View options in Curve Planarize - Add view options in the Curve Planarize.
Surface fillet improvements - Add the option of Inter Continuity and Inter Tangent Angle checking in surface fillets.
New options in Skin tool - Add the Shape option in the Skin 2012 tool to control the CV layout of the Skin surface section.
Variable degree surface fillets - You have the ability to have a variable degree in fillet surfaces.
Interface enhancements - Improvements for the latest release include customizable keyboard controls, snapping, marking menus, and more.
Dynamic shape modeling - Quickly manipulate your product model and explore shape variations on 3D forms without rebuilding geometry.
3D sculpting - 3D sculpt surfaces by directly adjusting surface control vertices. Use curve-based tools, direct modeling, and more.
Mesh-like modeling for 3D sculpting - Use push-and-pull techniques to conceptualize models—without needing to develop spline surfaces.
Concept exploration - Explore concepts to create revisions quickly.
Better theoretical and feature lines - Control the shape of your product to follow a curve.
Nondestructive detailing - Cut, separate, and add detail to your design without affecting the sculpted form.
Rendering and material management - Use real-time raytracing and assign materials directly within Alias.
Detailed Design and Surface Analysis
Deck seam - Deck seam (similar to a flat fell seam) has been added to the Stitch and Seam tool.
Mathematically precise surface creation - Access tools that help you create mathematical shapes. For example, control pitch with the Revolve tool, and more.
Multiblend tool - Make smooth transitions between surfaces.
Light ray effects and reflections - Study your surfaces in a virtual lighting studio with the Light Tunnel tool.
Automatic arrays of shapes - Simplify uniform and non-uniform objects, using arrays. Create arrays of lines and surfaces in 2D and 3D.
Stitches and seams - Automatically create stitches and seams.
Surface chain select tool - Select a chain of surfaces with one pick.
Shading in clay - Temporarily change your shaders to a clay material. When you're finished, your model goes back to its original form.
Isophotes for surface flow - Reveal design motion and underlying shape—for example, the movement of sand or the shape of snow on a mountain.
Surface Modeling and Class-A Surfacing
Modeling enhancements - The 2018 release includes enhancements to Surface Fillets and Curve Planarize. Data Transfer now offers STEP AP242 standard and DWG import and export.
Design Communication and Product Visualization
Interactive product visualization - Evaluate design options with real-time visualizations. Use shading models, apply color, add texture, and more.
Compelling photorealistic renderings - Visualize your product with high-resolution imagery.
Convenient data exchange - Share industrial design data with mechanical design and CAD software, including Inventor, CATIA, SOLIDWORKS, and many others.
Interoperability with other tools - Interoperability helps streamline operations with other products used in the design process, such as cutters, meshers, and more.
Switch between shading assignments - Easily switch between color combinations.
Variant configuration sets - Capture your current view to return to it easily.
