making rims for a car...

[ToddD]

I would recommend trying this tutorial, and applying the principles to making a rim.:)


http://www.3dspline.com/Meshsmooth.htm

[big]

:thumbsup: thanks

[ssyed]

All he is doing is extruding the poly gons in.. just do edit mesh click polygon subobject select those that supposed to be indented then click them and drag up or down .

Its VERY simple trus me!
:cool:

[bested]

After ive tried rhino 3d, rims is so easy for me to made. I have had a hard time trying to model them in 3ds max, with splines, polygon by polygon, but i think its too difficult. You should give rhinoceros a try, also when making the body of the car - it is really a great program for modelleling cars.

Here is a tutorial for making a rim in rhino:
http://market.renderosity.com/~rhino/spiketuts/rim/rimtut.htm

it's good if you have never touched the program before.

[ToddD]

bested, I don't think telling someone to use another software is an answer to their question, especially with the prices of the softwares in question.:shrug: A rim can easily be modeled in max, if you can't, it is just inexperience not the software that is to blame. Try that tutorial, read the thread "theoretical sub-d" in this forum, and you will be on your way Big!:thumbsup:

[bested]

i understand, sorry for confusing :sad:

[ToddD]

:beer: No need to be sorry:) I just thought since this is a 3dsmax forum, we should offer help in 3dsmax. With software so widely available, people are quick to recommend using every application under the sun. BUT in a real world environment, a studio for example, they would expect you to know how to use max to finish the project. Rhino is a great nurbs modeler, but asking your employer to buy you an application because you don't know how to do something would be unacceptable IMO. Anyway my post was nothing personal, just an observation.:beer:

[ssyed]

I'm pretty sure u can use that exact technique in max... idon't use NURBS much but I don't think i've seen that project to upper surface that they show in Rhino

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