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mako22 · 25-11-2004, 07:15 PM

Anyone have a tutorial link or ideas on how to put 3d text on a ribbon like in this tutorial?
http://www.newtek.com/products/light...ner/index.html

I have created a string of text that I want to be able to "apply" it to the ribbon.

If this is going to be too difficult, would it be better to create an image of the text and UV map it to the ribbon. Or create a flat piece of ribbon first, apply the text, then some how warp it into the curved ribbon?

Any ideas are appreciated. I'm not stuck on one way over another as long as I can get the text to look like it's on the ribbon.

Thanks

R4s1n · 25-11-2004, 07:26 PM

I would probably create a flat ribbon with many segments and then add the text. Then use the segments to either morph your object or create bones and do the rest in Layout.

mako22 · 25-11-2004, 07:34 PM

R4s1n, thanks for the reply.

So, if I went this route, how would I morph it into the curved ribbon? I'm not making an animation out of this, it will be for a static logo.

I'm assuming I would have to bend and move it into the desired postion? Wouldn't this be a lot of work? Unless there is a plugin of some sort that would enable me to say morph an object (ribbon and text) to follow a curve/path?

I was playing around with the drill tool, but I don't thnk there is a way to drill stencil the text into the ribbon after it is curved?

R4s1n · 26-11-2004, 03:39 AM

I just thought about my idea about morphing and bones and now i don't think it would work very well. The text would stretch and it would make some letters fatter than others.
My last idea is to fake it in Photoshop. Alter the render once it is finished and add the text manually.

*I'm pretty sure there is a way to add an image to the light source so it beams an image onto the model...err maybe..

Hopefully i'm not confusing you.

mako22 · 26-11-2004, 03:29 PM

R4s1n,

No not confusing me at all, this is what it takes sometimes to come to a decision, different lines of thinking.

I tried putting the words on a flat banner last night. Then I used the Slpine Tool in the modify deform menu (IIRC) in the top view to bend the ribbon in waves. The outcome was quite good but there was a restriction in that I could not curl the ends of the ribbon with this spline tool.

I then tried vortex to curl the ends of the ribbon but was not happy with the results so I guess I'll leave them just waved a bit.

Thanks for the help... If anyone has a better/easier way of doing this, I am not opposed to starting the ribbon over

25-11-2004, 07:15 PM	#1
mako22 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 3	Wrapping text along a curve... Anyone have a tutorial link or ideas on how to put 3d text on a ribbon like in this tutorial? http://www.newtek.com/products/light...ner/index.html I have created a string of text that I want to be able to "apply" it to the ribbon. If this is going to be too difficult, would it be better to create an image of the text and UV map it to the ribbon. Or create a flat piece of ribbon first, apply the text, then some how warp it into the curved ribbon? Any ideas are appreciated. I'm not stuck on one way over another as long as I can get the text to look like it's on the ribbon. Thanks

25-11-2004, 07:26 PM	#2
R4s1n Full Access Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Manchester, PA Posts: 1,319	I would probably create a flat ribbon with many segments and then add the text. Then use the segments to either morph your object or create bones and do the rest in Layout. __________________ Johnny was a chemist's son, but Johnny is no more. What Johnny thought was H2O was H2SO4.

26-11-2004, 03:39 AM	#4
R4s1n Full Access Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Manchester, PA Posts: 1,319	I just thought about my idea about morphing and bones and now i don't think it would work very well. The text would stretch and it would make some letters fatter than others. My last idea is to fake it in Photoshop. Alter the render once it is finished and add the text manually. *I'm pretty sure there is a way to add an image to the light source so it beams an image onto the model...err maybe.. Hopefully i'm not confusing you. __________________ Johnny was a chemist's son, but Johnny is no more. What Johnny thought was H2O was H2SO4.

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25-11-2004, 07:34 PM	#3
mako22 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 3	R4s1n, thanks for the reply. So, if I went this route, how would I morph it into the curved ribbon? I'm not making an animation out of this, it will be for a static logo. I'm assuming I would have to bend and move it into the desired postion? Wouldn't this be a lot of work? Unless there is a plugin of some sort that would enable me to say morph an object (ribbon and text) to follow a curve/path? I was playing around with the drill tool, but I don't thnk there is a way to drill stencil the text into the ribbon after it is curved?

26-11-2004, 03:29 PM	#5
mako22 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 3	R4s1n, No not confusing me at all, this is what it takes sometimes to come to a decision, different lines of thinking. I tried putting the words on a flat banner last night. Then I used the Slpine Tool in the modify deform menu (IIRC) in the top view to bend the ribbon in waves. The outcome was quite good but there was a restriction in that I could not curl the ends of the ribbon with this spline tool. I then tried vortex to curl the ends of the ribbon but was not happy with the results so I guess I'll leave them just waved a bit. Thanks for the help... If anyone has a better/easier way of doing this, I am not opposed to starting the ribbon over