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Bending text
I create some text and added an extrude to it. I then wanted to add a BEND to the text so it would look like it was shaped like a rainbow (almost a 1/2 circle). In electric image when I would use the deform tool it had a button for bening in the middle, C4D seems not to have that same feature. It is a pain to try to get the text to do this. Is there a better way or different tool I should use to get the half circle?
thanks
-Lars
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Try the
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assuming the text is in the default rotation…. take the bend deformer and rotate it so the Y axis points along the text (probably 90 in B)
set the deform to Unlimited and put the bottom of the deformer where you want the middle of the bend to be. Adjust the strength -
That rotating worked out thanks! It need some tweeking to get it the way I wanted. You would think this would be easy in C4D but it’s not.
thanks again.
-Lars
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[doka15] “You would think this would be easy in C4D but it’s not.”
If you’re used to it, it is ;O). For more control you should look into getting one of those spline deformation tools. MoGraph has one, DiTools contains two of them and there is also another one from Renato (https://www.tarabella.it/c4dbeta/index.php).
Mylenium
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Wow! those plug’s are amazing. They go way beyond the scope of my curent project but I book marked that page for further projects.
Thanks
-Lars
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Dear Brian,
Perhaps u could elaboate a bit more
[Q]take the bend deformer and rotate it so the Y axis points along the text (probably 90 in B)
set the deform to Unlimited and put the bottom of the deformer where you want the middle of the bend to be. Adjust the strength]E.Q
I’m currently using v10, and I must say I’m impressed! I couldn’t make the text turn no matter how hard I tried.
Tnx..Always looking for new projects to model & animate
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