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3d model problems in AE :
Hey guys,
Currently I am trying to create a 3d room, but im encountering major problems! :< The room I am building will consist of part flat images and part 3d objects. The walls on the side, and some posters are all flat images converted into 3d. I also found a way to import my .3ds files in photoshop, and make it a photoshop 3d layer. (It's a comfy couch by the way). Now when I import this new layer into AE as a composition, I get a new comp with a null object to control it. I copied the null and psd file into my 'room' comp and tried to position it. This is where I hit my roadblock: First, it seems that my couch seems to be moving differently in relation to the comp's camera than the flat images. How can I make them move exactly the same in relation to the camera? Second, if I 'cross' the couch with the walls, e.g. I move it behind the wall. It doesn't vanish, and it doesn't 'half vanish' if I cross section them. Can any of you guys help with this problem? Oh, my version is CS4, if that might help. Thanks in advance, Bart Rijnders, High inquisitor of faerieland
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4 Replies
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Hi, just a wild shot;
did you try to collapse transformations?
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Unfortunately not many here are using CS4, including myself so it’s hard to give you the specifics on 3D objects from Photoshop. But from your description, is sounds like the 3D object is being treated as a 2D layer. Try converting it isto a 3D layer, as per the 3D switch. If that still doesn’t work then it may be the case that 3D objects from Photoshop are treated as 2D layers and cannot be converted into 3D layers. If this is the case, then render that one frame out and import it in as a flat 2D layer and then convert it into a 3D layer within AE.
HTH
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Hey, thanks for replying everyone.
The psd isn’t a comp but a mere layer, so it’s not about the collapse transformation.
Also, it seems that the pds layer is indeed a 2d layer, however it will be impossible to convert it into a 3d layer because of the following:
There is an effect applied to the psd file that allows it to rotate in relation to the composition camera, even though it being a 2d layer.
If I convert it into a 3d layer, AE goes wild by saying effects can only be applied to 2d layers.
I think this means it’s unfixable 😛 Unless anyone else has any suggestions?
Thanks for your help anyway.
Bart Rijnders, High inquisitor of faerieland
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Hi Bart, I think your only option is to render out the 3D object as a TIFF and reimport it into AE and then use the rendered TIF as a 3D layer. I’m not too sure if you’ll lose much in terms of features but you’ll certainly have all the 3D layers correctly interacting with each other.
Cheers
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Adobe After Effects Training in South East Asia.
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