Hi all i am attempting to do the Wheel tutorial from blenderguru byAndrew Price, but using a different wheel and have hit a a problem. When i try to use the array modifier with an empty to rotate and duplicate the spokes of the wheel ( crtl a Scale = and rotate to obData ), the mirrored side of the spoke dissappears.i’ve attahed the blend file for anyone to have a look at. I’m completely stumped any help given would be greatly appreciated
Wheel_0002.blend (127 KB)
The main thing that has you caught out is the object rotation - in object mode with the wheel selected press Ctrl-A -> Rotation to ObData. Then change the mirror to y and setup your array.
Also it is imperative that the outer ring of the rim has even length edges.
In your image the edges get smaller in the area where you would connect the
spoke to the rim. this will make the rim not 100% round and change the curvature.
You need to match the edge density on the rim between the spokes to those
above the spokes.
