  We show a general formula of the one loop effective potential of the 5D SU(N)
gauge theory compactified on an orbifold, $S^1/Z_2$. The formula shows the case
when there are fundamental, (anti-)symmetric tensor and adjoint
representational bulk fields. Our calculation method is also applicable when
there are bulk fields belonging to higher dimensional representations. The
supersymmetric version of the effective potential with Scherk-Schwarz breaking
can be obtained straightforwardly. We also show some examples of effective
potentials in SU(3), SU(5) and SU(6) models with various boundary conditions,
which are reproduced by our general formula.
