Car Wheels and Parts 3D Modeling Tutorials
Automotive seat design with Maya and ZBrush
A two-part video that shows an alternative workflow for designing a car seat, using polymodeling in Maya and digital sculpting in ZBrush.
Tire Modeling Tutorial
A PDF tutorial on how to create a detailed 3D model of a tire using polygonal modeling techniques in modo by Luxology.
Brake caliper modeling in Catia
This detailed video tutorial show hot to model a brake caliper of a Porsche 911 and a Dodge Viper in Catia V5.
How to create a car tire in Cinema 4D
A tutorial that shows how to model a car tire in Cinema 4D, using the MakeThicker plug-in.
Car Hood 3D modeling tutorial
A series of video tutorials that show how to model eight car hoods in Rhino, explaining the basic principles of complex NURBS modeling. Requires free registration.
Camaro Headlight NURBS Tutorial
A 18-minutes long video tutorial that explains how to model a detailed Camaro headlight using NURBS surfaces in Rhino. Requires free registration.
NURBS modeling a Maybach wheel
A 1-hour long video tutorial that shows how to model a detailed Maybach wheel in Rhinoceros. Requires free registration.
Modeling a car rim in Rhino
A 47 minutes video tutorial that show the modeling process of a car rim in Rhinoceros.
Modelling a wheel with a tread pattern in Alias Studio
This tutorial shows how to model a tire tread pattern as opposed to using textures for the final rendering. Done in Alias Studio.
Model a High-Poly Car Wheel in 3ds Max – Part 2
This intermediate-advanced level video tutorial in two-parts explains how to model a detailed high-poly car wheel from blueprints. Part 2: tire modeling, UV mapping, bump map and final rendering.
Model a High-Poly Car Wheel in 3ds Max – Part 1
This intermediate-advanced level video tutorial in two-parts explains how to model a detailed high-poly car wheel from blueprints. Part 1: blueprint setup, animated x-ray material.
Modeling a car rim in 3D Studio MAX
This tutorial explains how to create rims for a sports car by using the “Bridge” feature in 3DStudio MAX 7 or higher.
Spoke Concept Wheel – Autodesk Alias tutorial
This tutorial describes how to model a 5 spoke alloy wheel using Autodesk Alias, with the goal of creating a quick concept sketch model.
Alias car wheel tutorial part 3
In this third tutorial Fridolin Beisert shows how to render the two previously modelled wheels in Autodesk AutoStudio 2009, using realistic textures and an effective lighting set-up.
Car rim modeling tutorial
This tutorial explains how to create a detailed 3D model of a car rim in Rhinoceros starting from reference technical drawings with dimensions.
Making a tire in 3D Studio
This tutorial shows a simple technique for creating a complete tire in 3DStudio MAX using bitmap bump maps for the tread and the side wall.
Brake caliper tutorial
This tutorial shows how to create a 3D model of a Brembo brake caliper in 3DS Max using box modeling. Requires free registration.
Tire modeling tutorial
This tutorial shows how to model a tire tread in 3DStudio MAX 2008. A basic knowledge of poly and spline modeling is needed. Requires free registration.

