Modelling hip ridge tiles - How??

[LukaDM]

Hi,

 

I'm using max 6 and am trying to model some bonnet hip ridge tiles like these -http://domain627856.sites.fasthosts.com/bonnet-hip.jpg

I cannot figure out how to do this. Can anyone tell me how, or point me in the direction of a tutorial?

 

Luka

[Brian Cassil]

I must assume that you do NOT want to model each tile individually. If that's the case than what I usually do is create a arch that wraps the corner just right and then extrude that the length of the ridge. Then create a material that is about 5-6 different shaded tiles long and map that to the extruded piece. You could use a bump map too and the effect is pretty good except when getting up close.

[kippu]

model and array it

[LukaDM]

Thanks guys!