Alias Automotive Class-A Modelling

Study Class A surfacing and high-quality reverse modelling through a detailed, step-by-step approach to practical modelling tasks.

Explore the abilities, working practices and personal strengths associated with automotive Class A modelling. The programme explains what Class A quality means and helps proficient Alias users develop the skills required for this specialist work.

At the end of the course, you will be able to:

• Able to use Alias modelling tools to create automotive Class A surfacing of the highest standard
• Acquire skills to perfect the surfaces through provided knowledge, strategies and workflows
• Improve handling for maximized design & engineering workflows, advance quality data evaluation and the incorporation of package data to generate feasible surfaces
• Understand the terminologies used in automotive surfacing
• Be able to create aesthetically-inclined surfaces that accentuate quality in design
• Able to carry out model evaluation

BENEFITS OF Alias Automotive Class-A Modelling TRAINING

High-End Surface Quality

Efficient Design Process

Collaboration and Visualization

Class-A Surface Analysis

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DAY 1

• UI Setup
• Fitting Primary Curves Onto Scan Lines
• Theoreticals vs Overbuilding
• Roof Scan: Patch Planning
• Roof Scan: Fitting Primary Surfaces to a Mesh
• Roof Scan: Option 1 – Fitting Blend Surfaces to a Mesh
• Roof Scan: Option 2 – Building Primary Surfaces to Theoreticals

DAY 2

• Surface Curvature Shading Analysis
• Reflection Analysis
• CoS Negative Extend
• Edges: CoS or Curve
• Wheel Opening

DAY 3

• Fascia Blends – Surface Fillet
• Chordal Fillets & Internal Continuity
• Ball Corner – Square Too

DAY 4

• Ball Corner – BallCorner Tool
• Two into One Chamfer Blend
• Five Corner Blend
• Four and Three Corner Blends
• Feature Washout – Wheelarch
• Class A Modelling ‘v’ Design Modelling
• Fixing a Surface Structure

DAY 5

• Hood Edge
• Hood Edge Optimisation
• Light Housing 1 – Introduction
• Light Housing 2
• Light Housing 3
• Light Housing 4