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  • Can Camera act on only certain 3d layers?

    Posted by Bob Cole on January 17, 2007 at 12:45 am

    I don’t see good old Basic 3D in the Effects anymore and I miss it.

    I have a camera and two 3d layers. I don’t want the camera’s movement to affect layer 3. How is that done?

    — Bob C

    Bob Cole replied 19 years, 6 months ago 5 Members · 5 Replies
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  • Steve Roberts

    January 17, 2007 at 1:00 am

    Try precomping the 3D layer that you don’t want to be affected by the camera and leave its “collapse transformations” switch off.

    Mind you, I haven’t tried this.

  • Mylenium

    January 17, 2007 at 6:32 am

    Mmh, I don’t really see your problem. If it’s supposed to be unaffected by the cam move, it effectively behaves like a 2D layer. So why not simply pre-compose (like Steve said already)?

    Mylenium

    [Pour Myl

  • Iancorey

    January 17, 2007 at 6:33 am

    Anytime you are looking for an Effect that may have moved since an upgrade:
    Go to the Windows menu and choose Effects and Presets. There’s a search field type the name of the effect you desire and you’ll find it. Basic 3D is in there somewhere.

  • Brian Charles

    January 17, 2007 at 1:56 pm

    Effects > Perspective > Basic 3D

    Where it’s always been.

  • Bob Cole

    January 17, 2007 at 5:05 pm

    Thanks for the tips — valuable, all of them.

    Yes, Basic 3d is in Perspective — I swear I didn’t see it there yesterday.

    — Bob C

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