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Old 1st December 2008, 12:24 PM   #1
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Default Creating desired shape

Hi..if anyone can tell me how to shape a text into something like "arch,arc,flag,rise,shear" etc...or maybe some could link me to any posted forum discussing about these matter..Thank you
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Old 1st December 2008, 05:47 PM   #2
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Try this plug-in:
http://www.supercoldmilk.com/ac3dplug/boxconf.html

Create your text, make a box that is sheared the same way you want the text deformed, and then use conform to box to shear the text.
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Old 2nd December 2008, 12:27 AM   #3
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Thank you lisa..i will try it...i'll come back to this post if it doesn't work..
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Old 3rd December 2008, 09:04 AM   #4
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Just one thing...it's only happen when we want to shearing the text according to the box...which mean it worked only to an object with 8 vertices...and i still cant make it into "ARCH,ARC,RISE,FLAG..etc " shapes...can u help me on this?..plizzzzzzz:cry:
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Old 12th December 2008, 07:40 PM   #5
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Hmmm. Can you give me a better description or a sketch of what you're trying to build?
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Old 21st December 2008, 12:14 PM   #6
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well...let me see...try this example....take a look at this website "http://www.craft-robo.net/DesignMaster.html...look at "Text On Arc" or "Distortion Tools"...something like that

http://www.craft-robo.net/DesignMaster.html
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Old 21st December 2008, 12:20 PM   #7
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..or to be exact...something like this....

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Old 23rd December 2008, 03:32 PM   #8
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Hmmm. I'm not sure on that one. For things like that, I usually do the wireframe in Corel Draw then import it into AC3D as a DXF or TTF as Corel has some pretty nice text tools.
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Old 24th December 2008, 12:20 PM   #9
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hahaha...Thanks Lisa...thats what i'm doing at this moment...the only thing,i used Adobe illustrator...pretty much easier isn't?..but i feel like want to play around with AC3D untill i can get it done without opening other software...
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