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Text 3D Transform tab
Transform
This menu determines the portion of the text affected by the transformations applied in this tab.
Transformations can be applied to line, word, and character levels simultaneously. This menu is
only used to keep the number of visible controls to a reasonable number.
Characters: Each character of text is transformed along its own center axis.
Words: Each word is transformed separately on the word’s center axis.
Lines: Each line of the text is transformed separately on that line’s center axis.
Spacing
The Spacing slider is used to adjust the amount of space between each line, word, or character.
Values less than one usually cause the characters to begin overlapping.
Pivot X, Y, and Z
This provides control over the exact position of the axis. By default, the axis is positioned at the
calculated center of the line, word, or character. The pivot control works as an offset, such that a
value of 0.1, 0.1 in this control would cause the axis to be shifted downward and to the right for
each of the text elements. Positive values in the Z-axis slider move the axis further along the
axis (away from the viewer). Negative values bring the axis of rotation closer.
Rotation Order
These buttons are used to determine the order in which transforms are applied. X, Y, and Z
would mean that the rotation is applied to X, then Y, and then Z.
X, Y, and Z
These controls can be used to adjust the angle of the text elements in any of the three
dimensions.
Shear X and Y
Adjust these sliders to modify the slanting of the text elements along the X- and Y-axis.
Size X and Y
Adjust these sliders to modify the size of the text elements along the X- and Y-axis.
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