{"id":23090,"date":"2013-05-02T12:23:32","date_gmt":"2013-05-02T16:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=23090"},"modified":"2013-05-02T12:24:38","modified_gmt":"2013-05-02T16:24:38","slug":"autodesk-smoke-tips-for-creating-3d-text-in-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/autodesk-smoke-tips-for-creating-3d-text-in-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Autodesk Smoke: Tips for Creating 3D Text in Action"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"in-this-post-we-share-the-secrets-of-the-3d-text-node-inside-of-smokes-action-create-impressive-3d-text\">In this post we share the secrets of the 3D Text node inside of Smoke&#8217;s Action. Create impressive 3D text!<\/h2>\n<h2 id=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Header.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9205\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Header.jpg\" alt=\"Smoke 2013 Header\" width=\"490\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Header.jpg 490w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Header.jpg?resize=300,61 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Header.jpg?resize=277,57 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Header.jpg?resize=359,73 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Header.jpg?resize=150,31 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>You can easily create extruded <strong>3D Tex<\/strong>t within Action, Autodesk Smoke&#8217;s true <strong>3D compositing node<\/strong>. It&#8217;s simple enough.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-23323\" style=\"float: right; margin: 10px;\" title=\"Smoke All Nodes\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/all-nodes1.jpg\" alt=\"Smoke All Nodes\" width=\"201\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/all-nodes1.jpg 201w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/all-nodes1.jpg?resize=150,125 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/> Double click or drag the 3D Text Node into your Action schematic or scene. The text comes in as the word &#8220;<em>Text<\/em>&#8221; on screen. Let&#8217;s take a look at the <strong>Properties Tab<\/strong>, which will allow you to customize this text for your needs.<\/p>\n<p>The Properties Tab contains <strong>5 Sub Menus: 3D Text, Geometry, Character Axis, UV Map, and Tessellation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-28-at-6.18.32-PM.png\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-23147\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-28-at-6.18.32-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"176\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 3D Text Menu is where the Text attributes are applied in Smoke. Each 3D Text Node can only create 1 line of text (although that line can be quite long). The limit is 999 characters. In the font name field you can choose the font style you would like, which takes you to the same font selection as the 2D text.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-28-at-6.19.02-PM.png\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-23148\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-28-at-6.19.02-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-28-at-6.19.02-PM.png 1440w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-28-at-6.19.02-PM.png?resize=300,188 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-28-at-6.19.02-PM.png?resize=768,480 768w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-28-at-6.19.02-PM.png?resize=1024,640 1024w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-28-at-6.19.02-PM.png?resize=277,173 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-28-at-6.19.02-PM.png?resize=359,224 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-28-at-6.19.02-PM.png?resize=543,339 543w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-28-at-6.19.02-PM.png?resize=865,541 865w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-28-at-6.19.02-PM.png?resize=994,621 994w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-28-at-6.19.02-PM.png?resize=560,350 560w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-28-at-6.19.02-PM.png?resize=150,94 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Since all text is treated as vectors, this makes it easy for Smoke to extrude it into 3D. The rest of the properties are standard text features:\u00a0<strong><em>Kerning, Size, Italic<\/em><\/strong>, and of course the <em><strong>Depth<\/strong><\/em> setting, which sets the depth of the extrusion in pixels.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/3D-Menu-Text.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-23149\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/3D-Menu-Text.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/3D-Menu-Text.jpg?resize=300,190 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/3D-Menu-Text.jpg?resize=277,175 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/3D-Menu-Text.jpg?resize=150,95 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Text is extruded from the center out in both positive &amp; negative Z space. Once the text is extruded, your attention can be turned to the <strong>Bevel Profile Graph.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Bevel Profile settings work like many of the the other Curve Graph Functions in Smoke. You can <strong>Add and Move<\/strong> points at will and <strong>Break Tangents<\/strong> to get a sharp point. When you create a curve on the graph, that is the shape that the Text will take when seen from the <strong>Side View<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Click image for larger view:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Bevel-Styles.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-23152\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Bevel-Styles.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Bevel-Styles.jpg?resize=300,190 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Bevel-Styles.jpg?resize=277,175 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Bevel-Styles.jpg?resize=150,95 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-23326\" style=\"margin: 10px; float: left;\" title=\"Bevel Smoke\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-28-at-6.30.11-PM.png\" alt=\"Bevel Smoke\" width=\"184\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-28-at-6.30.11-PM.png 184w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-28-at-6.30.11-PM.png?resize=150,129 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This makes the the left side of the bevel the Front of the Text and the right side is the Back.<\/p>\n<p>Normally I will create a simple bevel by adding a point and adjusting the points, as shown. \u00a0However you can also create some very complex bevels for a more creative and personalized text look.