have try to use the tutorial “Cutting through steel” with a logo, but no success… http://www.vrotvrot.com/xoom/tutorials/Welder/Welder.html
I convert the text “Pointer” to curves (alt+c) and add the cube with particles effects parent with in the “pointer” to create the Alphamap. At this point, everything ok…but the effect work follow only the “P” letter and not follow the rest…
If you have a time you could help me with this?? what i have to do to effect work with all logo ?
Very…very thank´s
You could separate each letter (select every control vertex of a given letter > Pkey > Separate ; think of giving it a center : you can select in pink all the new objects and hit Center New in the edit buttons F9 once)
Then rig each new object as you did for the ‘P’.
Up to that point all the letters would be traced at the same time which you may find interesting. Otherwise you’d have to give each letter a Speed IPO and offset them in time the way you want.
Since this is you first post, you’re likely to need details. Good for you if you don’t but feel free to ask for them if you do.
Have fun.
Jean
the problem with using text as path is that each letters are independant from one another, and the object on the path will not jump from one curve to another.
What you can do is either separate the letter each with their particles system and use a different start and end time, OR join all the curves of the letter by hand.
Martin