CADken Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Okay, I've found some very interesting stuff but I'm not sure I'm searching right... I'm trying to see if anyone have ever posted about how to add tread to a tire? I've decided to go more in depth with my fire engine model and after reviewing pictures of our apparatus' tires I've decided to tackle them head on... So far I've got the "face" of the rim to where I think it looks good, it isn't to scale and I decided to make it big so I wasn't crammed into a corner trying to add the tiniest details... Here it is: Now I just need to work out the tire and rest of the rim. Anyway, any pointers on adding tread? Oh, and here is the meat and potatoes i'm working with: The tire has a slight "bulge" to it but I left the top portion of the tire pretty much smooth, I'm wondering if adding tread could be done by subtracting material? Anyway, I posted this on another forum, but figured I'd share here as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CADken Posted April 8, 2008 Author Share Posted April 8, 2008 well, I found my answer, anyway it'll have to wait for another day... here is an update of the rear wheels... I'll be creating the chassis for the body to sit on within the next few days... after the chassis I'll create some of the basic suspension components and perhaps work on creating a somewhat decent model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CADken Posted April 9, 2008 Author Share Posted April 9, 2008 aight, here's a rough look of what I'm going for... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kari_sinkko Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 It couldn't be easier... Make a polyline of the profile of the tire. Revolve it. Make your innards. Revolve them Extrude your innards. One Autocad tire See attached dwg. tire.dwg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 kari_sinkko: I think CADken was looking for something a little more aggressive when it comes to the tread. Something along the lines of a truck tire. Your example, while good, would be at the opposite end of the spectrum. Something like this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehog Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 If you're doing it in autocad then you have to construct 2 3D profiles... one of the tyre at it's max dimensions & one of it when it is totally worn (i.e. without tread)... then draw on a 3d section of your tread pattern to subtract from the outer profile & array this around the tyre... subtract the worn profile from these arrayed treads to get the correct tread depth & curved faces... then subtract the treads from the outer profile... job done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CADken Posted April 9, 2008 Author Share Posted April 9, 2008 It couldn't be easier... Make a polyline of the profile of the tire. Revolve it. Make your innards. Revolve them Extrude your innards. One Autocad tire See attached dwg. Thanks but this is going to be a SketchUp project only... I could easily create one in AutoCAD as well, but for this I wanted to remain a project soley modeled in SketchUp. kari_sinkko: I think CADken was looking for something a little more aggressive when it comes to the tread. Something along the lines of a truck tire. Your example, while good, would be at the opposite end of the spectrum. Something like this: [ATTACH]5337[/ATTACH] nice example, I'll have to save that one for future reference. If you're doing it in autocad then you have to construct 2 3D profiles... one of the tyre at it's max dimensions & one of it when it is totally worn (i.e. without tread)... then draw on a 3d section of your tread pattern to subtract from the outer profile & array this around the tyre... subtract the worn profile from these arrayed treads to get the correct tread depth & curved faces... then subtract the treads from the outer profile... job done. Again, these are great tips for AutoCAD and can be applied to SketchUp, different terms, but thanks for the input!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CADken Posted April 9, 2008 Author Share Posted April 9, 2008 here's my finish product for the engine, right now they aren't extremely detailed, but they have enough detail to not appear to be too smooth... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f700es Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 Well I had to have a try at this. Here is my tire tread using a texture. Rendered in kerky as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danponjican Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 here's my finish product for the engine, right now they aren't extremely detailed, but they have enough detail to not appear to be too smooth... Looks great... I love this tool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenster88 Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 anybody know how i will make a bike wheel and tire with all the wheel lines design Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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