Animated type

[ytf]

Text is Klunky

[johnag]

do you remember in an old verion of text that we could animate the characters?

[ytf]

Text hasn’t changed since the Clinton administration . . . Not a joke. If you could do it then you can do it now.

[ytf]

But in 3d text you can select Split String and it will give you an axis for every letter

[cicero]

@ytf

Slow day . . .
Here’s an even better way.

1. Type out your string of text
2. Go to Transform
3. Set the scale on frame 1 to 0
4. Set scale on frame 2 to 100
5. Set animation curve to Constant
6. Navigate to the frame you want the write on to end.
7. Adjust Time Offset to the negative until the last letter appears. Hold down space bar for fine adjustment
8. Bob’s yer Uncle.

That’s a trick I wish I’d taught myself sooner.

@ytf Tim, just to say this has just saved us a lot of pain on a couple of jobs… Thanks!

[johnag]

Yeah. That was the trick I was looking for. Thanks &or sharing