Modeling tutorial in Maya - a tire tread - Part 1: create the basic tread

In this tutorial I show how you can model a high polygon tire tread in Maya... it's 5 videos goin' from poly modeling over a simple UV layout and finally taking a bump map to put it on the tire.

Any comments or critiques are very welcome!

If you have any problems just contact me and I try to help you out :-)

cheers

Stephan

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[NoJokeTuning]

What is the name of the tool you use at 3:42, I can't seem to find it in my default layout.

[Pixelbahn]

@NoJokeTuning

that's the "insert edge loop" tool... you find it under "edit mesh" ... hold down ctrl+shift and then left click on it to put it onto your shelf :-)

[ElHenawyMahmoud]

@Pixelbahn I Still Can't Find It :S

I Am Using MAYA 2012

[Pixelbahn]

@ElHenawyMahmoud

what do you mean? if you're looking for the "insert edge loop" tool make sure you're in the polygons menu.... wich means you have a little dropdown menu in the upper left corner where you can change between the different menus like "animation"... "rendering" ... "dynamics"...etc

[vivalaminion]

great tutorial

[BDMblue]

@ElHenawyMahmoud right under File there is a drop down menu change it to polygons then go under "edit mesh" menu and "insert edge loop" tool

[ElHenawyMahmoud]

@Pixelbahn Oh, Sorry, I Found It =D

[lance15bell]

@dbenitez83 use the top view

in that viewpane you want to go to view>image plane> import image

[Seiferzed]

you are the coolest man ever ! :D