Edges, Faces
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Hi, gang.
I think now I've got the basics down, for the most part, and I'm starting to dig into more complex modeling. What I'm attempting to do now is to create models that are to be plans for creating wooden toys. I've started on the design of a monster truck tire, and I've got it roughed out. The trouble I'm having, is that my edges are not coplanar, so the tire treads are not becoming faces. I think that is the reason why they aren't forming faces.Anyway, I've uploaded the model to the 3D Warehouse, and I would really appreciate it if you could have a look at it and give me some suggestions on how to model this object. In the model's description, I have a bit more detail about what I'm trying to do.
Monster Truck Tire model - Learning SU -
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@numbthumb,
Thank you for the links. I've already downloaded and checked out the tire tutorial, and I have lots to learn from it.@Jean Lemire,
Merci beaucoup, mon ami! Wow! That is fantastic! It's much simpler that what I had done, and that's great! I remember thinking "if only I could just twist the one face" but I didn't realize that it was possible to do.
You created an awesome tutorial, and with your permission, I'd like to upload it and replace my model with it. Of course I will give you 100% credit!Thank you again!
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There are some tire tutorials on 3DWH and this forum, so you could have a look:
http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=71087bdd960a32f99ba46b1cf4c24b7dhttp://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=15556&p=121042&hilit=+tire#p121042
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Hi Nuclearmoose, hi folks.
No problem, use it as you want and thank you for the thanks.
As I often wrote at the end of my posts, these tutorials in the form of multi scenes SU files are just to give some ideas to people. After that, it is up to the person to try to improve on that idea or develop new ones that may prove even better.
For example, in your case, you could also smooth only one thread and then do a radial array to avoid smoothing all threads around the wheel.
See attached SU file for ideas and have fun with SU.
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If you have access to the woodworkers' forum here @ SCF, you can check out my final model of this tire and a photo of the wooden tires I made using the model as a pattern.
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The easy going way is to just draw a line across it-or two.
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