Course Overview

The updated curriculum is divided into twelve lessons intended to take complete beginners to an intermediate level of modeling and an introductory level of rendering with the Alias family of products.

Introductory Content
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Lesson 1 – Introduction to Alias and the Alias Interface
Lesson 2 – Building with primitives
Lesson 3 – Controlling Geometry
Lesson 4 – Dimensional Accuracy

Intermediate Content
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Lesson 5 – NURBS Introduction
Lesson 6 – Curves and Surfaces
Lesson 7 – Surface Tools
Lesson 8 – Hardware Shade

Advance Content
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Lesson 9 – Align and Continuity
Lesson 10 – Controlled Modeling
Lesson 11 – Blend Surfaces
Lesson 12 – Advanced Blends

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Course material and datasets consist of lessons, exercises, and project. Instructor notes and a tip card are included for download as well.

Lessons

Each section contains four or more lessons with one design concept covered, using industry examples to introduce software tools or techniques and inspire students’ creativity and enhancing their skill sets.

Lessons 1-4 (zip - 64 MB)
Lessons 5-8 (zip - 66 MB)
Lessons 9-12 (zip - 62 MB)

Instructor Notes

Each guide outlines concepts, learning objectives, and curriculum workflow and contents.

Instructor Notes 2012 (zip – 724 KB)

Exercises & Projects

Supplied in a standard Alias WIRE file format, exercises are provided for each lesson to enable students to engage with the software and develop the individual workflows and techniques learned in the lessons. Projects are also provided for lessons, which are longer and more involved than exercises. Projects provide scope for creativity and customization, enabling students to apply their knowledge of tools and techniques to a variety of design activities, and help them to better understand workflows.

Lessons 1-4 – Exercises and Projects (zip - 108 MB)
Lessons 5-6 – Exercises and Projects (zip - 69 MB)
Lessons 7-8 – Exercises and Projects (zip - 71 MB)
Lessons 9-12 – Exercises and Projects (zip - 107 MB)

Tips Card

Use this great resource to quickly reference common product shortcuts and keystrokes.

Tips Card (zip - 243 KB)