Editing Autodesk Alias (section)

==History==

===Alias Research===

Alias software<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://excelsior.biosci.ohio-state.edu/~carlson/history/tree/ani-software.html |title=Animation Software Companies and Individuals in CGI |access-date=2017-07-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161219222707/http://excelsior.biosci.ohio-state.edu/~carlson/history/tree/ani-software.html |archive-date=2016-12-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref> was developed by four computer scientists:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.digital-sculptors.com/cms/index.php/tutorials/alias-tutorials/43-history-of-alias.html|title = Digital Sculptors - History of Alias}}</ref> Stephen Bingham, Nigel McGrath, Susan McKenna<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.susanmckennagrant.com/about/|title=About}}</ref> and David Springer to create an easy-to-use software package to produce realistic 3D models.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://design-engine.com/a-history-lesson-on-alias-3d-software/|title=A History Lesson on Alias 3D Software}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.designguide.com/products/51623/Alias-Autodesk|title = Autodesk Alias - Design Guide}}</ref>

In 1983, Alias Research was founded at [[Toronto]], Ontario, Canada. Alias unveiled its first product Alias/1 in 1985 at SIGGRAPH '85 in [[San Francisco]].

Initial versions ran only on Silicon Graphics computers and the Irix operating system, until late in the 1990s when the software was ported to Microsoft Windows. In 2011 Mac versions were launched, which were discontinued in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Discontinuation of Mac Support for Autodesk Alias and VRED {{!}} Alias Products {{!}} Autodesk Knowledge Network|url=https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/alias-products/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Discontinuation-of-Mac-Support-for-Autodesk-Alias-and-VRED.html|access-date=2021-02-23|website=knowledge.autodesk.com|language=en-US}}</ref> The company was a leader in high-end 3D graphics software.

===Under Silicon Graphics===

In 1995, [[Alias Systems Corporation|Alias Research]] was purchased by [[Silicon Graphics]] and merged [[Wavefront Technologies]], another 3D software graphics company founded in 1984 at [[Santa Barbara, California]], to form Alias/Wavefront which was later renamed as Alias Systems Corporation.

===Under Autodesk===

On October 4, 2005 Alias was acquired by [[Autodesk]], StudioTools changed its name to Autodesk AliasStudio. It became part of Autodesk in 2006.