Car Wheels and Parts 3D Modeling Tutorials

Automotive seat design with Maya and ZBrush

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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