topic Tuck & Roll Upholstery in Libraries & objects

Tuck & Roll Upholstery

Anonymous — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:16:16 GMT

Does anyone have a suggestions on the best way to create a tuck n roll (aka tufted) effect with the mesh tool? Or some other tool.

Re: Tuck & Roll Upholstery

Djordje — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:22:05 GMT

The gazillion polygons makes me sweat ... use a bump map ...

Re: Tuck & Roll Upholstery

Laszlo Nagy — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:53:17 GMT

But if you still want to model it:
1. draw 2 concentric circles using the Circle tool on top of the Mesh.
2. Select the Mesh then SPACE-click the smaller circle and create a hole into the Mesh.
3. Select the Mesh then SPACE-click the larger circle and but this time create a circular Ridge into the Mesh.
4. Set the elevation of both the hole and the ridge.
5. Drag copies or multiply.