modeling a milanese style watch band

MITVIZ

anyone ever did this before? my first attempts were good but not good enough, need one looking like this with the flat tops

oglu

mash would be one option...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-Vw_YA3dTE

MITVIZ

helpful, anything for max?

throttlekitty

Does it need to be modeled? Animated? Realtime? You could simply do it in texture, or instance a single shape around, I'm sure max has an array scatterer or two.

Ruflse

I don't know if you mean making the pattern or placing it, but for engraved patterns in 3ds Max you could use the SlideKnit script:
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QclIjqFKkr0
http://3dtutorials.net/resources/3ds-max-script/slideknit-script-for-3ds-max/

If you mean making it you just have to create one of the pieces and clone it with the array tools (Tools menu -> Array), and then attach the clones into one object.

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MITVIZ

throttlekitty yeah it needs to be modeled, thanks TeriyakiStyle and Ruflse the machine does flatten and ended welded, abit complex, i already got the top looking like how you did it , but its the bottom when you flip it looks wrong, somehow in the flattening process it changes somethings