The requests and features of automotive bodywork design is introduced. Then, it summarizes and reviews the flow of traditional design method and indicates its low efficiency in practice and long cycle development. After discussing several essential requests, it gives a brief analysis to important status of computer aided system in modern automobile bodywork design. According to the shortage in forming a virtual reality and interactivity of platform in modern computer aided system currently, the direction of development in automotive bodywork design is speculated, which also gives ability of creativity and establishes more powerful platform for reliable virtual design for computer;