Autodesk Alias

Autodesk Alias (formerly known as Alias StudioTools) is a family of Computer-aided industrial design (CAID) software predominantly used in Automotive Design and Industrial Design for generating Class A surfaces using Bézier surface and NURBS modeling method.

The product is sold specifically as CAID rather than CAD, and its tools and abilities are oriented more towards the “styling” aspect of design – that is to say, the product’s housing and outer appearance. It does not go into mechanical detail like other CAD programs such as Siemens NX, Inventor, CATIA, Pro/ENGINEER and SolidWorks, but has a much more powerful set of tools for the creation of precisely sculpted curves and surfaces and all ‘touch and feel’ surfaces of any part that demands aesthetic finish.