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ADOBE DIRECTOR BASICS 3D basics You can create a rotating logo in Shockwave 3D with no knowledge of scripting extrude3d() An alternative solution is to use the textMember.extruder3d() function to create a model resource inside a 3D cast member. Creating 3D text To create 3D text, first create 2D text, and then convert the text to 3D. 1 Select Window > Text to open the text editor. 2 Select the desired font, size, style, and alignment. Most standard fonts work well with 3D text. Experiment to get specific results. 3 Enter the text. (You can edit the text after you have entered it). 4 Drag the text cast member onto the Stage. Either drag the cast member from the Cast window, or drag the Drag Cast Member button next to the Name text box in the Text window. 5 Click the Property Inspector button in the Director toolbar. 6 Click the Text tab in the Property Inspector. 7 Select #mode3d Mode from the Display menu. The text on the screen changes to 3D. See “Modifying 3D text” on page 60 for next steps. Last updated 8/26/2011 59
ADOBE DIRECTOR BASICS 3D basics Modifying 3D text After your 2D text has been changed to 3D, you can modify it. 1 Click the Property inspector 3D Extruder tab. 2 Set the camera position and rotation. As with the standard 3D Property inspector tab, you control camera position and rotation with the values that you enter in the text boxes at the top of the pane. The default camera position represents a vantage point looking up through the middle of the scene. Note: You can also define these settings by using the Shockwave 3D window. Use Window > Shockwave 3D, then use the Next Cast Member and Previous Cast Member buttons to locate the 3D Text member that you want to work with. 3 Select from among the Front Face, Back Face, and Tunnel check boxes. These options control which sides of the text appear. 4 Set the smoothness. Smoothness determines the number of polygons that are used to construct the text. The more polygons that are used, the smoother the text appears. 5 Set the tunnel depth. Tunnel depth is the length of the tunnel from the front face to the back face. 6 Select a beveled edge type. Beveling makes the edges of the 3D letters appear rounded or angled. Select Round for rounded edges or Miter for angled edges. 7 Select a bevel amount. Bevel amount determines the size of the bevel. 8 Set up the lighting. Select a color and position for the text’s default directional light. A directional light is a point source of light and comes from a specific, recognizable direction. You can also select a color for the ambient and background lights in the 3D world that the text occupies. Ambient light is diffuse light that illuminates the entire world. Background light appears to come from behind the camera. 9 Apply a shader and a texture. Shaders and shader properties determine the appearance of the surface of the 3D text model. Textures are 2D images drawn on the surface of the text. Use the Property inspector to assign a texture to the text’s shader. You can also control the color of the shader’s specular highlights and its diffuse or overall color and reflectivity. As with any model, you can apply a texture that uses a bitmap cast member. You can import a bitmap cast member or create a new one in the Paint window. Be sure to give your bitmap cast member a name if it does not already have one. To assign this bitmap as the texture, specify it in the Property inspector. Select Member from the Shader Texture menu, and then enter the name of the member you want to use in the text box to the right of the menu. Script and 3D text Director contains methods and properties in Lingo and JavaScript syntax for working with 3D text. Most 3D methods and properties work with 3D text exactly as with any other object. Properties are also described in the Scripting Reference topics in the Director Help Panel. However, there are some standard text properties that cannot be applied to 3D text. You can find a list of these at “Exceptions” on page 61. On the other hand, model resources created from 3D text have additional properties that are not available to ordinary 3D model resources. You can find these listed at “Lingo and JavaScript syntax script for 3D text” on page 62. Last updated 8/26/2011 60
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