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Making a Front Grille in Alias Studio

I built some projection curves and projected them onto the front surface to get curves on surface. I trimmed out the aperture using trim divide and moved the piece I had cut out backwards to form the back surface of the grille box. I made the grille box by running the Tubular Flange tool around the aperture < Single Surface, so you build the grill box fillets and draught surfaces all in one go. I set the Tubular Flange tool to < Radius 5mm < Flange depth 200mm. I then selected the tubular surface and assigned it a chrome shader.

Making Louvres in Alias Studio

I took a Duplicate Curve from the top outside edge of the tubular surf. and moved it down Z to where I wanted my first louvre to be built. Then I created a nice louvre cross section with a single curve and extruded it. Having done that I duplicated 4 extra louvres with < edit < duplicate < object.

Making the Verticle Vanes in Alias Studio

I dropped a planar surface at the origin in the left view and then mass produced the other 9 vanes using the Duplicate Tool. By plying around with the Transformation settings and + and- values it doesn’t take long to get a set of duplicates accurately set out. Once I had the 10 vanes, all I needed to do was slide them back on the X axis to suit the curve of the grille in the plan view.[slickr-flickr tag=”alias Duplicate Objects Option” type=”]________________________________________________________________

To Learn Alias Automotive to Industry Entry level has been made easier.

For student’s who have the objective of finding a CAD job in the near future, I still teach One to One students and all of these students get Automotive Modeling or Design/Modeling jobs, so it’s a great investment to make. The hourly rate is very high and there are vacancies in UK. France, Germany, Sweden, Spain, USA, Brazil etc. I can only take a maximum of 5-7 students at any one time. I teach all levels right up to Post Graduates. I have never had a Private student fail to get an Alias Automotive job (Companies include Ferrari, GM, Lotus, Opel, Audi Seat etc. ). If you wish to apply for a place, please email me with all your details.
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Over 100 videos on many, many aspects of Learning Pro. Alias
I show you how to build a Complete Audi A5 Sportback (ext.) . Over 50 Videos on that alone !

Info. on Courses:

“Course #1”.

6 Months website access to all website based video tutorials, 167 Euros (215 USD equivalent Sept. 2012)

“Course #2”.

167 Euros (215 USD equivalent Sept. 2012) per month. You get your .wire reviewed by me every 15 days and you will receive : feedback, instruction, tips and advice from me personally. Access to all videos including my ” Private Student Training Videos”. You will build at least 3 complete automotive exteriors. The course also includes an intensive Reverse Engineering section, which required by most employers.

“#3 Full Pro. “Elite” Course”.

Fast Track Full Pro. “One to One” Course with weekly reviews and coaching 200-250 Euros (USD. 260-320 approx. Sept. 2012) per month. One to One Private tuition. You will receive specific geometry and meshes and modeling from me personally where required, to help you to complete your exteriors quickly to an Industry entry level standard. This means a bigger investment, but once in an Alias modeling job you will get back what you invested many times over and be able to work anywhere in the world

NB: Typically students pay 50% of the cost of the “Elite” course by monthly installments settling the balance over time,  once they have an Alias Automotive contract.

For more info,

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Graham Bullock B.Ed.(CNAA)Des.Tech.

Parting Lines Are Really Tricky in Automotive Modelling

Most students have a lot to learn about parting lines. Around the door he went for a 10mm wide parting line. That’s the total width including the surface fillets. This is too wide if truth be told, so as the whole front of my car lifts and hinges forward like the Jag.E-Type. Here he has used a 3mm wide shut line. This is too narrow and after rendering and reducing for the web. you can hardly see it.

Lets Get Real

In real life manufacturers use a variety of widths and shut lines on Commercials, 4 by 4’s and budget priced cars can be 10 -15mm wide. Expensive quality cars will typically have very controlled Parting line widths of 5 -8mm.

Parting Lines Must be Closed Off

the volume of your model must be closed, so that other down-line software will accept the data originating from Alias. Parting lines must have a bottom surface, either generated by the parting line tool or direct modelled using Sq, Rail or  Skin surfs.

CNC Milling Machines

Demand that parting lines are closed off, without any gaps, so you should use the Check Model tool to see where any problems lay and then fix all the problems before you model is exported, as a Shell, IGES, STEP file etc.

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Info. about LearningAlias course:

“Course #1”.

6 Months website access to all website based video tutorials, 167 Euros (200 USD equivalent Nov.2011)

“Course #2”.

167 Euros (200 USD equivalent Nov.2011) per month. You get your .wire reviewed by me every 15 days and you will receive : feedback, instruction, tips and advice from me personally. Access to all videos including my ” Private Student Training Videos”. You will build at least 3 complete automotive exteriors. The course also includes an intensive Reverse Engineering section, which required by most employers and is often given as a practical test at interviews.

