The StudioTools software and the Cintiq Interactive Pen Display are the ideal combination for every industrial designer.

Designers have very specific requirements that can only be met to a certain degree by classical CAD systems. Among other things, they need functions so they can quickly sketch ideas and designs and simply and intuitively create organic surfaces. They also need tools that help them check surface quality and lighting gradients.

StudioTools from Alias is a software package used by numerous automobile and industrial designers as well as component suppliers – it provides everything a designer needs. All the functions are incorporated in a comprehensive package, which includes 2D sketching, 3D concept modelling, creation of high-quality technical surfaces (class A) as well as model rendering and animation. It is packed with functions that speed up and simplify the development and exchange of ideas and the design of appealing and high-quality technical shapes. When sketching in 2D, the user can choose from a large variety of graphical tools such as hard or soft pencils or markers and airbrushes. Since the pressure-sensitive feature of the Cintiq stylus is supported, the designer can vary the thickness and colour application of the drawn line and thus create natural looking models.

The combination of StudioTools and the Cintiq Interactive Pen Display means the user can create designs directly on-screen almost as easily as sketching his ideas on paper. The electronically created sketches can then be used to generate 3D models that relate directly to the 2D designs. This allows designers to create many more design proposals in a much shorter time. At the same time they can access the 3D model whenever they like in order to pass on any alterations to the modeller.

Why is the Cintiq Interactive Pen Display the ideal add-on for StudioTools?

The Cintiq Interactive Pen Display from Wacom allows the user to draw directly on-screen and therefore makes the processes of drawing, sketching and navigating more natural. The screen can be rotated so his arm movements are never restricted when drawing. This feature of the Cintiq 21UX ensures the user’s movements are natural, thereby releasing his creative forces. Perfect hand-eye coordination ensures the designer can enjoy maximum control, comfort and productivity during his work.

Cintiq Interactive Pen Display

Specific solution advantages

• Design digitally – precise, pressure-sensitive work directly on-screen.
• Improved and more productive creation of designs
• More efficient and optimised working processes
• Unlimited design options thanks to a wide variety of tools
• The display can be rotated so the user can work as if drawing on paper