kirtap
04-23-2004, 07:06 AM
Hello all,
I'm pretty new to all this 3D......and it's amazing. I'm trying to create some realistic chrome and i want to apply it to text, my questions are.......First have text i want to bring in from Illustrator (eps) can i use the simple bevel tools to extrude that text? If so on a letter like an "o" you select the outer ring of the "o" and click bevel and it does what i need it will angle the bevel in towards the center of the letter, how can i get the center ring of a letter "o" to bevel in the reverse or "out" towards the outer ring so i can planar between the 2? Second.......after i have nice text i can't seem to get the front face of it to look like chrome....the sides all look chrome but the front appears to be just solid white, even if i have things that will reflect modeled, am i crazy. And third, sorry to all who answer for my long questions.......How can i map a reflection so i don't have to model things to reflect, i have no idea but know it can be added to a material. What do you suggest is a good way to get this reflection map to be non-descript (i want that wavy chrome, you know what i mean), is there something i should make in photoshop or is it all created in hypershade. I know I know.....I want to know alot but this is the LAST one i promise....... is there a way to scale things from the center in, like lets say i want to build my own bevel i start with my outer most curve lets use an "s" for example if i duplicate and scale that s it just makes it smaller.......i want to scale it from the curves in not making the "s" smaller but making the "s" more "inset" - if you will, from the original .
Thank you SOOO much to all and anyone that helps me out. Please explain how to acheive these tasks as if i never used maya before, who knows what i may overlook that you may think is straight forward.
Pat
I'm pretty new to all this 3D......and it's amazing. I'm trying to create some realistic chrome and i want to apply it to text, my questions are.......First have text i want to bring in from Illustrator (eps) can i use the simple bevel tools to extrude that text? If so on a letter like an "o" you select the outer ring of the "o" and click bevel and it does what i need it will angle the bevel in towards the center of the letter, how can i get the center ring of a letter "o" to bevel in the reverse or "out" towards the outer ring so i can planar between the 2? Second.......after i have nice text i can't seem to get the front face of it to look like chrome....the sides all look chrome but the front appears to be just solid white, even if i have things that will reflect modeled, am i crazy. And third, sorry to all who answer for my long questions.......How can i map a reflection so i don't have to model things to reflect, i have no idea but know it can be added to a material. What do you suggest is a good way to get this reflection map to be non-descript (i want that wavy chrome, you know what i mean), is there something i should make in photoshop or is it all created in hypershade. I know I know.....I want to know alot but this is the LAST one i promise....... is there a way to scale things from the center in, like lets say i want to build my own bevel i start with my outer most curve lets use an "s" for example if i duplicate and scale that s it just makes it smaller.......i want to scale it from the curves in not making the "s" smaller but making the "s" more "inset" - if you will, from the original .
Thank you SOOO much to all and anyone that helps me out. Please explain how to acheive these tasks as if i never used maya before, who knows what i may overlook that you may think is straight forward.
Pat