Return-Path: Received: from oproxy8-pub.bluehost.com ([69.89.22.20] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with SMTP id 4581174 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Fri, 06 Jan 2012 02:45:20 +0100 Received: (qmail 9242 invoked by uid 0); 6 Jan 2012 01:52:02 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO host245.hostmonster.com) (74.220.215.245) by oproxy8.bluehost.com with SMTP; 6 Jan 2012 01:52:02 -0000 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=zacklovatt.com; s=default; h=Content-Type:To:Subject:Message-ID:Date:From:References:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version; bh=2rfD0ZD+2cgficcA9dipvnID1sia5Ub7FNjRkQnR9Kg=; b=0knaTcGizKMSRftz6G1zAAAwpD8Cyt1PaVdQwJi0WHVSo6IdcZ1lQYzAVyB+AjyR0jtTKbL36iUTrqv01OSKEKmRquZ06bsfdGNrm02AdZrY78xZBs3kyHhUTDNrnlxx; Received: from mail-ww0-f53.google.com ([74.125.82.53]) by host245.hostmonster.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:RC4-SHA:128) (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from ) id 1RiyyP-0000pl-NS for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:52:01 -0700 Received: by wgbds1 with SMTP id ds1so981514wgb.22 for ; Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:51:59 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.180.104.5 with SMTP id ga5mr4145425wib.21.1325814719134; Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:51:59 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.180.106.165 with HTTP; Thu, 5 Jan 2012 17:51:18 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: From: Zack Lovatt Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2012 20:51:18 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] 3d cube edge/outline thickness problem To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=f46d043d656b5f3a3504b5d24b6a X-Identified-User: {2847:host245.hostmonster.com:trinolia:zacklovatt.com} {sentby:smtp auth 74.125.82.53 authed with zack@zacklovatt.com} --f46d043d656b5f3a3504b5d24b6a Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 How crazy are you willing to get? Another method would be to use solids to create the faces of the cube, and use the beam effect for the edges. You'd place nulls at each vertex, then use beam with a toComp effect to have them 'follow' the 3d positions. In this way, it'd behave like a 3d object, responding to your lights, camera and any action. A while back I set up a rig for a diamond in this style, with all sorts of things adjustable. While it's not quite ready to be released, here's a still of how it look(ed/s)-- zacklovatt.com/drop/diamond_beam-cornerpin.jpg On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 7:50 PM, scott.aelist wrote: > I'm working in house and I'd have to make a persuasive case to buy any > non-native plugins. I thought about 3d stroke, but then i realized i > wouldn't be able to get the semi-transparent effect, where the far > edges are visible through the blue faces of the cube.. Same for Plexus > -- the limitation of these plu-ins being that they don't do > overlapping/depth/intersection with other layers. I think for the > time-being i'll have to stick with simple planes. > > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to > --f46d043d656b5f3a3504b5d24b6a Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable How crazy are you willing to get?

Another method would be to use sol= ids to create the faces of the cube, and use the beam effect for the edges.= You'd place nulls at each vertex, then use beam with a toComp effect t= o have them 'follow' the 3d positions. In this way, it'd behave= like a 3d object, responding to your lights, camera and any action.

A while back I set up a rig for a diamond in this style, with all sorts= of things adjustable. While it's not quite ready to be released, here&= #39;s a still of how it look(ed/s)-- zacklovatt.com/drop/diamond_beam-cornerpin.jpg<= /a>

On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 7:50 PM, = scott.aelist <scott.aelist@gmail.com> wrote:

I'm working in house and I'd have to make a persuasive case to buy = any
non-native plugins. I thought about 3d stroke, but then i realized i
wouldn't be able to get the semi-transparent effect, where the far
edges are visible through the blue faces of the cube.. Same for Plexus
-- the limitation of these plu-ins being that they don't do
overlapping/depth/intersection with other layers. I think for the
time-being i'll have to stick with simple planes.

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