2. Go to Layer 2, the first swoosh object. Click the View tab, and on the left under
the Layers category, select the Pivot command.
3. When you activate the Pivot command, crosshairs appear in the viewports.Move
the pivot to the bottom-left corner of the object (Figure 7.28). Be careful to pay
attention to all views and move it on the Z-axis as well as the X-axis and Y-axis.
Figure 7.28 Manually move the pivot for Layer 2??™s object.
4. With the Pivot tool still active, click over to Layer 2. You can quickly move the
pivot for this object. Again, center it out.
5. Set the pivots for the rest of the layers in the same position and save the object.
You do not have to turn off the Pivot tool to change layers. Just change to the new
layer, adjust the new pivot, and away you go.
6. Save your work!
You??™ve now created all the base animation elements for the logo treatment. The next steps
are to build the main logo and the subtext that you??™ll animate as individual letters.
Importing EPS Files
LightWave also offers you the ability to import Adobe Illustrator files or EPS files. This is
extremely handy for more complicated graphics designed out-of-house??”that is, you??™ll
often be hired to animate a logo you haven??™t designed.
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