“Course #3”.

Fast Track Full Pro. “One to One” Course with weekly reviews and coaching 250 Euros (USD. 300 approx. Nov. 2011) per month. One to One Private tuition. You will receive specific geometry and meshes and modeling from me personally where required, to help you to complete your exteriors quickly to an Industry entry level standard. This means a bigger investment, but once in an Alias modeling job you will get back what you invested many times over and be able to work anywhere in the world

For more info,

Just register on my website and I’ll send you all the details

USA:

If you are in the USA, just register and login, then go to Profile and you can pay your subscription with your US credit card. Absolutely no extra charges for currency conversion.

Regards

Graham Bullock B.Ed.(CNAA)Des.Tech.

My  Super Car Model is Nearing Completion

I could stop now and call it a day or I could continue adding detail such as grilles, finishing beads around screens and parting lines. Also I could Build a Rear Spoiler and put tread on the tyres.

What’s Been Done Today

I have built a half interior. This is used on exterior models in industry. A carpeted board is fitted inside the clay/fibre glass model at the waist line height and then half a steering wheel, the top part of the seats and the top section of the dash board are fitted. All this gives a more realistic looking model. Often models are built of clay over a wooden armature and later on in the project the screens are cut out and this dummy interior is fitted after which acrylic is fitted to form a realistic glass house.

Everything on the Model is Pulled Out of a Basic Planar surface.

Piggy back surfaces were built where the dash and seats would bee and then the components were formed by pulling a single CV using the Proportional Modification Control.

Wheels

I have revolved some simple wheels keeping the surfaces as light as possible, so that I can still toggle the model easily with the wheels displayed. If I make a set of complex wheels for this model, I’ll build them in another stage and then only import them when I want to do a full on rendering of the complete model________________________________________________________________

To Learn Alias Automotive to Industry entry level has been made easier. Why not visit my website and take a look for your self?

www.learningalias.co.uk

My New Website is now live!

I am a top flight Alias Trainer/Modeler, specializing in taking students who are either currently studying or who have left college/university and want to learn the skills they need to reach Alias Automotive Entry Level. I offer the best value Alias training deal out there!

Special Winter Discount Package

Courses in order of cost:

“Course #1”.6 months Website Access

6 Months website access to all video tutorials, 167 Euros one-off payment (228 USD equivalent Nov.2011)

Courses, including reviews and coaching:

“Course #2A” Private Tuition Package

167 Euros per month (228 USD equivalent Nov.2011)
(Your work will be reviewed every 15 days and you will receive : feedback, instruction, tips and advice from me personally, modeling demonstrations from me on your .wire and I will supply Meshes to help you with difficult areas of your model).

“Course #2E” Economy Private Tuition Package

100 Euros (135 USD equivalent Nov.2011) per month. You get your .wire reviewed by me every 15 days and you will receive : feedback, instruction, tips and advice from me personally. Access to all website videos

“Course #3”. Fast Track Full Pro. “One to One” Course

250 Euros (USD. 339 approx. Nov. 2011) per month. One to One Private tuition with weekly reviews of your .wire. You will receive specific geometry and meshes and modeling from me personally where required, to help you to complete your exteriors quickly to an Industry entry level standard. This means a bigger investment, but once in an Alias modeling job you will get back what you invested many times over and be able to work anywhere in the world

For more info,

Just register on my website and I’ll send you all the details
www.learningalias.co.uk

USA:

If you are in the USA, just register and login, then go to Profile and you can pay your subscription with your US credit card. Absolutely no extra charges for currency conversion.

Regards

Graham Bullock B.Ed.(CNAA)Des.Tech.

Nurbs Modeling, Alias Course

Alias Studio Tutorial

Where to Start With A weird Shaped Headlamp Assy.

Please Note: This is not a pre-production modelled assy. It’s just a freehand model to fill the head lamp aperture, so that you can’t see inside the car body

I started with the apperture by building a small fillet flange around it normal to the aperture.

Next

I built a Draught Flange Back from the fillet flange about 200mm deep. I then intersected the flange with a planar surf. and trimmed it all clean. Now I put a construction plane onto the planar surf, so I could see it in true view. That enabled me to build a square with bulging sides and project it onto the planar. I then built a piggy back square onto the planar surf 5 deg 2 by 5 deg.2. When I build a piggy back surface to be pulled out, I always add 2 rows of CV’s at each boundary of the sq.

Trim Out the Square which is underneath the piggy back square

Now I was ready to pull out the basic form of the main reflector using the Proportional Modification Control. After that I put 2 cylinders in to make the actual lights. I built a planar surf. to close the ends on both cylinders and then pulled smaller reflectors out from those. When I’d done that, I intersected the cylinders with the main reflector and trimmed it all back clean.

