When you import a logo as an EPS
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file,Modeler automatically recognizes its outlines as spline curves you can scale, ???freeze,???
and surface. No tracing of a background image is required. This not only saves tons of
time, it also allows you to create a more accurate 3D version of the original piece. To better
explain how this feature works, there??™s a cool tutorial video on the book??™s DVD showing
how to use this feature of LightWave v9 Modeler.
AnimatingText
Now that you have your three objects in Layout (see Figure 7.25), you can begin setting
things up. First, you??™ll set the placement, and then the lighting. After that??™s in place, you??™ll
enhance the surfaces and set up camera moves. Are you ready?
Exercise 7.7 Text Setup in Layout
1. Make sure you??™ve saved your work
in Modeler, and then select Send
Objects to Layout from the dropdown
list marked with a arrow at
the top right of the Modeler interface
(Figure 7.29).
2. When you select Send Objects to Layout, LightWave should automatically launch
Layout (if it isn??™t running already) and make it the active program, with your
objects loaded into a new scene.
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