In this session, we’ll talk about how Autodesk products like Alias software, VRED software, PowerMill, and PowerInspect can empower automotive design studios with technology to push the boundaries of creativity and collaborate radically with the goal of making better products, faster.

This presentation will show the creation of a concept seat, from using Autodesk® Alias® Speedform for creating the design and shape, to Autodesk® Alias® software for detailing like the stitching and other complex details, and finally Autodesk® VRED™ software for creating high-end renderings.

The presentation will show a seamless workflow from start to finish, and will give tips and trick about the latest features of each software that is used.

In this class, we’ll take a look at the road map for Alias software.

In this class, we’ll take a look at the new features and capabilities in the latest version of Alias software.

This class will look at how Alias software and VRED software enable the design and visualization of heavy machinery and equipment.

In this presentation, car designer Ning Ding will show best practices in automotive design through fast concept modeling, sketching, rendering, and animation workflows. Drawing on the full power available in Alias AutoStudio, Ning will share how designers and digital sculptors can work together during this process to bring a design to life. Ning will share live demo vignettes to show how designers can sketch and even directly create concept model by Alias, Speedform and Maya, visualize and render the 3D model in VRED and even create animations and cool scenes in Maya. Ning will also share insights into the current state of the automotive design market in China, where he has both practiced as a professional designer as well as his current job as a subject matter expert working for Autodesk. This session features Alias AutoStudio and Alias Concept.

Learn how shotgun is a social design tool for the studio. How do we design for the future with tools of the future?

Join us to get a glimpse of our latest technical preview and learn about how Autodesk envisions Shotgun in the Design Studio.

Join us for a talk on how you can easily integrate generative artificial intelligence (AI) into various 3D project workflows using tools such as Revit software or 3ds Max software via the NVIDIA Omniverse platform and OpenUSD interchange. We’ll show you examples of how to automate tedious 3D work and alleviate time-consuming tasks to help accelerate time to production and maximize creative exploration. You’ll learn how to connect generative AI tools and technologies such as ChatGPT or LLM integrations, Instant NeRF, and Omniverse DeepSearch to take over repetitive work, freeing up time to focus on more-meaningful work. You’ll also learn how to use generative AI to improve the quality of your work and create new and innovative products and services. This talk is essential for anyone who wants to stay ahead of the curve in the ever-changing world of technology. Don't miss out on this opportunity to learn how AI can help you do more of what you love.

The Studio Wind Tunnel Project will bring simulation insight and guidance to the automotive design community. With seamless integration into existing design pipelines, fully automated virtual wind-tunnel analysis will enable studios to assess performance criteria, visualize airflow, and make informed design decisions at any stage of development. Designed to provide reliable and consistent insight, the Studio Wind Tunnel Project solves traditional challenges associated with vehicle aerodynamic simulation.

In this class we will go over some of the new features in Alias software that can help in procedural modeling techniques, and tools that you can create with scripts to be driven through Dynamo software. Dynamo is a visual programming platform that you can use to create custom algorithms to process data and generate geometry. Since version 2019, we have had an integration of Dynamo in our Alias line of products (Concept, Surface, and AutoStudio). With the latest release of 2021, we have included Dynamo player, which enables anyone to run scripts and capitalize on the power of these tools to improve workflows and processes to save time and effort.

The class will show you an automotive interior design workflow. It will show how fast you can get to a physical prototype of an interior part. The workflow starts with quick concept modeling using Alias software. After that, we hand out the model to Autodesk Fusion 360 software for additional steps like physical model making and manufacturing cost evaluation. This early phase concept workflow can massively speed up your decision-making process for interior parts.

If you're spending hours bringing your CAD data into VRED software, always applying the same materials, computing light maps, and making it over and over again through the product design cycle, this class is for you. Come and discover how an automated workflow—using VRED and orchestrated by ShotGrid—can save you enormous amounts of time converting, preparing, and updating Alias data (or any other CAD data), and turning it automatically into a ready-to-use aggregated visualization data set, freeing up time for 3D artists to focus on high-value tasks.

