User`s guide

Chapter 7 Working with Shapes

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Working with 3D Shapes

Avid FX provides various 3D shapes to create effects, including:

•3D Plane

•3D Sphere

•3D Extrusion

Using 3D Plane Shapes

The 3D Plane shape models the source image on a two-dimensional plane; however, the

plane itself exists in three dimensions. That means it can rotate around the X, Y, and Z axes

and be positioned in 3D space.

You use the 3D Plane shape with the Text media type to create two-dimensional titles that

animate in 3D space. For more information on titles, see “Working with the Text Tool” on

page 417.

Some of the 3D Plane shape control tabs change or become unavailable when you use the

shape in a 3D Container. For more information, see “Working with 3D Containers” on

page 240.

Some of the 3D Plane tabs are identical to the corresponding tabs in other shapes. For more

information, see “Using Common Shape Parameters” on page 308.

Creating 3D Primitives

You can include 3D Plane tracks in a 3D Container that uses the 3D Model Renderer. 3D

Plane tracks nested in a 3D Model Renderer Container are called 3D Primitives. This type of

container lets you apply Materials, Textures, Reflection Maps, and Bump Map parameters to

the 3D Plane. For more information on 3D Model Renderer Containers, see “Creating a 3D

Model Container” on page 243.