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643Motion User Guide
After you select Flatten, the text characters no longer move in 3D space.
Make sure to select the Flatten checkbox when you want:
• Text to receive reflections. If the Flatten checkbox is not selected, the Reflections
parameter does not appear in the Properties Inspector. For more information on
using reflections, see Cast a reflection in Motion.
• To use the Distort and Drop Shadow tools in the canvas toolbar.
• To apply a mask to text. The mask tools in the canvas toolbar are not available when
Flatten is deselected.
Note: When a text object rotated in Z space is flattened, text that is farther from the
camera (farther away in Z space) appears smaller. See 2D and 3D group properties
in Motion.
• Render Text: A pop-up menu to choose a text-rendering method. This control is not
available when the Flatten checkbox is selected, or when Scroll or Crawl is selected
from the Layout Method pop-up menu. There are two menu items:
• In Global 3D (Better): Allows text to intersect with objects in the text group and with
objects in other groups. When working with a camera, allows text in 3D space to be
affected by the camera’s Depth of Field settings (text outside the camera range of
focus is blurred). When this option is enabled, project performance and interactivity
may slow.
For text to cast shadows and to be affected by depth of field settings, In Global 3D
(Better) must be enabled. For more information on using shadows, see Intro to 3D
shadows in Motion. For more information on using depth of field, see Intro to depth
of field in Motion.
• In Local 3D (Faster): Renders text more quickly, but does not allow for intersections
with objects in the text group or with objects in other groups, nor does it allow text
to cast shadows.
• Face Camera: A checkbox that, when selected, forces text characters to face the
camera, even when the camera is rotated or the text is rotated. This checkbox is not
available when the Flatten checkbox is selected (because text cannot face the camera
and flatten to the text plane at the same time). Additionally, this setting is not available
when Scroll or Crawl is selected from the Layout Method pop-up menu (because those
layout methods cause text to flatten).