Hi oganocali,

@oganocali said:

Here is a video explaining the usage of Tgi3D cross section editing tool. In your case you should texture the cylinder before you edit it into the tire shape.

I have downloaded the training version, installed but I have just only this toolbar available and there is no cross section tool available! What I'm doing wrong??

People,

I noticed the same!! In the shortcut menu 'Explode' is only available if you have already grouped an object! Maybe a bug.

Draw some objects and group through the CTRL+G and then go to the shortcut editor and search for Edit/Item/Explode. Assign the new shortcut. I used U for ungroup. It is assigned to another command but I took it anyway.

Greetings to Germany

oganocali,

@oganocali said:

Basically you use it to convert the cylinder on the right to the tire on the left (with texture) easily.
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Could you show me how you have formed the cylinder with TIG cross section tools?

Hi all,

Me again! I hope to nott bother you with my problems but this story with the tires is really producing headache to me. In this tread i received a lot of suggestions how to make such a tire. I choose the one with thomthom Quadface tool. This one is leading me to something that I also don't understand:

How can I have this space on the left and right side at the edge and not having the canal near to the sidewall edge? I have deleted the canal left and right in the texture but this does not help.

Attached the model:
FlotationTireStrautmann6.skp

Hi oganocali,

@oganocali said:

Basically you use it to convert the cylinder on the right to the tire on the left (with texture) easily.
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Ohh, I see. Interesting. I was searching for this tool, but I'm not sure if I understood that this is part of the Amorph plug-in, right?

Thank you for your support.

Hi oganocali,

@oganocali said:

You may want to check out Tgi3D's cross-section-editing tool. This feature is unlimited in the free training edition.
Ogan

Where do you mean can I use this plugin? Concerning what? Can this help me fighting against the texture mapping issues I have?

Dear Gilles,

@gilles said:

http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?t=39442#p348501

Thank you for your short tutorial. I will give it a tray, even if QuadFace is still a 'black book' for me!

Gilles,

@gilles said:

You could do it this way.
Less work.

I know. I take this way out of another idea.

The problem is still the UV mapping of the tread and sidewall. I had a look at the UV Tools Gaieus mentioned, but I really don't know how to use that. It is so complicated!!

Gilles,

@gilles said:

I mean this, it will increase the size of the file.

No specific reason It comes out of the idea to incorporate the tread in the profile and then revolve. This will produce a lot of additional faces which are not desired in the game engine I use, using a lot of memory. Below you can see the very beginning of the model:

A bientôt.

Hi Gilles,

@gilles said:

I have looked at your model, have you any reason to give your tire thickness?

Which thickness do you mean? Strength of materials or the width of the tire? Strength of materials was given due to the drawn profile that I have revolved with the follow-me tool. Width of the tire is given by the function of this tire. This is an implement tire used in the farming industry which will be flatten with the weight of the charge (2-3 tons).