Need help with tire tread

cloakingturtle

Hi, i am trying to model an artillery and i can't seem to get going with the tire treads. They are harder to model than i thought they were going to. Can anyone get me started or link me to a good tutorial.

Here is my reference.

http://data3.primeportal.net/artillery/david_lueck/m1918a1_155mm_howitzer/images/m1918a1_155mm_howitzer_15_of_53.jpg

Thank you.

Psyk0

-Model a tileable pattern

-Clone/attach the pattern a few times, now you have a flattened out tire thread, apply a bend modifier until both ends connect together.

http://www.danielbuck.net/old/index.php?page=tire_tut_2/tiretut2

cloakingturtle

Sweet. Thanks man!

Ryno

psyko nails it.

killingpeople

you know what's funny, i went to school with daniel buck. that's cool his tutorials are still helping people out, he's a great dude. he was, by far, one of the best modelers in school, blew everyone out of the water. the funny thing was, he wasn't there for 3d, he was in the web design program...

CrazyButcher

makes sense or? I mean if he was good already, learn something else hehe