Exruding 2d objects in the 3d space…

[Mike Clasby]

Here is a plugin, 3D Layer:

https://www.digitalanarchy.com/3Dlayer/3Dlayer_main.html

Here’s an earlier post for adding Z-depth with multiple layers via an expression, see 2):

https://forums.creativecow.net/cgi-bin/new_read_post.cgi?forumid=2&postid=891542

Also this is true AE 3D so you can fly the camera, also if you want to try a different offset for the spacing between layers, highlight the “1” at the end of the expression and pickwhip it to a Slider, then dup the layers, then it’s very adjustable. This same methods is used in this tut only without the expression, he offsets the layers manually 3 pixels:

https://www.creativecow.net/articles/woodall_traylor/3dtypetut2/index.html

Here’s a tut by Roland using Shatter:

https://www.creativecow.net/articles/kahlenberg_roland/3d_logo_extrude/index.html

Here’s an earlier post with ball action, just do it without the twist:

https://forums.creativecow.net/cgi-bin/new_read_post.cgi?forumid=2&postid=895873

[Jimmy Brunger]

Haven’t d/loaded all the relevant demos yet…but in the opinion of anyone who’s used both; are you better off getting Zaxwerks Pro Animator to work with AE, or the Digital Anarchy 3D pack?

I mean, I know one is a 3D app (of sorts) and the other is a plugin for what is essentially a 2D app (AE) but which works the most seamlessly with AE?

Any thoughts appreciated.
Thanks.

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