Surfacing an F1 Wheel In Alias

Take these tutorials on automotive surfacing and learn how to create a production-ready model of a Formula 1 racing wheel with Class A surfaces in Alias.

Introduction

• Welcome
• What you should know before watching this course
• Using the exercise files
• Setting up projects on a Mac
• Additional Notes

1. Overview of Alias Portfolio

• Manufacturing strategy

2. Starting a Project

• Understanding your deliverables
• Setting up Alias preferences
• Master section model

3. Creating Main Body

• Creating the split-line footprint
• Creating master sections
• Showing the three scenarios of master sections
• Creating a multi-flange for the sides
• Adding an overcrown to the sidewalls
• Creating the center pad
• Rear paddles

4. Creating the Digital Display Aperture

• Modeling a simple shape with a primitive

5. Creating the Buttons and Dials

• Feasibility Checkpoint
Body
• Basic dial
Indent
• Basic dial
Main body
• Basic dial
Scallop
• Rotary dial
• Creating a hexagonal head (standard part)
• Dial recess
6. Creating the Handles
• Overview of handle workflow
• Top-slab start
• Basic slab construction
• Top-slab blend
• Front fillet
• Handle transition (middle stem)
• Handle transition (direct modelling)
• Handle transition (fillet creation)
• Rear fillet construction
• Middle blend end-cap construction
• Check model function
7. Export for Rapid Prototype
• Export using Alias Design
• Advanced Alias functionality
• Final assembly
8. Alternative Workflow
• Alternative solution to blend surface
• Final model check
9. Rendering the Final Model
• Initial render setup
• Light the scene
• Assigning textures
• Advanced texture options
• Applying text
• Finished model
• Next steps