Alias Modern Industrial Design Tutorial

Author: Liu Junsheng
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Publish Date: 2002-08-01
Features: This book combines a large number of practical examples to systematically and comprehensively introduce the usage methods and application techniques of Alias, one of the world's top modern industrial design software. The book is divided into 17 chapters: The first two chapters cover basic knowledge, introducing an overview of modern industrial design and Alias, as well as Alias fundamentals. Chapters 3 to 8 focus on basic operations, covering modeling, surface creation, materials, rendering, texture mapping, and lighting. Chapters 9 to 12 delve into animation design, covering animation basics, animation design, keyframes and animation paths, as well as hierarchical animation. Chapter 13 introduces advanced modeling, Chapter 14 discusses combined objects, Chapter 15 presents comprehensive application examples, Chapter 16 covers curve networks, and Chapter 17 explores Boolean operations. The authors of this book have many years of experience in applying Alias for industrial design, and they can "handle" everything from aircraft, maglev trains, and automobiles to daily chemical products like lipstick. This book is a crystallization of the authors' years of practical experience in applying Alias for modern industrial design, a sincere contribution born from their patriotic desire for China's industrial product design to advance rapidly. The content is practical, well-organized, illustrated, and strong in both technicality and operability. It is suitable for engineers engaged in industrial design who have a certain foundation in computer skills, as a reference for students in various engineering disciplines, or as a teaching material or reference book for Alias modern industrial design international certification training courses.