<s>
Autodesk	B-Algorithm
Alias	I-Algorithm
(	O
formerly	O
known	O
as	O
Alias	O
StudioTools	B-Algorithm
)	O
is	O
a	O
family	O
of	O
computer-aided	B-Algorithm
industrial	I-Algorithm
design	I-Algorithm
(	O
CAID	B-Algorithm
)	O
software	O
predominantly	O
used	O
in	O
automotive	O
design	O
and	O
industrial	O
design	O
for	O
generating	O
class	B-Algorithm
A	I-Algorithm
surfaces	I-Algorithm
using	O
Bézier	O
surface	O
and	O
non-uniform	B-Algorithm
rational	I-Algorithm
B-spline	I-Algorithm
(	O
NURBS	B-Algorithm
)	O
modeling	O
method	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
product	O
is	O
sold	O
specifically	O
as	O
CAID	B-Algorithm
rather	O
than	O
CAD	B-Application
,	O
and	O
its	O
tools	O
and	O
abilities	O
are	O
oriented	O
more	O
towards	O
the	O
"	O
styling	O
"	O
aspect	O
of	O
design	O
-	O
that	O
is	O
to	O
say	O
,	O
the	O
product	O
's	O
housing	O
and	O
outer	O
appearance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
does	O
not	O
go	O
into	O
mechanical	O
detail	O
like	O
other	O
CAD	B-Application
programs	I-Application
such	O
as	O
Siemens	B-Algorithm
NX	I-Algorithm
,	O
Inventor	B-Device
,	O
CATIA	B-Algorithm
,	O
Creo	B-Algorithm
and	O
SolidWorks	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initial	O
versions	O
ran	O
only	O
on	O
Silicon	O
Graphics	O
computers	O
and	O
the	O
Irix	O
operating	O
system	O
,	O
until	O
late	O
in	O
the	O
1990s	O
when	O
the	O
software	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1995	O
,	O
Alias	O
Research	O
was	O
purchased	O
by	O
Silicon	O
Graphics	O
and	O
merged	O
Wavefront	B-Application
Technologies	I-Application
,	O
another	O
3D	O
software	O
graphics	O
company	O
founded	O
in	O
1984	O
at	O
Santa	O
Barbara	O
,	O
California	O
,	O
to	O
form	O
Alias/Wavefront	O
which	O
was	O
later	O
renamed	O
as	O
Alias	O
Systems	O
Corporation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
4	O
,	O
2005	O
Alias	O
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
Autodesk	O
,	O
StudioTools	B-Algorithm
changed	O
its	O
name	O
to	O
Autodesk	B-Algorithm
AliasStudio	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
meets	O
the	O
specialized	O
needs	O
of	O
designers	O
:	O
sketching	O
,	O
freedom	O
to	O
experiment	O
with	O
shape	O
and	O
form	O
,	O
creating	O
organic	O
shapes	O
,	O
visualization	O
for	O
design	O
review	O
,	O
and	O
data	O
exchange	O
with	O
CAD	B-Application
packages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
version	O
2021	O
,	O
Autodesk	B-Algorithm
Alias	I-Algorithm
was	O
split	O
into	O
separate	O
standalone	O
products	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Autodesk	B-Algorithm
Alias	I-Algorithm
is	O
often	O
used	O
for	O
design	O
and	O
styling	O
in	O
the	O
automotive	O
,	O
marine	O
,	O
aircraft	O
,	O
sporting	O
equipment	O
,	O
packaging	O
electronic	O
enclosure	O
,	O
children	O
's	O
toy	O
,	O
and	O
fashion	O
accessory	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alias	O
.wire	O
data	O
reads	O
directly	O
into	O
Autodesk	B-Device
Inventor	I-Device
,	O
Autodesk	O
Showcase	O
,	O
Autodesk	O
ImageStudio	O
,	O
Autodesk	O
Maya	O
and	O
Autodesk	O
VRED	O
and	O
It	O
exports	O
into	O
several	O
other	O
3D	O
engineering	O
packages	O
via	O
IGES	O
or	O
STEP	O
such	O
as	O
Siemens	B-Algorithm
NX	I-Algorithm
,	O
SolidWorks	B-Application
,	O
Creo	B-Algorithm
and	O
CATIA	B-Algorithm
for	O
further	O
downstream	O
detailing	O
and	O
operations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
program	O
has	O
two	O
types	O
of	O
modelers	O
within	O
it	O
:	O
NURBS	B-Algorithm
and	O
Subdivision	O
.	O
</s>
