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Best way to build *simple* 3D stage
Hey Guys,
I’m wanting to create a floor with 4-5 photos arranged like they are sitting on the floor (at 90 degree angles). I can handle the compositing and I can get it close looking, but is there an exact way of placing the exact bottom pixel of a layer (photo) on the exact place where the *floor* is positioned?
The way I think I would do this is to – pan behind – the anchor point of my photos…place the anchor point at the exact bottom pixel…then do a rotation to stand them up. Problem with this is, how do I know where the exact bottom is with using the pan behind? It doesn’t snap to the bottom, and if I do the math and move the anchor point in the transform properties to the exact bottom, it moves its placement, how do I get it back to the same position as the floor?
I hope this makes sense…I know it can be done easier, I’m just running into my limited knowledge of the software.
Thanks for the help,
-Jason
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4 Replies
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Switch to front view and zoom in.
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So you’re suggesting just go to front view, zoom in, and get it as close as I can?
-Jason Brown
Director of Photography
ideavenue“I love the COW!”
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Yes. That is the only way I have seen it done. There is not “snap-to corner” that I am aware of.
Do you know how to change the view and zoom in? Typically in most cases, it won’t matter if you have both layers slightly “over intersect” if you won’t ever move the camera to under side.
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Steve,
I’m clear on how to do exactly what you described…I really didn’t think of the fact that it “doesn’t matter” if they are exact. Sometimes I tend to build things very analitically (sp?)…by doing the math first and then building with specific parameters…instead of just making it look good.
It doesn’t seem like it is too much of a stretch for Adobe to put in the ability to hold in ctl and snap to the corner of a layer’s bounding box with the pan behind tool…it already recognizes the shift key to keep the anchor point in horizontal and vertical constraint.
Thanks for your help!
-JB
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