Alias | Automotive Essentials

This Alias automotive course teaches the core Sub-D surfacing workflow for automotive design, focusing on clean surfaces, continuity, and efficient iteration. As hands-on Alias training, it builds the foundation designers need for concept modelling and refinement.

Course Goals

This 5-day Alias automotive course introduces your team to the fundamentals of Sub-D modelling in Alias, empowering them to efficiently create high-quality subdivision models tailored for automotive sketch and design. Rather than teaching Alias as a general tool, we frame every session around the concept-modelling and surfacing work that automotive design teams actually do.

Throughout the week, designers build a solid foundation in Sub-D workflows, from understanding the toolset through to achieving clean, presentable models. As a result, they can communicate and refine concepts in 3D with confidence rather than getting stuck in the software. By the end, your team has a flexible, repeatable workflow they can apply to real concept and design work.

Who this alias automotive course is for

This course suits automotive designers and modellers who want a structured foundation in Alias Sub-D modelling for concept and design work. Because it starts with the toolset and fundamentals, no prior Alias experience is required. We deliver it as an intensive five-day format for small groups, so the coaching stays hands-on and rooted in real automotive forms.

Key outcomes

Over five days, you will progress from navigating Alias to building clean, presentable Sub-D models. Key outcomes include:

• First, confidently navigate Alias and its key tools
• Next, develop subdivision surfaces from basic shapes and control points
• Then master concept modelling strategies for clean, efficient geometry
• After that, optimise surface topology and continuity for real-world design work
• Finally, build a flexible workflow that integrates with downstream processes

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