We sculpt the dashboard from heated clay (heated clay!) /

Sculpting speed with clay and light

Chapter 1

The birth of the clay model

Chapter 2

Sculpting with steel and sweat

Chapter 3

Playing with light and lines

Chapter 4

The digital hand-off

Ch 4 · The digital hand-off

audi The Digital Hand-Off

Scan the clay, trace the curve, map the code

audi Digital modelers transform physical clay curves into precise mathematical CAD files

Clay Meets Light

BETA

audi Adjust studio lights on the clay model to learn how reflections reveal a car's shape.

audi Dashboard Clay Sculpting

We sculpt the dashboard from heated clay (heated clay!) / Carving the console for the perfect touch (perfect touch!)

Digital precision cannot replicate the sensory truth of physical presence.

Fun Fact

Recycled clay: Automotive styling clay is never thrown away; it is scraped off, melted down, filtered, and reused for future car projects.

Quiz

What is the dense collection of millions of scanned coordinate points called?

Quiz

Why is clay used to sculpt dashboard and console designs inside the buck?

Quiz

What is the full-scale mock-up of a car's cabin used for interior design called?

Gossip

Would you buy a car designed entirely by AI?

Quiz

Why must scanned clay data be converted into clean mathematical CAD files?

Quiz

What major limitation does virtual reality have compared to physical clay models?

Quiz

What technology is used to capture the physical shape of a clay model for computers?

Quiz

How do modern studios use VR alongside clay models?

Quiz

Which software is widely used by car designers to create 3D digital surfaces?