Q&A for How to Design a Car

Choose the right lessons and courses in school, and keep drawing your ideas. As you get older, you can submit your ideas and apply for an internship. Keep an out out for programs with the car companies for younger folk like yourself.

Start by tracing over the car pictures and slowly get to drawing them on your own. With some practice, you can get your own ideas on paper.

The program most often used by car designers is AutoCAD, which is very expensive. Programs such as 3Ds Max, Maya, and Cinima4D are also used, but are also highly expensive. The most powerful free tool for 3D design would be Blender, but like the other programs, it's extremely complicated and has a very steep learning curve. However, with time and patience you can eventually get the hang of it and design a really cool-looking car.

Generally, yes. Many colleges offer programs specializing in Industrial/Transportation Design, most car designers have a degree in something like this.

First take some pictures of the car. Carefully copy or trace the car. The more you draw, the better you will become.

Look at other internal combustion engines and get a general idea of how it works, then change something about it like the way it goes through the four strokes.

Sure you can. I'm a science student myself and I'm doing mechanical engineering. I'm planning to get my masters in transport design in the future. Keep in mind that you will have to work hard, it's a very competitive field.

Focus on Physics and Chemistry, Math as well. If engineering classes are available, take them and try your best there.

Because of the competitive nature of the market, you should probably pursue a graduate degree in business administration, industrial design, or mechanical engineering. Then, see if you can take on an internship with an automobile manufacturer that will enable you to start building your portfolio. This will help you get your foot in the door of the automobile design industry.

First, draw the car. Then, make a 3D model from wood, soap or a 3D printer.

In the fourth grade there aren't a lot of opportunities career-wise. However, you can come up with rough sketches and designs to give to your parents, who can then pass them on to people of a more suitable position for your ideas.

If you do not have your own production line, I would recommend discussing selling your design to an existing company for them to mass produce.

You could use aluminium or composites like carbon fiber/fiberglass. If it's just a model car, you can use metal, plastic, or clay.

If you've already studied the engineering component, the next thing you should do is focus on the design part. In addition to broad design courses, take classes in industrial design, automotive design, and transportation design.

Science is a good choice, as you can do automobile engineering and then do a designer course. Art is a good option as well, but science is probably best.

There are a lot of free design softwares out there, but they don't all cater specifically to car design. Sculptris might be your best bet, but if you search "free design software" on the internet you'll get a lot of results!

If you wish to draw a 3D image, I would recommend using Autodesk, but if you want to generate a professional model, I think it's best if you use your PC or laptop.

I've heard of people using a program called SketchUp for making 3D cars, but there are multiple programs where you can make a car and 3D print them.

There are many good examples to inspire your ideas. Here are just some places you could look for car website designs: Netcarshow, Behance, Pinterest, cardesignpro, drawthrough.com, topgear.com, etc.

First, you have to choose what kind of engine you want based on your purpose, for example, if you want to build a large truck meant for pulling heavy loads, you might want an engine with a higher torque output, such as a diesel engine. If your car is an economy car, you might want a smaller engine that uses less gas such as a low-liter straight 4 or six. To actually build the engine, you will have to go to a mechanic, car builder, or a local car enthusiast that is willing to tackle the job.