By: ICN Bureau
Last updated : September 25, 2025 7:00 pm
Digital polycarbonate material data integrated into Autodesk VRED 3D virtual prototyping solutions for the first time
Covestro and Autodesk VRED announced the direct integration of the digital sample library Imagio of Covestro into Autodesk VRED 2026.
Imagio is a platform of Covestro for tens of thousands of photorealistic digital material twins for polycarbonate materials. It enables designers to experience and work with these materials virtually, without having to request physical prototypes or visit design centers.
The integration of the Imagio material database into Autodesk's VRED, one of the world's leading design platforms for cars and other transportation vehicles such as aircraft or rail vehicles, provides designers worldwide with immediate access to photorealistic representations of color, gloss, transparency, translucency, or surface texture of the versatile polycarbonate materials of Covestro.
"The integration of our digital sample library into Autodesk VRED is a milestone for both partners," says Dr. Tobias Rausch, Business Development Manager for Digital Sampling in the Engineering Plastics Business Entity at Covestro.
"We are effectively lowering the entry barrier to our material world for designers of vehicles and auto parts. They can now easily find our polycarbonate materials and their many facets and try them out realistically for their application with just a few clicks. This saves a series of iterations and thus time, money, and emissions associated with transport and sample production."
"The integration of Imagio significantly expands the potential of our design portfolio and helps our users enormously," explains Marek Trawny, Director of Product Management - Automotive & Conceptual Design at Autodesk VRED.