User Manual

Layout Parameters
The Layout tab presents parameters you can use to choose how text is drawn: on a straight line,
a frame, a circle, or a custom spline path, along with contextual parameters that change
depending on which layout you’ve selected (all of which can be animated).
Text using two different layouts.
“Sub” Transforms
Another Transform tab (which the documentation has dubbed the “Sub” Transform tab) lets you
apply a separate level of transform to either characters, words, or lines of text, which lets you
create even more layout variations. For example, choosing to Transform by Words lets you
change the spacing between words, rotate each word, and so on. You can apply simultaneous
transforms to characters, words, and lines, so you can use all these capabilities at once if you
really need to go for it. And, of course, all these parameters are animatable.
Transforming individual words in two different ways.
Shading
The Shading tab lets you shade or texture a text object using standard Material controls.
Shading controls for text objects.
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