From: brian@totaltraining.com
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Subject: Re[2]: [AE] Re[2]: [AE] Text spiralling around a 3D column
Date: Mon, 07 Oct 2013 16:36:09 +0000
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OK, Project here: http://we.tl/1r3IyH8FsK

Steps:

1. Write your text. Add a lot of text, more than you might need, just to=
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see the effect.
2. Add a circular path, centered in the scene.
3. Open text properties and set the Path dropdown to the circular path.=20
The text is now on the circle, and you want enough text to loop around=20
the circle a few times.
4. Turn on the 3D switch for the layer.
5. Use the rotate tool or the rotation controls on the layer to rotate=20
the layer away from you along the x axis. The text should now look like=20
it is in a circle, on the "floor".
Under the text properties, choose the "animate" flyout and choose=20
"enable per-character 3D". Then go back to the same flyout and choose=20
"rotation". Adjust the Animator 1 rotation property to 90 on the x axis.=
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Your text should now be "standing up".
6. Deselect Animator 1 (important).
7. Go back to the "Animate" flyout and this time choose "position". This=
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will create a new "Animator 2". Adjust the position inside to a negative=
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z position... I chose -500 for my example.
8. Go into Animator 2->Range Selector->Advanced and set the "shape"=20
popup to "ramp up". Your text should now be a nice helix shape.
9. Once you have the slope the way you like it, go back into Animator 1=20
and adjust the z rotation to orient the text properly along the path.
10. Animate to taste.

Good luck!

Brian