User manual ZAXWERKS PROMODELER 3.0 TUTORIALS

[. . . ] Zaxwerks 3D Invigorator - ProModeler - Tutorials 1 Zaxwerks Inc. Temple City, CA 91780 (626) 309-9102 phone (626) 309-9142 fax http://www. zaxwerks. com Sales: sales@zaxwerks. com Tech Support: support@zaxwerks. com © 1996 - 2003 Zaxwerks Inc. All rights reserved. This manual, as well as the software described in it, is furnished under license and may only be used or copied in accordance with the terms of such license. The information in this manual is furnished for informational use only, is subject to change without notice, and does not represent product specifications or commitment on the part of Zaxwerks. [. . . ] Then let's move on. 4 5 Zaxwerks 3D Invigorator - ProModeler - Tutorials 6 29 Adjusting the Thickness of Objects (continuing from the last tutorial) When objects are first created each object is made the same thickness. The next step toward completing our logo is to make each object the proper thickness. Look at the logo from the right. . . 1- Tumble the Camera so you are looking at the objects from the right. You can also see that parts of objects are too thick and stick out where they shouldn't. Find the Depth slider at the bottom right corner of the Object Tab. A Depth of 0 creates a plane. 2- Select the Shield. However, notice that the Shield didn't change shape until you released the mouse button. If you hold down on your keyboard's Shift key while you are dragging the slider, you will see the object change depth as you drag. 3- Hold down the Shift key and drag the Depth slider to 30. 30 Zaxwerks 3D Invigorator - ProModeler - Tutorials While you are dragging notice that the front face of the Shield is staying in the same place. That's because Depth doesn't scale the object, it rebuilds the object with new dimensions. If you use the Scale tool the object will expand or contract about its center. (Use the Shortcut keys!) 5- Select the Face object, and set its Depth to 12. 7- Switch to Object Mode and use the Object List to select the Crown Insignia object. 9- Give the King Text object a Depth of 12, and the Entertainment Text object a Depth of 4. If you Tumble the camera to the side you will see that this object sticks out behind the Face object. All it is supposed to be is a background color to prevent Zaxwerks 3D Invigorator - ProModeler - Tutorials Use the Select Invisible command to select the invisible objects. The White Holes object is sticking out behind the Face. The White Holes object is needed or else you'd see the blue of the shield and that would spoil the look of the logo. In order to put the White Holes object in the correct place we will need to use all of the techniques that we've learned so far. 2- Pick the Dolly tool and turn on "Drag Using Object's Axes" mode. Watch the red lines. As you drag they will move through the Face. 3- Drag up and down and watch the object pass through the other objects. Watch the lower corner of the red bounding box and position the object so that it is near the back of the Face object but not behind it. We're almost done. 32 Zaxwerks 3D Invigorator - ProModeler - Tutorials How To Apply An Edge Profile (continuing from the last tutorial) Edge Profiles are the bevels used to dress up the object. There are over 100 profiles built into the program and you can make your own too. Think of an Edge Profile as fancy molding that goes around the perimeter of your objects. [. . . ] The name of this light, "Light 1", is shown on the Lights List to the right of the ball. 1- Click down on the center of the Light Manipulator ball and drag left, right, up and down. If you continue dragging right the arrow will go around to the back of ball. Since shadows are cast from a light, you need to change the direction the light is pointing in to change where the shadows will fall. [. . . ]