I did some digging and I think it's Takashi Jufuku (寿福隆志)

That illustration doesn't appear in Kimble's book Cutaways but he does explain his process in some detail. Most of his renderings are 20 to 30 inches wide. They start as pencil drawings, often on multiple pieces of paper to separate the layers (vehicle exterior, chassis, engine, interior, etc). Next...

Welcome aboard, John. Happy to have you here!

I think the discipline is being split into two groups. Technical documentation is increasingly being handled by CAD, using the same drawings and models used to design and fabricate the products. Marketing images are all photography or 3D, or some combination of the two. Any illustrations are usually...

Just saw that he published a book last month, David Kimble's Cutaways: Techniques and the Stories Behind the Art : http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51cOLeFNKRL._SY391_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg I've just ordered a copy. I'll post a review on the blog when I get it. It looks like the only place to buy...

If you're going to invest time learning 3D, you might as well learn in a proper 3D program rather than Flash. Just my two cents.

If you figure out an easier way, I'd love to hear about it.

If I knew more I'd be able to do this on one Layer

Each tweened symbol requires its own layer, but you can nest symbols inside of symbols to keep your main timeline tidy.

I'm assuming that the hidden line export doesn't include fills for the object? If that's the case, here's a quick and dirty way to do it: Make a copy of the lines layer (Option/Alt drag the layer to the Create New Layer button) then hide the original layer. Select All. Object > Live Paint > Make. Ma...

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