Render a 2d dotted circle around an object

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Hello there,

I want to make an object that will render as a 2d circle from a camera, as in the following image:

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How do I do this without postprocessing? I would like to animate the circle…

Thank you very much!

Andres

2

You can either modell it by hand (using an array and curve modifier) or look into the freestyle branch, where you have various linestyle options.

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Thank you very much. I think I will go for the array / curve modifier.

4

You could also do this with material transparency and a circle, or a circle and the Mask modifier.