Digital imaging, virtual reality and 3D modeling have improved in the past decade but most designers and decision-makers are still unprepared to approve new designs without physical models. It's ...

When it comes to designing enclosures which aren’t simple boxes or other basic shapes, the design process tends to get somewhat tedious and involved as the number of measurements to be transferred ...

In an era of computer-aided design and 3-D printing, one traditional craft remains in automakers’ design studios: full-size clay models. For 80 years, clay modelers have used their hands and tools to ...

Auburn Hills — In an era of computer-aided design and 3-D printing, one traditional craft remains in automakers' design studios: full-size clay models. For 80 years, clay modelers have used their ...

As pajama-bottomed prisoners of Zoom will attest, the digital takeover of the physical world feels nearly complete. From CGI Marvels and NFT artists to automated gearboxes and autonomous cars, the old ...

DEARBORN, MICHIGAN: American automaker Ford Motor Company is using clay to craft, re-craft and recycle the pliable stuff, to design its car models. “We are constantly being influenced by new ...

In the era of 3-D computer modeling and Oculus Rift virtual reality headsets, you’d think the car industry might give up on clay modeling. But in fact, the age-old art of layering thousands of pounds ...

GM unveiled its Chevy Blazer EV.R all-electric race car concept last month, just a few days prior to the 2025 Daytona 500. Built on the current “Next Gen” chassis underpinning the ICE-based Chevy ...