Live 3D Path transforms selected objects to a specified shape.
The position of grouped paths after the Live 3D Path is based upon the top-most path in a group. You can use Illustrator's Layers panel to determine how your object is grouped before the transformation. (Simple Rotation is not affected by grouping.)
Original object can be edited, and the effect will automatically update.
Example:
- Create a new document (set Units as Points) from “Illustrator > File > New…” menu.
- Select “Illustrator > Window > FILTERiT5 > Live 3D Path” menu. “FILTERiT5: Live 3D Path” panel will open.
- Type “FILTERiT5” and create text object on the document’s artboard. Set font style to Bold and font size as 72 pt.
- Select the text object.
- From “Style” in the panel menu, select “Twist.”
- From the panel menu (located on the upper right corner), select “Default Settings.”
- Click “Apply” button on the panel.
- Click “Rotate Tool“ icon on the panel and select “Rotate Tool.“ (You can de-select by choosing any other tool.)
- Make sure that “Rotation“ on the panel is set to “After (XYZ)“ and drag object on the document. For more information about how to change direction or center of rotation by dragging, please refer to the panel or see “Setting items“ below.
- Change the text object on the artboard.
- Change settings on the panel by referring to the following paragraph.
Setting items:
[Left side of panel]
Style
Select type of 3D transformation. Maximum of 4 parameters from “Parameter 1“ through “Parameter 4“ will change depending on the Style selected.Parameter 1 ... Parameter 4
For the parameters located between “Style” and “Perspective,” the number of Parameters (maximum of 4) and its content will change depending on each “Style.” For more information about Parameter for each Style, please refer “Live 3D Path, part 2” page.Perspective
Specify perspective.[Right side of panel]
Rotate Tool
If you click the icon, “Rotate Tool” will be selected. If you select other Illustrator Tool, “Rotate Tool” will be deselected.
You can use this tool to drag 3D Path Object on the document as the follows to rotate X, Y, Z axis.Drag Vertically - Rotate X-axis
Drag Horizontally - Rotate Y-axis
Shift-Key Drag - Rotate Z-axisIf you hold option/alt key and drag, you can move origin.
While dragging, the cross-hair cursor will appear on the document.Rotation
If you select “Before (x y z),” x, y, z input fields on the left row will be active.
In contrast, if you select “After (X Y Z),” X, Y, Z input fields on the right row will be active.
(In case of “Simple Rotation” Style, it is limited to only “Before (x y z)”)In “FILTERiT5: Live 3D Path”, the rotation axis before the transformation is shown in lowercase letter x, y, z. The rotation axis after the transformation is shown in uppercase letter X, Y, Z.
Also, before applying the 3D transformation to the selected path, the simple x y z-axis rotation is added to achieve more complicated 3D transformation.[Before transformation x y z-axis rotation] -> [3D transformation] -> [After transformation X Y Z-axis rotation]
Live Update
Updating the Artboard while you work can result in slow screen redraw times, especially when Live 3D Path is creating a high number of objects. Unchecking this option leaves the selected object unchanged until you click the Apply button. When checked, Live Update will automatically apply the Live 3D Path settings as you make changes.Expand/Release/Apply
The Expand button creates individual objects from each of the copies created by Live 3D Path. The objects will be grouped. The Release button removes the Blurred Path effect. The Apply button applies the current settings to selected objects.Panel Menu
The Panel menu is accessed by clicking the icon in the upper right corner of the panel.
You can reset the panel setting to 'Default Settings' or name the current settings and save as the preset menu.
For how to use the preset menu, please refer to 'Preset Menu.’