# Creating a tyre pattern

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/creating-a-tyre-pattern/11077>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [January 26, 2021, 8:46am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/creating-a-tyre-pattern/11077 "2021-01-26T08:46:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![TeeELL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/58f4c7/32.png) [@TeeELL](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TeeELL)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2021, 8:46am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/creating-a-tyre-pattern/11077/1 "2021-01-26T08:46:47Z")

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I have produced a 2D tyre pattern (Firestone ‘trac’) and wish to copy it onto a 3D ‘tyre’ however, the pattern repeats only every 15 deg of arc. I am looking to print small scale tyres for model vehicles.  
Is there any way of either bending the 2D drawing around the circumference or creating a ‘flat’ 3D copy that can be bent?  
Keep it simple please, I am very new at this.

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**Author:** ![NathanD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/dec6dc/32.png) [@NathanD](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/NathanD)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2021, 8:51am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/creating-a-tyre-pattern/11077/2 "2021-01-26T08:51:44Z")

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Hi @TeeELL, welcome!  
Do you have a picture of the tire? Is it the old military style jeep tire?

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**Author:** ![Yepher](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/yepher/32/8902_2.png) [@Yepher](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Yepher)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2021, 3:10pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/creating-a-tyre-pattern/11077/3 "2021-01-26T15:10:56Z")

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You can try and create a 15° extruded arc and project the 2D pattern on to its face. Then rotate/copy to to make a complete tread.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/3/336368f51e066e2cff60c62aa612d5c85cd36f00.jpeg)