How to make tires in Sketchup?

**Damariss** · March 25th, 2009, 07:04 AM

Hi everybody, I am almost new to the whole 3d world and just beginning to learn Sketchup, If I wanted to do a tire (off road type) how would you pull off the embossed tread patterns on it? Say I came up with a pattern is it possible to just copy paste it around the shape? Any information on how to do this the less painful way. Thanks in advance!

**Arkanjel** · March 25th, 2009, 08:04 PM

Hi Damariss. Not sure if you have run across this website yet, but it pretty well covers everything you could want to learn about Sketchup.

SketchUp Sage

You should be able to find some links there to what you are looking for. If not you can try and look on Youtube some good stuff there.

**Damariss** · March 26th, 2009, 02:46 AM

Thanks. I'll check it out!

**darkwolf29a** · March 26th, 2009, 02:37 PM

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/sho...d.php?t=152603

Check this thread. It has a link to sketchucation and the Sketchup education site, which has a good tutorial.

**Damariss** · March 27th, 2009, 02:16 AM

Thanks. I've seen the tutorial before, not exactly the kind of tire I had in mind but I might be able to tweak or toy around with Sketchup based off of his way...