Virtual Design Process
In car interior design, a huge number of design cycles and material variations is necessary until a final design is settled. Our goal is to reduce the number and duration of these cycles by visualizing the final material fabric (woven or knit) and leather - at a very early stage of the design process. This visualization is integrated in an interactive 3D user interface that enables rapid design decisions and modifications based on these decisions.
The developed system will be used for material creation (textiles and leather), the design of the covering process and the design of the geometry of seats and car interiors. It can also serve as interface to the customer, by using the system to display different design versions directly within the model provided by the customer.
The image to the right shows the installed Virtual Design prototype at Eybl International in Krems.
The setup consists of a stereo front-projection system, using polarizing filters to achieve a 3D output on the large screen in the middle of the picture. The two projectors visible on the upper border have been selected to provide high resolution and faithful color reproduction. A distributed approach allows the control of the visualization from one PC the notebook on the right while the rendering is performed independently on a second PC.Further Information
Anton Fuhrmann
2004/08/01
36 months
FFG Kplus
