What’s new in Alias 2020

Create VR is an immersive conceptual design tool that empowers designers to explore form directly in 3D using simple curve and surface tools.

The addition of subdivision surfaces to Alias integrates the strengths of adaptive subdivision with native NURBS surface technology. (video: 3.45 min.)

You now have the option to copy/paste a layer within a folder to be outside or inside of the original folder structure.

You can now disable the share view option using an environment variable.

Enhanced | Save file author options

You can now save the file author information under the save information section when saving or exporting a file.

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.

To support the new subdivision features, we added draw style options for the subdivision surface geometry and control cage manipulator.

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Enhance design reviews with virtual reality. Explore your design to scale using a HMD in VR. (video: 1.15 min.)

Sketches from Photoshop can be linked to Alias. Changes to sketches are dynamically updated in Alias. (video: 1:09 min.)

Quickly generate complex repeatable patterns and enable rapid design iterations and exploration. (video: 1.39 min.)

More easily customise Marking Menus with a new selection of styles. (video: 1.04 min.)

Design and collaborate on a single Alias model in the cloud. Review, mark up and collaborate via the web and on portable devices.

Offset command ensures that offset CV layout quality is maintained, enabling a semi-automated, time-saving workflow. (video: 1.29 min.)

Fly to a point of interest immediately. Enable immediate navigation to a point in the design.

Manipulate Canvas layers like any other geometry type – scale, snap and pivot images in real time.

The 2018 release includes enhancements to Surface Fillets and Curve Planarise. Data Transfer now offers STEP AP242 standard and DWG import and export.

Improvements for the 2018 release include customisable keyboard controls, snapping, marking menus and more.