Despite the dominance of digital tools in modern engineering, leading automakers continue to craft full-scale clay models for new vehicle designs. This labor-intensive tradition, still prevalent in ...

Car designers have every kind of software and virtual reality tool. But when they want to make sure a car's curves look just right, they rely on one of the world's oldest materials: clay. Every ...

With summer vacations just around the corner, it's time to get creative. Clay modelling is a fun way to get away from routine and get creative. Créalia self-hardening clay is a natural clay that needs ...

While digital innovations have sped up processes throughout the automotive manufacturing cycle, some things are better when done the old-school way. Case in point: clay modeling. CAD drawings are ...

Do kids ever truly outgrow the clay-molding stage? The soft texture oozing through your fingertips and the way it easily molds to just about any shape in seconds is enticing to little ones and can ...

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 ...

Viknesh Vijayenthiran December 23, 2012 Comment Now! Next year will see the launch of the McLaren P1, the spiritual successor to a supercar that turned the performance car world on its head when it ...

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 ...