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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — 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 ...

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 ...

Ford announced it is now recycling almost 2,300kg of its modeling clay each year. Despite digital design technology, the automaker still builds full-size clay models of its vehicles. "We are ...

Justin Cupler has been a member of the TopSpeed team since 2012. Justin's love for cars started back when he was just five years old, helping his dad work on his 1957 Chevy Bell Air and then his 1966 ...

California-based startup Lucid Motors makes some of the most impressive electric vehicles on the planet. Their designs are stunning, their tech is class-leading, and their straight-line performance ...

“My favorite part of the new A7? It’s the rear end, but I also like the belt line,” Audi design boss Marc Lichte told us with the smile of a proud parent as he examined a life-sized clay model of the ...

Here’s a full-size clay model of the Tata Sierra. Tata Motors says it takes around six months to make one using industrial clay. The clay is heated to about 60–70°C so it becomes soft and easy to ...