Re: Circular Text 2004-02-25 - By ccoles_avengers
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Hi David,
I guess that I am so use to the three step approach in AMAPI now, that
I hardly had given it another thought about doing this type of work in
Carrara again. When I had first tried doing this in CS3, I used the
BEND modifier with marginal results, but it was pretty cumbersome for
me. I guess if I had your instructions earlier in the game, I would
probably had stuck with Carrara for this particular feature. But now
I guess I am spoiled with how quickly AMAPI can place a text onto a
path, that I now am in the habit of preparing my pathed text in AMAPI
and importing it into Carrara for final assembling, etc. However, I
think that your directions have some good points that I could possibly
apply towards other things, so I'm going to check them out.
Cheers.
Claudia
"Selocic"
(a newbie)
--- In Carrara@(protected), David Bell <nordwind53@(protected)> wrote:
> Claudia,
>
> If I had to have text arranged around the circumference of a circle
> here's how I would do it...
>
> 1. Create a single letter and select it.
> 2. Center it's hot point (edit>center hot point)
> 3. Send it to Origin (edit>send to origin)
> 4. Select the front View
> 5. Turn on caps lock (to unlock the hot point)
> 6. move the hotpoint to the bottom visual center of the letter (I do
> this by hand to I have some control on where it is)
> 7. Turn off the caps lock
> 8. Select the motion tab in the properties box for the character.
> 9. uncheck Lock Hot Point
> 10. set the center Y value to the radius of your circle
> 11 check the Lock Hot point
> 12.Duplicate the character (edit>duplicate)
> 13. rotate the new character the required number of degrees around Z
> (either by entering the value in the rotation field, or using the top
> view and the rotate tool)
> 14. Duplicate the new character (without deselecting) the requisite
> number of times.
> 15. Select and Group the characters, then expand the group.
> 16. Name each character for the character it will be - then edit the
> character to be that number (do this now or hate yourself later - I
> speak from experience)
> 17. Texture as appropriate.
> 18. Compress the group down, light, animate, whatever....
>
> It's easier to do than describe.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Yours,
> David
>
>
>
> On Wednesday, February 25, 2004, at 02:51 AM, ccoles_avengers wrote:
>
> > Yes, I understand your dilemma because not all graphics programs
> > output AI or EPS files as "true" vectors that Carrara can read. I have
> > found this to be the case with Paint Shop Pro, a program that I use.
> >
> > I also understand your need to put text in a circle because I am
> > currently working on a medallion type logo which uses this approach to
> > text. The way I get around the whole Spline modeling problem is that
> > I create my text in AMAPI along with the curve/shape that will match
> > the shape of my object's path. Then I simply use the bend tool and my
> > text is aligned perfectly along the circle path I need. The steps are
> > as follows:
> >
> > 1) In AMAPI, I create my text using the text tool.
> >
> > 2) I then draw a circle with the ploygon draw tool making sure that
> > resolution (or number of points) is over 60. At this stage, however,
> > I make sure that my circle is fairly close to the one I am using in my
> > model. If you model in AMAPI, then you should be able to use the
> > curve extraction tool on your model to get the exact size of your
> > circle.
> >
> > 3) I then select my text, select the BEND tool, and then select the
> > circle.
> >
> > 4) You should see the text take the form of the circled path (this
> > also works with half cirlces and other shapes).
> >
> > You are now ready to export it to Carrara to continue.
> >
> > If I need to adjust the letter spacing when I create my text, I either
> > use the space bar or simply add "space holder" characters which I turn
> > invisible after I import it into Carrara. This method hasn't failed
> > me yet and works fairly quickly when you need to do tweaking.
> >
> > I know that this approach works well with AMAPI ver. 6, however, I
> > just did it with ver. 5.15 and it seems to work fine as well. If you
> > use AMAPI for only this feature, I would say it is worth it.
> >
> > The only caveats I have is that when you make your polygon circle
> > path, make sure that the resolution count is high (over 60) to ensure
> > that the bend will work properly. Also, you may have to re-orient
> > your model after bending (usually a 180 degree rotation along an axis)
> > but this is minor. Also, sometimes there is a glitch and the the text
> > takes to the path in a "weird" way. Just redo the circle and increase
> > the resolution. That should take care of it.
> >
> > Well, hope this helps.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Claudia
> > "Selocic"
> > (a newbie)
> >
> >
> > --- In Carrara@(protected), "jkyoutsey" <yahoo@(protected)> wrote:
> > > I need to put text in a circle for a logo. I've tried creating a
> > > flat image an exporting it as EPS but it won't import into the
> > > Spline Modeler.
> > >
> > > Am I going to have to find someone with Adobe Illustrator in order
> > > to get the text made for me so I can import it?
> > >
> > > Or is there another way to accomplish this?
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> >
> >
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