Return-Path: Received: from qmta09.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.96] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4581025 for ae-list@media-motion.tv; Thu, 05 Jan 2012 23:02:40 +0100 Received: from omta22.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.89]) by qmta09.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id Hwrg1i00B1vN32cA9y9G61; Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:09:16 +0000 Received: from sz0119.ev.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.26.181]) by omta22.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id HyYw1i00c3uShJ48iyYwUh; Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:32:56 +0000 Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2012 22:09:47 +0000 (UTC) From: pixelbot@comcast.net To: After Effects Mail List Message-ID: <2052970716.320146.1325801387333.JavaMail.root@sz0119a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: [AE] 3d cube edge/outline thickness problem MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_320145_797312251.1325801387288" X-Originating-IP: [66.193.40.138] X-Mailer: Zimbra 6.0.13_GA_2934 (ZimbraWebClient - SAF3 (Mac)/6.0.13_GA_2934) ------=_Part_320145_797312251.1325801387288 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit sent you an AE comp with a 3D cube - I made one side in a preCOMP and then duplicated the face to create the cube - it is fairly simple and could probably be more elaborate but it is how I would start hope that helps, timt ----- Original Message ----- From: "scott.aelist" I've made a simple cube out of shape layers. Each face has a white border running the perimeter so that the edges show up as white lines.The problem is that some edges show up fatter and others thinner depending on the orientation of the cube. I can't think of a good way to keep the edges consistently thick as the cube rotates. I considered some sort of 2d solution to be composited on top of the faces, but then I would have to write some crazy code to determine if an edge is in front or behind the cube, and then change its transparency. Any ideas? thanks. http://i.imgur.com/NsSAQ.jpg +---End of message---+ To unsubscribe send any message to ------=_Part_320145_797312251.1325801387288 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <= div style=3D'font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'>sent you = an AE comp with a 3D cube - I made one side in a preCOMP and then duplicate= d the face to create the cube - it is fairly simple and could probably be m= ore elaborate but it is how I would start

hope that help= s,
timt

From: "scott.aelist" <s= cott.aelist@gmail.com>

I've made a simple cube out of shape laye= rs. Each face has a white
border running the perimeter so that the edges= show up as white
lines.The problem is that some edges show up fatter an= d others thinner
depending on the orientation of the cube. I can't think= of a good way
to keep the edges consistently thick as the cube rotates.= I considered
some sort of 2d solution to be composited on top of the fa= ces, but
then I would have to write some crazy code to determine if an e= dge is
in front or behind the cube, and then change its transparency. An= y
ideas? thanks.
http://i.imgur.com/NsSAQ.jpg

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