Alias®Design, Autodesk®Alias®Surface, and

Autodesk®Alias®Automotive.

Learn More or Purchase

Access specialists worldwide who can provide product expertise, a deep

understanding of your industry, and value that extends beyond your software

purchase. To purchase Autodesk Alias software, contact an Autodesk Premier

Solutions Provider or Autodesk Authorized Reseller. Locate a reseller near you

at www.autodesk.com/reseller.

Autodesk Learning and Education

From instructor-led or self-paced classes to online training or education

resources, Autodesk oers learning solutions to ﬁt your needs. Get expert

guidance at an Autodesk Authorized Training Center (ATC®) site, access

learning tools online or at your local bookstore, and validate your experience

with Autodesk certiﬁcations. Learn more at www.autodesk.com/learning.

Autodesk Services and Support

Accelerate return on investment and optimize productivity with innovative

purchase methods, companion products, consulting services, and support from

Autodesk and Autodesk authorized partners. Designed to get you up to speed

and keep you ahead of the competition, these tools help you make the most

of your software purchase—no matter what industry you are in. Learn more at

www.autodesk.com/servicesandsupport.

Autodesk Subscription

Get the beneﬁts of increased productivity, predictable budgeting, and simpliﬁed

license management with Autodesk® Subscription. You get any new upgrades

of your Autodesk software and any incremental product enhancements, if

these are released during your Subscription term. In addition, you get exclusive

license terms available only to Subscription members. A range of community

resources, including web support direct from Autodesk technical experts,

self-paced training, and e-Learning, help extend your skills and make Autodesk

Subscription the best way to optimize your investment. Learn more at

www.autodesk.com/subscription.

*Free products are subject to the terms and conditions of the end-user license agreement that accompanies

download of this software.

Image courtesy of Daniel Simon, Cosmic Motors

Autodesk, Alias, Autodesk Inventor, DWG, DXF, and Inventor are registered trademarks or trademarks of Au-

todesk, Inc., and/or its subsidiaries and/or aliates in the USA and/or other countries. All other brand names,

product names, or trademarks belong to their respective holders. Autodesk reserves the right to alter product

oerings and speciﬁcations at any time without notice, and is not responsible for typographical or graphical

errors that may appear in this document.

Digital Prototyping for the Manufacturing Market

Autodesk is a world-leading supplier of engineering software,

providing companies with tools to experience their ideas

before they are real. By putting powerful Digital Prototyping

technology within the reach of mainstream manufacturers,

Autodesk is changing the way manufacturers think about their

design processes and is helping them create more productive

workﬂows. The Autodesk approach to Digital Prototyping is

unique in that it is scalable, attainable, and cost-eective, which

allows a broader group of manufacturers to realize the beneﬁts

with minimal disruption to existing workﬂows, and provides the

most straightforward path to creating and maintaining a single

digital model in a multidisciplinary engineering environment.

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