The digital creation process has made physical models rare. Today, iterative work around form finding, feature line definition, or design definition convergence has to happen digitally on 2D screens. Imagine if you could connect virtual reality (VR) full-scale visualization in VRED software with 3D modeling workflows in Alias software through custom tools that allow designers to sketch tape lines in VR, giving instant feedback to the 3D modeler in Alias—and use ShotGrid software to capture the sketched tape lines to feed downstream digital-modeling activities. Discover how Autodesk Consulting can help you improve collaborative workflows in your studio, going beyond out-of-the-box product capabilities.

In the automotive design space, how do we get students engaged with Autodesk tools? How do we make them aware of all the wonderful careers available within that space? That was the original idea behind our first ever design contest, "The Power of Brand.” Over four months, students showcased their creativity by creating a new vehicle inspired by a nonautomotive brand. Autodesk’s Alias and VRED software brought their design proposals to life. This lecture will recap the contest’s journey as well as the students' insights into their use of those tools—tools commonly used by automotive design studios around the world. Join us for a discussion on education, skill development, and the future of automotive design careers.

Unlock the magic of creative design! It’s an ever-evolving journey where everything can transform from week to week. And embracing change is what makes this process so captivating. In such a dynamic landscape, keeping up with design evolution can be a thrilling challenge. Depending on the design phase, the tools we use to communicate our vision shift dramatically—from sketches and images in the early stages to 3D content, renderings, real-time VR experiences, and mesmerizing movies as the design matures. Capturing the decisions made, the requests for changes, and the actions taken is critical for the streamlining of this process. Join this class to discover the ultimate way to integrate Autodesk automotive products and learn how customizations can enhance the collection and sharing of design review feedback, all while meticulously tracking project evolution and history. Get ready to revolutionize your design workflow!

Discover the latest advancements in Autodesk ALIAS and VRED 2026 that are set to transform your design and visualization workflows. This session will delve into the new features, with a particular focus on Live Referencing—a groundbreaking functionality that seamlessly connects ALIAS and VRED, enabling better collaboration across disciplines and departments. Live Referencing allows real-time updates and synchronization between ALIAS and VRED, ensuring that any changes made in ALIAS are instantly reflected in VRED. This dynamic interaction facilitates a more efficient design process, and reduces communication barriers, leading to quicker iterations and decision-making. By fostering seamless collaboration between designers, engineers, and visual artists, Live Referencing enhances consistency across departments, minimizes errors, and accelerates project completion.

This product briefing will showcase the latest advances in the Dynamo ecosystem, and dive into our new North Star and future vision that’s shaping where we head next. Come learn from Autodesk’s Dynamo product managers about where they’ve been focusing their efforts. This briefing will explore the growth and improvements in Dynamo this year, diving deeply into what has changed and why it matters. We’ll touch upon impactful customer use cases and shed light on Dynamo’s new direction. By strengthening the base, building a cloud-native future, and embracing AI, Dynamo will transform computational design. All these changes seek to dramatically shift the ability for you to have more impact with Dynamo, supercharging your workflows today and tomorrow. Come join us and explore our vision for the future of Dynamo and the steps we’ve both taken and will take to make it a reality.

Discover how to implement Dynamo Player scripts within Alias software for automotive and industrial design, illustrated through examples like a subdivision car configurator. We'll explore the advantages of real-time slider adjustments that enhance creative flexibility and support precise, proportional modeling based on dimensional constraints. The session will also explore how to enable optional curve input while maintaining functional subdivision topology and providing instant annotational feedback directly in the viewport. Learn how to make beginner-friendly scripts that are ready for immediate use, yet adaptable enough to support your design intent. You will see how to use external spreadsheets as preset files to easily customize inputs.

In this talk, we'll explore the transformative potential of generative AI (GenAI) in streamlining conceptual design processes. Our one-year collaborative journey with Kia Motors led to the development of a GenAI wheel concept design tool that bridges design inspiration to creation. Join the talk to discover how GenAI accompanies designers from establishing design directions to exploring design options, facilitating intuitive design workflows. Learn how to harness GenAI's capabilities to interpret designers' inspirations, generating limitless variants efficiently. We'll also discuss how we integrated design constraints into GenAI, providing designers with greater control. Join the conversation and explore the challenges and opportunities for GenAI to streamline your design workflows.