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melaniemelanie Posts: 795
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Does anyone know of a good program that creates 3D text that can be typed in from the fonts that live in my computer and can be rendered wtih such surfaces as metallic, stone, plastic, jewels, etc.? If I'm creating a greeting card or a book cover or whatnot, I would like to add 3D text as a title or caption, but with my Windows fonts. I used to have a program years ago that could do this. I'm reluctant to go online and try downloading software that may come from suspicious sites. Any good ideas?

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  • TooncesToonces Posts: 919

    Perhaps something like this:

    https://www.daz3d.com/font-to-mesh-express-converter

  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 38,866

    Hexagon

    is free too

  • Jan_ScrapperJan_Scrapper Posts: 354

    Carrara does excellent Texts Props!!!  I have played with those a lot and will do most fonts with ease!

     

    I, also, found this link for other texts props  https://direct.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/13423/lettering-props

  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 38,866

    https://www.daz3d.com/hexagon-2-5-download-version

    yes I myself use Carrara for everything yes  but Hexagon as well as being free has a new beta and also has a bridge to DAZ studio for those who use that cheeky

  • zombietaggerungzombietaggerung Posts: 3,775

    I know no one wants to hear it, but Blender can do this too and then if you want to render your created text outside of Blender you can export it as an obj.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYXSo2xDUPE

  • j cadej cade Posts: 2,310
    zombietaggerung said:

    I know no one wants to hear it, but Blender can do this too and then if you want to render your created text outside of Blender you can export it as an obj.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYXSo2xDUPE

    I want to hear it :) (also if anyone does use blender for text they're going to want to install the free font selector add-on, makes picking fonts much easier)
  • melaniemelanie Posts: 795

    I tried Blender and I can't make heads or tails of it. A video tutorial and a PDF sheet of instructions both didn't match what my Blender looks like, so I couldn't figure out how to change the word "TEXT" to another word. I might check out the Font to Mesh Express Converter to see if this will do what I want.

    Thanks for all the suggestions.

  • valzheimervalzheimer Posts: 519
    edited March 2018
    melanie said:

    I tried Blender and I can't make heads or tails of it. A video tutorial and a PDF sheet of instructions both didn't match what my Blender looks like, so I couldn't figure out how to change the word "TEXT" to another word. I might check out the Font to Mesh Express Converter to see if this will do what I want.

    Thanks for all the suggestions.

    In Blender you have to switch to Edit mode to type on screen, and when you're done just export as OBJ. Imo Blender is the most convenient tool for this :)

    Edit to add: Blender also imports SVG (Inkscape format) files and can turn them into 3D, so f that's easier you can type in Inkscape (free program similar to Illustrator) and then import to Blender. There's an easy to understand youtube clip how to work with these (try search make 3D logo in Blender).

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  • melaniemelanie Posts: 795

    I heard somewhere else something about trueSpace. Does anyone know anything about that? I seem to remember that from a long time ago. I googled it, and there seems to be a lot of places where it's a free download, but I'm really paranoid about downloading software from free sites. Last year, I had a bad experience when I downloaded something and ended up being invaded by some sort of Chinese antivirus software that I never asked for and had a horrible time getting rid of it. I don't want that to happen again. Is there a safe site where freeware can be safely downloaded without coming with extra things I didn't ask for?

  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 38,866

    why not Hexagon? 

  • Charlie JudgeCharlie Judge Posts: 13,005
    edited March 2018
    melanie said:

    I heard somewhere else something about trueSpace. Does anyone know anything about that? I seem to remember that from a long time ago. I googled it, and there seems to be a lot of places where it's a free download, but I'm really paranoid about downloading software from free sites. Last year, I had a bad experience when I downloaded something and ended up being invaded by some sort of Chinese antivirus software that I never asked for and had a horrible time getting rid of it. I don't want that to happen again. Is there a safe site where freeware can be safely downloaded without coming with extra things I didn't ask for?

    Calgari Truespace was bought out by Microsoft who offered it for free for a time and then discontinued it. However, it seems to still be available from CNET:http://download.cnet.com/TrueSpace/3000-6677_4-10187286.html  and they are considered to be a trusted source of software. But be careful to click only the correct download button and not the advertising download ones.

     

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  • TaozTaoz Posts: 10,005

    http://www.xara.com/eu/products/xara3d/

  • melaniemelanie Posts: 795

     

    th3Digit said:

     

     

    th3Digit said:

    why not Hexagon? 

    I've tried to do this with Hexagon and it just crashes on me. When I get a word set up, Hexagon crashes and closes on me before I can save it. My sister was able to do it and we have identical computers. For some reason, Hexagon doesn't like me.

  • melaniemelanie Posts: 795

    I've also tried Blender, but any tutorials I've found for that, the screens don't look like what my Blender looks like. Blender's interface is too cluttered and I can't find the tool easily, some I can't find at all. This is very frustrating, considering it should be a really easy thing to do: create a 3D word that I can import into DAZ Studio and use the shaders.

  • MattymanxMattymanx Posts: 6,973
    edited March 2018

    Silo from Nevercenter has 3D text support now - http://nevercenter.com/silo/

     

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  • FirstBastionFirstBastion Posts: 7,999

    Hexagon can make them,  hit and miss depending on the font choice.  Carrara can too. 

  • rk66rk66 Posts: 448

    For trueSpace look here https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/228316/have-a-go-at-truespace-the-unsung-freebie

  • pwiecekpwiecek Posts: 1,591
    Toonces said:

    Perhaps something like this:

    https://www.daz3d.com/font-to-mesh-express-converter

    Its been a while since I used this, but I recall a couple of issues with it.

    The meshes it creates have triangle facets that made the POSER smothing not work. Maybe DS does not have the same issue.

    There were sometimes polygons missing.

  • Night Owl 3DNight Owl 3D Posts: 126

    Let's not forget our very own Carrara!

     

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  • ALLIEKATBLUEALLIEKATBLUE Posts: 2,978

    Daz has this

    https://www.daz3d.com/phrase-maker-3d-text-kit-for-daz-studio

    and this

    https://www.daz3d.com/reallogo-for-daz-studio

  • FirstBastionFirstBastion Posts: 7,999

    Again  Hexagon 3D  100% free  and it makes 3D  text

    https://www.daz3d.com/hexagon-2-5-download-version

  • RainbowArtistRainbowArtist Posts: 101

    There is also the free Wings3D modeler which can easily create 3D text from the fonts on your PC.

    http://www.wings3d.com/

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