Car wheel/tyre

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# 1 30-11-2004 , 03:39 PM

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guys

what would be the best way to make a wheel/tyre?

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# 2 30-11-2004 , 03:42 PM

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I'd probably make a cylinder for the main wheel shape and for the treads, make a strip of detailed geometry and duplicate them along the surface of the wheel.

-Mike
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# 3 01-12-2004 , 01:44 AM

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A bump or displacement map for the thread can also work. Bob

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# 4 03-12-2004 , 01:16 AM

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hi guys , i may can help :bandit:

First : Start with a plane 200x25 with 14 segments. these numbers will vary slightly depending on what type of tread your modeling.
then Extrude , duplicate ur unit with (55 to 56 ) units , then make them all groub and finally Bend them tell u have ur final rounded tyre tube Wooooow nice , is it ?! user added image