Cineversity

Hi all. Is it possible to automatically import and extrude a list of words. I have a list of words and I want them all as their own object and extruded. Is this possible with C4D? I have R16 studio. Or would there be a plug in that would help in this area?
Thank guys,

John

Hi John,

There is no direct option currently given.

The idea that comes to mind, how it might work, is based on Python. To read out text files from a disc/file and set up with the option/objects in C4D as you would do manually.

Perhaps it might be simpler to copy the text into a python script, [list, tuple, etc. http://www.tutorialspoint.com/python/python_tuples.htm ], and create a loop, something like that.

One course over at FXPHD http://www.fxphd.com/fxphd/courseDetails.php?idCourse=339
deals with this kind of “read out a file”—class ten, and the earlier parts of the course explains the plug in creation. The course is not difficult and he explains each step. But I think to have read a little standard 101 Python before might help, my 2 cents. :o)

I’m not aware of a plug in that does this, but it might be already in existence…

Good luck

P.S.: Not really your question, but I couldn’t resist to suggest this option.

You copy and paste the text lines into a MoText, which moves up one “line” in P.Y for each change. With an Plain Effector set to Scale -1 and a falloff to Box/Invert, you have always only one line visible.

Have a look into the file. Once the “mechanic” is set up, you can easily delete and replace the text with a new one. The file is set up in “sketch precision”. I would set up ten lines with a specific font, to get the hight, and dived that by ten to get the P.Y—it’s easier to measure that way.

(In the attached scene […MGtl_01.c4d] I just pulled the Y value, hence the “sketch” comment. I measured with a cube the over all distance of the lines. Lets say it was 1080 units with the selected font and 88 units height (Text) for ten lines.  I created ten key frames and selected all of them in the F-curve manager. To get the lines switching up, via step interpolation I set all to step, as all where selected, on change, done. In the Key Value I typed in “num/9*1080”. In the Key Time I typed in “num*12” if I liked to have each 12 frames a switch. Done. :o) […ANst_01.c4d] https://www.amazon.com/clouddrive/share/sxWM6VyZJm8wVwRhSbH4yVCMicWU9Ke0ShAHSk3YcfU

Thank you sir for your time.
Have a wonderful day.

John

You’re welcome, John.