csousawy Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 Is there an easy way to turn text into 3D objects? Quote Link to comment
csousawy Posted October 20, 2004 Author Share Posted October 20, 2004 I guess I should add that I am using VW 10 on a Mac OS X. If that makes a diffrence. Quote Link to comment
Yovav Posted October 21, 2004 Share Posted October 21, 2004 Hello csousawy Select the text. In "Text" menu select "Convert TrueType to poliline". Ungroup the created group. Select the ungrouped objects and extrude them. You got your text in 3D. Quote Link to comment
alanmac Posted October 21, 2004 Share Posted October 21, 2004 Depending on what you wish to achieve you may need to do further work on the converted text. They will be as an outline, which may not suit your requirements. Remember if you wish these to be solid objects, for extruding or other 3D use, once you have done so you'll need to do some "subtract solids" to take the centre out of some characters, such as the letter O etc. Or clip surface command before you extrude. Go to isometric view, choose hidden line from render menu to see what I mean. It means entering the "group" that is automatically created when you do the conversation to edit individual letters. Also depending on your requirement, the finished result of converting text to polyline is not as good quality as it could be. How fussy are you about your fonts? Vector based programs such as Illustrator or Coreldraw give far superior results. I use this feature to create 3D text on exhibition stand designs and it's okay for my needs. Good luck Alan [ 10-21-2004, 07:26 AM: Message edited by: alanmac ] Quote Link to comment
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