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PowerCLAY in Action
See below for many real world examples of PowerCLAY in action...
Rearranging the front fascia
The size, shape and location of critical features can be easily (and accurately) modified with PowerCLAY. Notice that the straight edges of the features remain straight and that while some remain parallel others are deliberately angled.
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Tuning the size of the company badge
The depth (or height) of individual shapes in the original mesh can be easily controlled or removed altogether. In this case the company logo can even be reversed to extend out from the surface.
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Creating a new chin spoiler from scratch
Many critical aerodynamic components are just simple free-form shapes that can be created directly (and quickly) with PowerCLAY. Naturally the chin spoiler in this example can be created with many tools, but the part produced with PowerCLAY is fed directly in to PowerFLOW without requiring further meshing.
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Tuning the radius along the A-pillar
Adjusting the radii of certain components like this A-pillar is critical to managing vehicle aerodynamics effectively. As the cut-away cross section shows, most of the styled radii are not simple arcs, but smoothly blended transition surfaces. PowerCLAY allows these regions to be gently reshaped to control the curvature transitions and still blend smoothly back into the rest of the vehicle.
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Changing the basic greenhouse proportions
Altering the primary proportions of the vehicle is generally critical to achieving optimum aerodynamics. The challenge is to do this without losing the aesthetic appeal of the vehicle's basic character lines. PowerCLAY achieves this by controlling the blending of the shape change back into the original geometry with mathematical functions similar to those used to create the styled surface in the first place.
Notice too, that the mirror is left out the windscreen morph, and later re-positioned with a PowerCLAY rigid body transform.
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Re-shaping the free-form surfaces of the roof
Achieving optimum aerodynamics often means reshaping the large free-form surfaces of the vehicle just like reshaping the surfaces of a wing or a sail. PowerCLAY provides precise control over the location and distribution of curvature throughout the geometry.
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Tuning the primary geometric control surfaces
Like flaps on an airplane, precise control over the trailing surfaces of the geometry is essential to managing the wake of the vehicle. With PowerCLAY you can create precisely controllable features to tune exact exit tangents while maintaining the clean character lines necessary for good styling.
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Precise shape alterations can make all the difference
Subtle, but precise, changes at the right location can be the difference between good aerodynamics and bad. The location and rate of change of curvature in the geometry as the flow exits over the rear quarter of the vehicle can mean the difference between a stable and unstable separation point.
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Precise shape alterations can make all the difference
Like flaps on an airplane, precise control over the trailing surfaces of the geometry is essential to managing the wake of the vehicle. With PowerCLAY you can create precisely controllable features to tune exact exit tangents while maintaining the clean character lines necessary for good styling.
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The upper body is only half of the picture...
Simple features like those shown above can be quickly and easily applied to the under body as well. Managing the flow under the car is just as important as that above, and PowerCLAY takes you there too.
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