Pictures Tell the Story

________________________________________________________________

To Learn Alias Automotive to Industry entry level has been made easier. Why not visit my website and take a look for your self?

www.learningalias.co.uk

My New Website is now live!

I am a top flight Alias Trainer/Modeler, specializing in taking students who are either currently studying or who have left college/university and want to learn the skills they need to reach Alias Automotive Entry Level. I offer the best value Alias training deal out there!

Special Winter Discount Package

Courses in order of cost:

“Course #1”.6 months Website Access

6 Months website access to all video tutorials, 167 Euros one-off payment (228 USD equivalent Nov.2011)

Courses, including reviews and coaching:

“Course #2A” Private Tuition Package

167 Euros per month (228 USD equivalent Nov.2011)
(Your work will be reviewed every 15 days and you will receive : feedback, instruction, tips and advice from me personally, modeling demonstrations from me on your .wire and I will supply Meshes to help you with difficult areas of your model).

“Course #2E” Economy Private Tuition Package

100 Euros (135 USD equivalent Nov.2011) per month. You get your .wire reviewed by me every 15 days and you will receive : feedback, instruction, tips and advice from me personally. Access to all website videos

“Course #3”. Fast Track Full Pro. “One to One” Course

250 Euros (USD. 339 approx. Nov. 2011) per month. One to One Private tuition with weekly reviews of your .wire. You will receive specific geometry and meshes and modeling from me personally where required, to help you to complete your exteriors quickly to an Industry entry level standard. This means a bigger investment, but once in an Alias modeling job you will get back what you invested many times over and be able to work anywhere in the world

For more info,

Just register on my website and I’ll send you all the details
www.learningalias.co.uk

USA:

If you are in the USA, just register and login, then go to Profile and you can pay your subscription with your US credit card. Absolutely no extra charges for currency conversion.

Regards

Graham Bullock B.Ed.(CNAA)Des.Tech.

Nurbs Modeling, Alias Course

Making a Front Spoiler Autdesk Alias

I kept the front spoiler simple. The design is borrowed from a classic Porche Turbo Body Kit, but the rear will have something far more complicated

Made from Planar Surfaces

I started with a planar surface sitting at the origin in the top view. The back porifile was achieved by Projecting Normal from the lower edge of the body panels

Next I took Duplicate Curves

from the lower body panels and moved them forward to give a projection line for the front edge of the spoiler

From Now On It’s Just Leggo Blocks

Duplicat the profiled surf you have at the origin and move it up a material thickness and back to suit the overall angle your spoiler assy. will be set at

I Got Shot of the Pink Car paint

and brought in a Ferrari Red one. I start with an imported shader and then modify the colour and ramps to suit

HMMMMM?????

I think I need to model up some head lamp reflectors pronto________________________________________________________________

To Learn Alias Automotive to Industry entry level has been made easier. Why not visit my website and take a look for your self?

www.learningalias.co.uk

My New Website is now live!

I am a top flight Alias Trainer/Modeler, specializing in taking students who are either currently studying or who have left college/university and want to learn the skills they need to reach Alias Automotive Entry Level. I offer the best value Alias training deal out there!

Special Winter Discount Package

Courses in order of cost:

“Course #1”.6 months Website Access

6 Months website access to all video tutorials, 167 Euros one-off payment (228 USD equivalent Nov.2011)

Courses, including reviews and coaching:

“Course #2A” Private Tuition Package

167 Euros per month (228 USD equivalent Nov.2011)
(Your work will be reviewed every 15 days and you will receive : feedback, instruction, tips and advice from me personally, modeling demonstrations from me on your .wire and I will supply Meshes to help you with difficult areas of your model).

“Course #2E” Economy Private Tuition Package

100 Euros (135 USD equivalent Nov.2011) per month. You get your .wire reviewed by me every 15 days and you will receive : feedback, instruction, tips and advice from me personally. Access to all website videos

“Course #3”. Fast Track Full Pro. “One to One” Course

250 Euros (USD. 339 approx. Nov. 2011) per month. One to One Private tuition with weekly reviews of your .wire. You will receive specific geometry and meshes and modeling from me personally where required, to help you to complete your exteriors quickly to an Industry entry level standard. This means a bigger investment, but once in an Alias modeling job you will get back what you invested many times over and be able to work anywhere in the world

For more info,

Just register on my website and I’ll send you all the details
www.learningalias.co.uk

USA:

If you are in the USA, just register and login, then go to Profile and you can pay your subscription with your US credit card. Absolutely no extra charges for currency conversion.

Regards

Graham Bullock B.Ed.(CNAA)Des.Tech.

Nurbs Modeling, Alias Course

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sleeping rough in Nepal following the devastation of the Earthquake. Please donate just 10-30 GBP/
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