Adding wheels

We are now adding some wheels to the tank. In the following steps, we are creating simple cylinders and arranging them so that we know where the wheels will sit:

1. Add a cylinder to the side of the tank.

Figure 7.29 – A wheel

2. Add an Array modifier to the cylinder to copy the wheel. Set the Count value to 6 and the Constant Offset Y factor to 1.41 m.

Figure 7.30 – The wheel array

3. Add two smaller cylinders at the front and the back. These will be the sprockets that drive the tracks.

Figure 7.31 – Sprockets

4. Apply the Array modifier to the wheels.

Figure 7.32 – Applying the Array modifier

5. Select all the wheels in Edit Mode and press P to separate them as Loose Parts.

Figure 7.33 – Separating loose parts

6. After separating the wheels, select them all in Object Mode.
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