The Text FX Arrange plug-in allows you to arrange characters in either a circular or a wave shape.
The characters can be animated on the selected shape by animating the offset value.
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Classic Render Pipeline |
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Viz Engine Render Pipeline |
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Note: This plug-in is located in: Plugins -> Container plug-ins -> TextFX
This page contains the following topics and procedures:
Text FX Arrange Properties
Offset %: Moves the characters on the shape. 100% means one full rotation of the text on the circle.
Scale %: Sets the text on the shape. The parameter does not scale the characters itself, but the kerning of the characters.
Shape: Changes the shape of the character layout to Circle or Wave.
Note: The shape of the text transformation is not visible in the Scene Editor while the Text Editor is active.
Circle Parameters
Diameter: Sets the diameter of the circular shape.
Positioning: Defines the position of the text on the circular shape:
Relative: Maintains the text spacing of the text object.
Absolute: Distributes the text evenly onto the circle.
Direction: Sets the direction of the text on the circle to either Clockwise or Counterclockwise.
Rotation: Rotates the characters on the X-axis.
Align: Rotates the characters on the Z-axis to align the X-axis with the tangent of the shape at the characters position.
Wave Parameters
Length: Sets the wave length. A high value creates many and small waves, a low value creates fewer and bigger waves.
Width: Sets the width of the wave.
Height: Sets the height of the waves without altering the number of waves as the Length does.
Shift %: The wave usually starts at the height
0. The shift value moves that point, thereby moving the texts position on the wave structure. Setting Shift % to 100% brings you back to the beginning.Damping: Modifies the amplitude of the wave curves.
Rotation: Rotates the characters on the X-axis.
Align: Rotates the characters on the Z-axis to align the X-axis with the tangent of the shape at the characters position.