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[Availor]

Well, I've tried to reproduce this animation, it's far from perfect. Anyway, it would be useless trying to explain that as there are great tutorials by Mike. (simsmj) he is the real Xara 3D master. Take a look HERE
Anyhow I've made a little screenshot explaining how I started it off.

I added a X3D file, take a look

[-=Drifter=-]

Thanks Availor! This info is great! I don't know how I never saw that tutorial. That and your 3D6 anim will answer tons of questions I have about how you guys make these superb 3D things with Xara!

[Intbel]

Simple 2D

[David Strover]

Hi IntelB

That is the effect I want. I just don't know how to get the text at that angle.

Cheers,
David

[simsmj]

Unfortunately, Xara3D doesn't have a mode that will let you have text orbit in that way, and there is no easy way to simulate it.

But I have a cunning plan!

There is a process that I am working on using XaraXtreme, that takes text, maps horizontal strips from the text to a line of pixels made up of more text of a particular font (trade secret ), and then curves that line around a circle, that can then be exported as a ring to Xara3D.

By building up a series of these rings vertically in Xara3D (the easy bit!), you can build up the original text in an orbiting ring. It is the equivalent of rasterizing the original text around a circular display screen.

That's the theory, anyway, and doing this is going to take a bit of time and patience, so it may be some time before I have a working image, assuming it does work.

Mike

[Intbel]

Hi IntelB

That is the effect I want. I just don't know how to get the text at that angle.

Cheers,
David

That was done in Extreme.
"Text on a Curve" is all was used.

[Availor]

Hey check this thread over HERE

[briso]

hehe I feel embaressed, mike , teaching you lol . I just picked a ready made style that's all. But you can achieve this by playing with bevel options.

I made it with Xara 3D6

Dave, I'm no expert in Xara 3D but I think I can figure out something... will have to sleep over it

hey guys could osme1 send me the file those samples are in i dont seem to have it

cheers

[Availor]

briso, look at post 11, at the end of it there is an attachment. You can dowload the file by clicking the link.


Cheers

[briso]

thanks mate been lookind for this file for ages

much appreciated