tread

[Master chief]

ok i got a picture of a basic tread and im trying to apply it to a flat surface for a test i was told i coul dget it to repeat and then phisicaly move but am haveing issues geting eather to work any help woul dbe nice

[Eric2575]

I need more information, but do you mean a tire tread, tank tread or something else?

 

A decal is easy to manipulate on a flat surface. Go to the PWS Project Work Space and right click the decal stamp. A menu will open and give you the choice to "edit" the stamp. Click "edit" and a new window will open with the mesh that the decal is applied to and the decal. By selecting the mesh and moving it around, you can see the changes in the decal position in a second window. You must have the shaded option selected as well as the show decal option. Try it and have fun.

 

The attached tank tread was made with the small tread picture - notice it is seamless in the x direction. The tread was applied to a flattened mesh in an on/off pose, then repeated along the x axis 42 x. The option to repeat a decal is again found in the PWS under the decal image. Select the actual image under the decal and select "Image" then "repeat" in the properties section.

[HomeSlice]

Cool tank tread!

For something like this, it is much easier to apply a Patch Image.

First, model the tread so every patch is the same size.

Select all the CPs in the tread (just the tread, not the other mechanical bits) and name the group something like ... "tread".

Right-click on the "tread" group and choose "Add Image".

The image you choose will be applied to each patch in the group.

If your tread image is a seamless texture and your patches are the same size, the image will repeat ... seamlessly ... around the tread.

Some of the patch images will probably be rotated the wrong way.

Select the "Patch Group Mode" button, select a patch, and press Ctrl-R on the keyboard to rotate the image in 90 degree increments.

[Master chief]

ok not saying i undrstood that but i will try , with the tread image applied is there any way to make it move with out days worth of work

[HomeSlice]

I understand now what you are wanting to do.

I wrote a tutorial about how to do just that:

http://www.hash.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=31992

[c-wheeler]

Select the "Patch Group Mode" button, select a patch, and press Ctrl-R on the keyboard to rotate the image in 90 degree increments

 

I had no idea you could do that. Thanks for the tip

Chris