Archive for December, 2009

Altia Design 9.0 Enhancements (Part 3) — Distort

December 14th, 2009

Our latest Altia Design 9.0 new feature video is ready to view. With Distort, you have the capability to change the perspective of your objects and simulate 3D animations in a 2D space. By combining Distort with standard Altia animations, you can create unexpected and exciting effects for your new GUI.

You can view our Distort demo here:

For more information about Altia Design 9.0 and the Distort feature, visit our website or contact us at 719-598-4299.

Altia in production in Ford Fiesta

December 10th, 2009

North American car buyers will soon get to see the ultra-efficient side of Altia production HMIs.  The Ford Fiesta is coming to US showrooms in the summer of 2010!  The Ford Fiesta’s Altia-generated miniGL graphics code delivers a feature-rich center stack, which includes access to audio, SYNC and HVAC access from dynamic, red-on-black screens.  A few snapshots of the Fiesta’s center stack can be seen here.

Here is a link to our press release, which offers greater detail.

Automakers, Tier 1s and hardware vendors partner on digital displays…

December 10th, 2009

Automotive Design Line just published a really interesting article about how companies are partnering to develop more and more advanced solutions.

Visteon used Altia to create the HMI discussed in this article.