CGTalk - Modeling a wheel in Maya

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Kail

11-19-2002, 12:31 PM

I'm trying to model a wheel, the wheel has a rather complicated texture on the tyre which I'd like to model roughly (fine details will be done with textures and bumpmapping). My idea is to make pie section of the wheel and then duplicate it around the X axis, and stitch all the pieces together. Will that work? How do you think I should go about modeling it?

I've attached a picture of the wheel.

Thanks.

belly80naz

11-19-2002, 03:14 PM

Why don't use a displacement map on a simple revolution curve?
I think it's more easy, no?:rolleyes:

Kail

11-19-2002, 03:20 PM

Got any suggestion on how to make the map seamless and cover all around it without any odd edges etc?

olivier georges

11-19-2002, 03:30 PM

hi,
perhaps it can inspired you :
http://www.cmistudios.com/lessons/tireBuildTut/index.htm

mushroomgod

11-19-2002, 05:19 PM

you could model the tire flat, and then bend it aroung the wheel

rudymassar

11-20-2002, 08:22 AM

I've made a quick step by step scene for you. it's a 4.5 scene.
www.3d-artist.nl/cgtalk/wheel.zip

GL!Rudy

Kail

11-20-2002, 08:29 AM

Thanks a lot Rudy for taking your time doing it! And thanks to all of you for good advice and suggestions! Will have a look at it ASAP and start working. Thanks!

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