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PNG Autodesk AliasStudio window Developer(s) Autodesk Stable release Autodesk Alias 2014 Operating system Windows, Mac OS X Type CAID software License Proprietary software Website http://usa.autodesk.com/alias/ Autodesk Alias (formerly known as Alias StudioTools) is a family of computer-aid ed industrial design products starting with Alias Design as the entry-level conc eptual design system, progressing to Alias Surface, and then to Alias Automotive as the top-of-the-line product with all of the options. Tools for sketching, modeling and visualization are combined in one software pac kage. It meets the specialized needs of designers: sketching, freedom to experim ent with shape and form, creating organic shapes, visualization for design revie w, and data exchange with CAD packages. As the product is sold specifically as CAID rather than CAD, its tools and abili ties are oriented more towards the "styling" aspect of design - that is to say, the product's housing and outer appearance. It does not go into mechanical detai l to anywhere near the extent that CAD programs such as Catia, Siemens NX, Inven tor, Pro/ENGINEER and SolidWorks do, but has a much more powerful set of tools f or the creation of precisely sculpted curves and surfaces. After Alias was acquired by Autodesk, StudioTools changed its name to Autodesk A liasStudio. As of version 2010, Autodesk Alias was split into separate standalone products: Autodesk Alias Automotive (formerly Autodesk AutoStudio) Autodesk Alias Design ( formerly Autodesk DesignStudio) Autodesk Alias Surface (formerly Autodesk SurfaceStudio).