You can use the orthographic camera, just offset the locations to get the
desired *3D* look. I have a feeling this is what many 2D paint programs do
concerning text having depth; that is, they don't show any perspective at
all.


Peter Popov wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 28 May 1999 20:19:09 -0400, "Darcy Johnston"
> <djo### [at] inamecomNOSPAM> wrote:
> 
> >Sorry if this has been asked to death, but I was wondering if anyone has any
> >good methods for creating graphics that would useful for web sites? In
> >particular, I'm trying to create some images of text that I could use for
> >menu buttons. My problem is whenever I try to play with the camera setting
> >so I can zoom in on the word (I want the image to contain just the word, and
> >not have a lot of dead space that I'd have to crop out manually), it always
> >looks distorted. If anyone can give some hints as to how to go about such a
> >task, I would be very grateful.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Darcy
> >djo### [at] inamecomNOSPAM
> >http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Sector/4317
> >
> 
> Use the orthographic camera. Of course, you will lose perspective, so
> if your intent is to have 3D text, stick to what Howard said --  keep
> the camera far from the object and zoom in using the angle or
> direction keywords. Also, do not forget about aspect ratio.
> 
> BTW is this in the VFAQ? Are there tutorials? Having one would be
> helpful.
> 
> ---------
> Peter Popov
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