OEMs are adapting their vehicle development strategy to reduce overall development time and cost. Mesh morphing plays an important role since it allows for evaluating the performance of different styling variants even before CAD data is available. In addition, design quality improves by detecting weak points in morphed predecessor models. This paper highlights full vehicle morphing basics for NVH and crash analysis, in the context of control based morphing. The text covers control block creation (styling data, body opening and feature lines) for global styling changes, with attention to cross-section geometry and integrity of connections and spot welds.