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-28-at-6.40.09-PM.png\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-23156\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-28-at-6.40.09-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"483\" height=\"254\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"float: right; margin: 10px;\" title=\"Smoke Text\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/save-text1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"192\" height=\"204\" \/>You can <strong>Zoom and Pan<\/strong> inside of the Curve Graph. If you hold down <strong>ALT<\/strong> while moving the points they will snap to the graph and move in whole numbers.<\/p>\n<p>Save and load a Bevel Profile by selecting the 3D Text Node, going in to <strong>Node Prefs for Action<\/strong>, and then Load or Save by going to the <strong>Text<\/strong> option. This only saves the Bevel and not the other properties.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Geometry Menu<\/strong> gives you access to the base material properties of the Text (<em>Diffuse, Specular, &amp; Ambient Colors<\/em>), as well as blending modes, and transparency.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-28-at-6.51.45-PM.png\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-23214\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-28-at-6.51.45-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-28-at-6.51.45-PM.png 503w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-28-at-6.51.45-PM.png?resize=300,109 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-28-at-6.51.45-PM.png?resize=277,101 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-28-at-6.51.45-PM.png?resize=359,131 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-28-at-6.51.45-PM.png?resize=150,55 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"float: right; margin: 10px;\" title=\"Shadow Text Smoke\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/shadow-text.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"180\" \/>You also have settings for how the Text reacts to lights within the scene. You can force to shade<strong> Both Front &amp; Back<\/strong>, or just <strong>Front<\/strong>, or just <strong>Back<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This can come in handy when you also have transparency with the Text as it can hide the back polygons. The <strong>Shine<\/strong> value will create <strong>Specular Highlights<\/strong> on the geometry as light hits it. Geometry can be set to <strong>Cast+Receives Shadows, Casts Only, Receives, Only, and No Shadow,<\/strong> or to just create a <strong>Shadow Only<\/strong>. Shadow Only mode is quite useful, as it will hide the physical geometry and just display its shadow. Use it to enhance your scene by adding shadows without having to clutter it up with seen objects as it acts as a shadow projector.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/geom-shadow2.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-23213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/geom-shadow2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/geom-shadow2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/geom-shadow2.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/geom-shadow2.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/geom-shadow2.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/geom-shadow2.jpg?resize=1024,1024 1024w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/geom-shadow2.jpg?resize=277,277 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/geom-shadow2.jpg?resize=359,359 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/geom-shadow2.jpg?resize=543,543 543w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/geom-shadow2.jpg?resize=865,865 865w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/geom-shadow2.jpg?resize=994,994 994w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/geom-shadow2.jpg?resize=560,560 560w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/geom-shadow2.jpg?resize=96,96 96w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Char Axis Menu<\/strong> is used to animate the Text on a per character basis (you have access to the similar transform controls found in the Axis node). Although you can freely move the center axis of rotation, there are pop-up buttons for quickly setting it to various points in X &amp; Y. These may misalign\u00a0your text however if you are using upper\/lowercase text, as the ascenders\/descenders mess things up.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Master Character<\/strong> slider sets which character the animation begins on, and the cascade will offset the animation by frames. You can also set the direction of the cascade to travel in various directions left &amp; right. Smoke makes it easy to create some quick and easy text animations.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/cascade-text.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-23216\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/cascade-text.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/cascade-text.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/cascade-text.jpg?resize=300,147 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/cascade-text.jpg?resize=768,376 768w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/cascade-text.jpg?resize=1024,502 1024w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/cascade-text.jpg?resize=277,136 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/cascade-text.jpg?resize=359,176 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/cascade-text.jpg?resize=543,266 543w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/cascade-text.jpg?resize=865,424 865w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/cascade-text.jpg?resize=994,487 994w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/cascade-text.jpg?resize=560,274 560w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/cascade-text.jpg?resize=150,74 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">S<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">ince you can keyframe the <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">Cascade Value<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\"> and the Master Character, you can create some unique animations. You can speed up the cascade or change the point of cascade throughout the animation with the Master Character.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-28-at-7.00.34-PM.png\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23218\" style=\"float: right;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-28-at-7.00.34-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"151\" height=\"97\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There are several <strong>3D Text Preset Animations<\/strong> that you can load to give you a good base for your text animations.