Making a pattern on a tube/circle

pieterthegamer · May 31, 2020, 7:59am

this is for a school project and i know a way to do it but it isnt really fast and it would take me a long time. is there a way/plugin to do this quicker?basicly what i want is this patern on a tube.

mihai.s · May 31, 2020, 8:19am

With TrueBend plugin

gorshkovmike · May 31, 2020, 3:40pm

Use the plugin from Fredo6 –Thrue Paints.The plugin is free. Download here: FredoTools | SketchUcation
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mihai.s · May 31, 2020, 5:18pm

If the pattern is a texture you want to apply to a cylinder, you can use a few plugins: Fredo6 Tools > ThruPaint (as gorshkovmike said), Quad Tools > UV Mapping Tool, or SketchUV.

With ThruPaint