Problem with importing text and using Extrude
I am having a problem with some text when I import it into Cheetah. Would you be able to help me and tell me where I am going wrong? I have been using Cheetah 3D for a couple of weeks so the solution may be obvious to someone more experienced.
Everything seems fine until I try and add a bevel to the text and then several “spiky” bits appear on some of the letters. For clarity I have shown the steps below and then a picture of step 5 and 6. I am using the word ‘barcode’. The spikes are still there even after I have rendered the scene.
In Illustrator:
1. Select ‘barcode’ as in picture Step 1 and make a compound path.
2. Save as SVG file.
In Cheetah:
3. Import SVG file – 2 paths appear in the Object Browser.
4. Add 2 Extrude objects and drop one Spline path object onto each.
5. Manipulate Extrude objects until they appear as in picture Step 5 (so far so good).
6. Add bevel to both Extrude objects and this when “spikes” appear as in picture Step 6.
I created the text in Illustrator by tracing another text and adapting it to give it a ‘21st century’ feel. Could this be causing the problem?
Any help would be really appreciated.
I am having a problem with some text when I import it into Cheetah. Would you be able to help me and tell me where I am going wrong? I have been using Cheetah 3D for a couple of weeks so the solution may be obvious to someone more experienced.
Everything seems fine until I try and add a bevel to the text and then several “spiky” bits appear on some of the letters. For clarity I have shown the steps below and then a picture of step 5 and 6. I am using the word ‘barcode’. The spikes are still there even after I have rendered the scene.
In Illustrator:
1. Select ‘barcode’ as in picture Step 1 and make a compound path.
2. Save as SVG file.
In Cheetah:
3. Import SVG file – 2 paths appear in the Object Browser.
4. Add 2 Extrude objects and drop one Spline path object onto each.
5. Manipulate Extrude objects until they appear as in picture Step 5 (so far so good).
6. Add bevel to both Extrude objects and this when “spikes” appear as in picture Step 6.
I created the text in Illustrator by tracing another text and adapting it to give it a ‘21st century’ feel. Could this be causing the problem?
Any help would be really appreciated.