<\/p>\n<p>Drag up a <strong>Preset Node<\/strong> from the Action Bin and it will display the 3D Texts Presets to load in a nice visual layout:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-28-at-7.00.52-PM.png\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-23217\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-28-at-7.00.52-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-28-at-7.00.52-PM.png?resize=300,223 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-28-at-7.00.52-PM.png?resize=277,206 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-28-at-7.00.52-PM.png?resize=150,112 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can apply different <strong>UV Mappings<\/strong> to the 3D Text. This applies to any Diffuse Map Textures appled to the 3D Text. You can choose from the standard UV wrap selections. And if needed, you can use the UV transform controls. This is not like the general Position Axis controls on the Diffuse Map, as the UV controls actually transform the UV Coordinates along the surface.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-28-at-7.02.13-PM.png\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23222\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-28-at-7.02.13-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"431\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-28-at-7.02.13-PM.png 431w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-28-at-7.02.13-PM.png?resize=300,125 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-28-at-7.02.13-PM.png?resize=277,116 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-28-at-7.02.13-PM.png?resize=359,150 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-28-at-7.02.13-PM.png?resize=150,63 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 431px) 100vw, 431px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"float: right; margin: 10px;\" title=\"Tesselation Menu\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-28-at-7.02.38-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"160\" \/>The <strong>Tessellation Menu<\/strong> can help improve the wireframe mesh of the 3D Text by tiling geometric shapes across the surfaces. \u00a0<strong>Standard (GLU)<\/strong> is the simplest method but is also the least precise. It is the default setting for 3D Text, and works for most purposes. Some font styles may require you to select one of the other methods\u00a0<strong>(Delaunay &amp; Medial Axis).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>These both have additional settings to improve the quality of the geometry which will provide for better shading, and displacement. You can view the original wireframe as well as the modified one to see the improvements.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Tessellation.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-23225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Tessellation.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Tessellation.jpg?resize=244,300 244w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Tessellation.jpg?resize=277,341 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Tessellation.jpg?resize=359,442 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Tessellation.jpg?resize=150,185 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now that you have your 3D text extruded, beveled, and animated you can texture your text by adding a Diffuse Map and\/or a Reflection Map\u00a0<em>(Note: you can add texture maps at anytime in the 3D Text creation).\u00a0<\/em>Mapping textures requires a separate blog post of it&#8217;s own, so look for that coming soon. However, there are a few other notable functions of 3D Text to be aware of:<\/p>\n<p>Your <strong>HWAA<\/strong> settings under <strong>CFX Setup<\/strong> will greatly improve the quality of your 3D Text edges. It is recommended that you always enable HWAA with at least a setting of 4x. I personally use 8x. This is hardware AA and therefore won&#8217;t impact rendering time.<\/p>\n<p>Under the <strong>3D Text Menu<\/strong> button, you will find the the <strong>Ridged Text<\/strong> option. Normally when you attach a 3D Text with a 3D Path to create text on a path, the characters will bend along the path. If for some reason you don&#8217;t want the characters to separate and you want the entire word to move as one, then you can enable the Ridged Text option.<\/p>\n<p>You can&#8217;t kern the characters of the text easily with 3D Text. If you need to kern your text, you can click the\u00a0<strong>Separate\u00a0Button<\/strong>. This will split out your text characters into a set of Axis, Offset, and Geom. These will all be connected to several control axis. The original <strong>GEOM<\/strong> created will also be retained and it will become hidden. This is a nice safety in case you want to return back to the original. 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You can load Windings fonts or download some shape fonts, like snowflakes or ornament fonts and create some quick and easy 3D shapes inside Action for motion graphic design.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-28-at-7.20.13-PM.png\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-23228\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-28-at-7.20.13-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"470\" height=\"104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-28-at-7.20.13-PM.png 672w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-28-at-7.20.13-PM.png?resize=300,67 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-28-at-7.20.13-PM.png?resize=277,61 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-28-at-7.20.13-PM.png?resize=359,80 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-28-at-7.20.13-PM.png?resize=543,120 543w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-28-at-7.20.13-PM.png?resize=560,124 560w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-28-at-7.20.13-PM.png?resize=150,33 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-28-at-7.20.32-PM.png\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-23229\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-28-at-7.20.32-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"470\" height=\"103\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-28-at-7.23.16-PM.png\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-23230\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-28-at-7.23.16-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"802\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the upcoming blog post on texture maps, I&#8217;ll show you how to use some simple <strong>3D Text Shapes<\/strong> in motion graphic design.\u00a0I hope this post sheds some light on the functionality of <strong>3D Text inside Autodesk Smoke.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Got questions or comments?<\/strong> We&#8217;d love to hear them! 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