Ford announced it is now recycling almost 2,300kg of its modeling clay each year. Despite digital design technology, the automaker still builds full-size clay models of its vehicles. "We are ...

Clay modelling took on an even more important role as cars moved from body-on-frame to monocoque construction, as Autocar’s then technical editor Montague Tombs and technical artist Max Millar ...

Digital imaging, virtual reality and 3D modeling have improved in the past decade but most designers and decision-makers are still unprepared to approve new designs without physical models. It's ...

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — In an era of computer-aided design and 3-D printing, one traditional craft remains in automakers' design studios: Full-size clay models. For 80 years, clay modelers have used ...

In an era of computer-aided design and 3-D printing, one traditional craft remains in automakers’ design studios: full-size clay models. For 80 years, clay modelers have used their hands and tools to ...