Duplicate the layer and make it active

Layer/load/save mask/Load mask from disk

Find mask "1024x300Maskms" and load it:

Looks like nothing happend, but just wait and see!

On layerpallette rightclick and delete

Now you got this:

Clik yes

Make "group raster2" layer active

rightclick: Ungroup layers

Name the layer "Floor"

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer

Resize 75%

No checkmark in resize all layers!

Make floorlayer active and click deform tool

Select none

Name the layer "Selection"

If your selection and the Floor doesn't fit exactly, just use deformtool again and move the floor

Effects73D Effects/Drop shadow:

Selections/modify/Expand 4

Still selected - make raster1 layer active

Effects/Texture Effect/Blinds:
 

select none

make selectionlayer active and clik point2

Selections/modify/Expand 4

Still selected - make raster1 layer active

New rasterlayer name it leather

Fill with your gardient

Effects/Texture Effect/Fine leather:

Selection none

Selectiontools/rectangle Feather 0

Drag a selections about "The floor":

Leather-layer active:Delete

Select none

Still tubelayer closed off:

Make raster1 layer active

Merge visible

Open tubelayer and make it active

Effects73D Effects/Drop shadow with same settings

Duplicate

Image flip

Move the tube dovn and lower opacity to 26

Merge visible

Image/Add border/ 3px #000000

Image/Add border/ 3px #8A8A8A

Image/Add border/ 3px #000000

Resize 85%

Done!

Hanne