Moving changes color and specular highlights

gmoses3 · Post by **gmoses3** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 4:29 pm

After creating a 3d text objuect if you move it or resize and move it changes the lighting or highlights. It's especially noticable with chrome or metal texture. Any ideas how to maintain these qualities?
Thanks

JASE · Post by **JASE** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 11:15 pm

Create a 75 frame animation with the texture repositioning itself, and the lights changing, and if you need it more dynamic do a slight Y rotation over the same period. I am assuming you wish to animate the object.
Cheers

gmoses3 · Post by **gmoses3** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 3:37 pm

Thanks for your reply Jase,
I may have not have given you all of the info.

1. Create a text object with chrome and highlights.
2. Move or resize it on the page (bewcause its the wrong position or its too big)

The moment you move it the color or highlights change.
It always centers the text object in the center both horizontal and vertical automatically, so I must always resize or re position.
Thanks
Gary

JASE · Post by **JASE** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 4:52 am

So I am assuming you do not want the texture or lighting to change when you re-position the text?
Are you animating this text over a time period? or is only required as a still frame.

gmoses3 · Post by **gmoses3** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 12:00 pm

Jase,
Yes and Yes.
Thanks
Gary

gmoses3 · Post by **gmoses3** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 12:01 pm

Sorry Jase,
Yes I want to animate it over time.

JASE · Post by **JASE** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 11:27 pm

I think the only way you could do this would be to key frame the lights so they stay relative to the front face of the text, plus make sure all the lights maintain the same colour from keyframe 1 to the last keyframe Regarding the texture you could either load your own texture in, or use one of the image textures in the easy palette as the material gallery textures are designed to move.
I could be wrong as I have been only using this software for about 3 months and discover stuff as I go depending on the project I am working on.
Cheers hope this helps

gmoses3 · Post by **gmoses3** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 1:58 pm

Thanks,
I'll give it a try.
Gary