make a billiard ball spin

i need help making this image 3d and spinning clockwise with the bull head goin thru 1 side of the ball and coming out the other so the bull head will show twice per revolution.

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/2...kthumb1na8.gif


Thanks

this is a bump of this thread?
http://www.talkgraphics.com/showthread.php?t=28017

Chris,

1. Create a texture in Xtreme or Extreme Pro (or another application)
......Black background with white steer's head. Export as .gif, .jpg, or .png.
2. Open Xara3D6 and clear the default text.
3. Select Text without a border.
4. Type a period character (Full Stop character).
5. Set the Extrusion to 150 and Outline width to 1.
6. Set Bevel options to Curved and Depth to 999 (you will have to type in 999).
7. Apply the texture you created in step 1.
8. Choose the animation you want.

That works a treat. Thanks Bill! :)

Just to round out Bill's advice (heh, heh), if you type Ctrl-A, then in the font size dialogue (usually says Fit to width) type 5%, the ball will become much more spherical.

Mike

:D Thanks Mike, I was hoping you were 'around' ;)
to 'round' out the information. :)

Very nice , Bill and Mike.
I am going to have to try that out sometime and see if I can make it work.

very good ! :D

Thanks for the extra tip Mike. :)

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Originally Posted by Soquili

Chris,

1. Create a texture in Xtreme or Extreme Pro (or another application)
......Black background with white steer's head. Export as .gif, .jpg, or .png.
2. Open Xara3D6 and clear the default text.
3. Select Text without a border.
4. Type a period character (Full Stop character).
5. Set the Extrusion to 150 and Outline width to 1.
6. Set Bevel options to Curved and Depth to 999 (you will have to type in 999).
7. Apply the texture you created in step 1.
8. Choose the animation you want.

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How do i apply the texture in step 7???

nvm i figured it out :)

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Originally Posted by chris8186

How do i apply the texture in step 7???

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nvm i figured it out :)

Chris,

In the Texture Options click the Load texture button. Navigate to where the file you want to use is located. You can adjust the size, move the texture in the X and Y planes and if needed rotate it to fit the shape.


EDIT: I see you figured it out while I was making my post. :)

well i finished that project. id like to thank u guys a lot. i started another 1 and im wonderin how to make and oval shape. i wanna make a basic design. a football that spins http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/139/texasfbnn4.jpg basically this image that spins from up to down.

The oval looks much more difficult - Sorry but I borrowed a texture we were playing with earlier - Problem is the texture is on the side. I suppose if you were to get really creative with the texture it could work. Having played with this problem for a couple of minutes. I would love to know how to solve it.

Keith

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Originally Posted by ss-kalm

The oval looks much more difficult - Sorry but I borrowed a texture we were playing with earlier - Problem is the texture is on the side. I suppose if you were to get really creative with the texture it could work. Having played with this problem for a couple of minutes. I would love to know how to solve it.

Keith

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;-^)

:eek: Rolling Easter Egg...???

KIDDING! :D I like it!

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Originally Posted by chris8186

well i finished that project. id like to thank u guys a lot. i started another 1 and im wonderin how to make and oval shape. i wanna make a basic design. a football that spins this image that spins from up to down.

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Is the attached 3d6 image similar to what you are after?

eight ball.
ron

WOW seems everyone is on a roll in this thread. :D

I like the tip on how to make a spinning cue ball. I will have to play with it sometime. Thanks........

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Originally Posted by ren2980

Is the attached 3d6 image similar to what you are after?

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ya thats what i came up with myself. i jus didnt like the way the image looks when it spins. i jus made it spin the other way.
http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/1113/footballoq0.gif
is there a way to remove the lights???

Removing the lights is just a matter of making each one black, but then you can't see anything! A better approach would be to tick the Matt box in the extrusion dialogue box, instead of the usual Gloss, and that will just remove the shining highlights.

Image looks pretty good all the same.

Mike

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Originally Posted by simsmj

Removing the lights is just a matter of making each one black, but then you can't see anything! A better approach would be to tick the Matt box in the extrusion dialogue box, instead of the usual Gloss, and that will just remove the shining highlights.

Image looks pretty good all the same.

Mike

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Thanks Mike.

help please... can anyone rotate this image 180 degrees to the right...
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s...tion_29923.gif
pause for a second or two wherein it would look like this 2nd image
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s...e/aa_30832.gif...
then rotate 180 degrees again.
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s...tion_29923.gif.
can anybody do that? :) :) :)

You can buy the software here:

http://www.xara.com/products/xara3d/

We can't do freebies - but we can help!:rolleyes:

Welcome Elainne04,

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help please... can anyone rotate this image 180 degrees to the right...

pause for a second or two wherein it would look like this 2nd image
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then rotate 180 degrees again.
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can anybody do that?

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Yes!


I think this thread has reached the end of it's useful life apart from the normal "Make this spin for free requests" so I'm locking it.