> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.vizcom.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Automotive exterior: from vehicle sketch to component design

> Render a vehicle sketch, isolate a component such as the wheel, explore designs with Variate and references, and apply the winner to the car.

You'll follow the **Automotive Wheel Design** template. The same steps work for a light signature, a grille or a mirror.

![A grey SUV render and a silver wheel are connected to a Modify block with the prompt: Apply the wheel design in @2 to the front and back tires of @1. Aspect Ratio Original, Mode Pro, Resolution 1K. The result shows the SUV with the new wheels.](https://mintcdn.com/vizcom-c4034e9b/I-2hvc0QrsSa4kp4/images/docs/workflow-automotive-exterior.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=I-2hvc0QrsSa4kp4\&q=85\&s=3333205f73afd210d6c0b741182ff563)

The result: a finished wheel design applied to the vehicle render.

> [card] [Open the template](https://app.vizcom.com/workbench/a2534970-dfbe-495c-ab5e-5df318e0d8e0)
>
> It opens view-only. Click **Duplicate file to edit** for your own copy.

**You need:** a side-view line sketch of the vehicle, and reference images for the component.

## Steps

1. Upload the sketch, press <kbd>Q</kbd>, set **Aspect Ratio** to **16:9** and render it with [Modify](https://docs.vizcom.com/tools/modify.md).
2. Render it again "as a refined marker rendering" to keep a presentation version.
3. Isolate the part: "Isolate the wheel and rim design and view it from a side view on a white background".
4. Drag from the wheel's **+** handle, choose **Variate**, and drag the dot on the **Form** tab ([Form Variation](https://docs.vizcom.com/tools/form-variation.md)).
5. Connect a reference as **@2** and say what to take from it ([Reference images](https://docs.vizcom.com/reference-images.md)).

![A silver wheel and a photo of blue geometric surfaces connected to a Modify block with the prompt: make the design of the wheel in @1 inspired by the geometric surfaces in @2. Aspect Ratio 1:1, Mode Pro, Resolution 1K. Four wheel designs with faceted, blade-like spokes follow, two of them in blue.](https://mintcdn.com/vizcom-c4034e9b/I-2hvc0QrsSa4kp4/images/docs/references-wheel.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=I-2hvc0QrsSa4kp4\&q=85\&s=3bbebcf8766fc37d8322eda37379f87e)

One wheel and one reference image, four directions.

6. Connect the car as **@1** and the wheel as **@2**: "Apply the wheel design in @2 to the front and back tires of @1".
7. Make three-quarter views of the final car with [New view](https://docs.vizcom.com/tools/new-view.md).
8. Upscale and [export](https://docs.vizcom.com/export-panel.md) your selects.

## Good to know

* **Original** aspect ratio follows the last connected image. Set **16:9** to keep the car's frame.
* Isolate the part on a plain background before you vary it. It's easier to judge and to apply back.
* Specific opposites, like "Luxury" and "Functional", steer Variate better than vague ones.

## Related

> [card] [Automotive interior](https://docs.vizcom.com/workflows/automotive-interior.md)
>
> Line work to cabin hero shots.

> [card] [Explore variations](https://docs.vizcom.com/guides/explore-variations.md)
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> Variate and new views.

> [card] [Edit part of an image](https://docs.vizcom.com/guides/edit-part-of-an-image.md)
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> Edit one area.

> [card] [All workflows](https://docs.vizcom.com/workflows/overview.md)
>
> Every workflow.


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