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Xara 3D Manual

This document presents the features and functionalities of the Xara 3D program, which allows users to create high-quality 3D graphics quickly and easily. It explains how to use the tools to modify text, color, lighting, animation, and formatting of 3D objects. Additionally, it mentions that the program includes animated templates and allows saving creations in different formats for use on the web.
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Xara 3D Manual

This document presents the features and functionalities of the Xara 3D program, which allows users to create high-quality 3D graphics quickly and easily. It explains how to use the tools to modify text, color, lighting, animation, and formatting of 3D objects. Additionally, it mentions that the program includes animated templates and allows saving creations in different formats for use on the web.
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XARA 3D MANUAL

Xara 3D 6

Welcome to Xara3D, a fast and powerful program for the production of high-quality 3D.
chapters, titles, and logos for use on the Web and elsewhere. 3D programs are notoriously
difficult to use, but this short tutorial will show you just how easy it can be with Xara3D to produce
stunning quality still and animated 3D graphics in seconds. 3D programs are very difficult to
use, but this brief tutorial will show you how easy it can be with Xara3D to produce a
amazing quality, even 3D graphics and animations in seconds.

Just click and drag on the image to rotate

To change the text, click on the text icon ( in the toolbar for
open the editor. You can only write or delete in the usual way.

Text editor

Try to select alternative sources, and carefully control all options for
normal format.

The options bar can be used to fix almost all the attributes of your denomination and of
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background, but you can also use the buttons on the toolbar to access each
one of the controls.

In the color options, you can change the color or texture of the game and the background.

Color options

For this tutorial, we are using a flat background with white text - the text appears in color.
on the screen because we do not have bright colored lights shining on it, as we will see shortly.
You are not limited to just using normal colors. You can use bitmaps.
imported into the texture of the color of the text and this can yield surprising results.

You can also import a bitmap as a background. This is really useful for web graphics.
where you might want a match to perfectly blend into the background of the page
web.

This dropdown menu allows you to choose which element of the image you would like to work on. As
You can see, you can select the whole game, just the faces, just the parts, the background, lights
individuals or the shadow.

Select the element you want to work on.


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You can even change the color of one letter at a time by clicking on the cursor icon, using the
arrow and the arrow keys to select the letter and then adjust the color options.
You can apply effects from most others on a per-character basis in the same way,
including the animation. You can also change the background color. Of course, all of the
Changes made are reflected immediately in the preview image.

You can create some really eye-catching effects by adjusting the


lighting.

Xara3D has three lights of different bright colors on the object, and they can be seen pulsating.

the light bulb. ))

In this case, we have three lights of colors shining from above, behind, and beside the text. The light
striped control the position of the shadow. To modify the light you just have to drag the
arrows. You can see the change in lighting in the text as you do it. This is so simple and
As simple as it could be. To change the color of a light, just double-click on it.
This shows the color dialog options where you can adjust the color tone by dragging.
in the color box or adjust the hue by dragging on the color strip. You will see that the
image updates instantly.

Let's now move on to the Extrusion Options.

Extrusion is the 3D depth of an object. You can make it shorter or longer.


make it longer. You can also just drag over the preview image when the
the cursor changes to this icon.
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Click and drag to Extrude

You can also choose whether it should be glossy or matte and the thickness of the outline.

Another very good feature, the design option, allows you to place your signature on a board.
with or without holes, or to create buttons and border styles.

With a single click you can transform your game into a form of your choice

These options have the attributes of your shipment, but of course you can alter the bezel and
shape it, the color and the text using the normal tools.
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By clicking here, you can choose one of the many pre-designed forms
to make your life easier. You could, of course, as a form of easy use imported
from his account.

The bevel option allows you to choose from 27 different bevel edges.
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Like a simple 60-degree bevel or maybe something more complex like this one full of bumps.

For each type of bevel, you can adjust the bevel size. Xara 3D also allows you to choose whether the
the extrusion must be square or round.

You can observe that it takes a second before drawing the high-quality image - this is
the Xara3D anti-aliasing in work, which makes the image presented in high quality
totally anti-aliased after just one second.

To create an impression of depth, or floating above the page, you can give a
head of a shadow. So select the shadow options.
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You can change the position of the shadow by simply dragging it on the screen when you see this.
cursor.

Or through selection in the panel.

You can adjust the transparency of the shadow or blur the edges to create
realistic effects.
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Once you have an image you like, you can move on to another powerful feature.
Xara3D - how to modify the animation controls. We have kept the animation controls.
simple, but the results can be very impressive.

To select the options you want in the animation options.

To preview the animation, simply select the animation button ( ).

Xara3D produces absolutely smooth animations, and can even continue to adjust the
image configuration while spinning. Animation controls can no longer be
simple - you can modify the speed of the animation, the number of steps per turn, the direction,
the number of loops and you can pause the first frame. You can also rotate the text and the
Lights separately. There are plenty of types of animation to choose from rotating around the
center, swing, pulse, melted, propagation and the waves.

You can even apply different animations to each individual card in your title

To animate the individual letters, you just have to select the cursor tool. and the
use the arrow keys and the arrow keys to select the letter you want to apply an animation to
separately. Now use the dialog options to choose the animation.
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Creating an animation is simple, but it can be even faster! If you click on the Selector
Animation you will find a collection of animations made
click on any of these and you will see a preview of its current title with the values of the
example animation applied to it:

This saves you a huge amount of time trying to recreate a great animation.

Now save your game as a Flash file, an AVI movie, or an animated GIF file.
for immediate use on a website.

I hope this agreement is a seriously fresh product, and probably the most 3D program.
easy for you to find, and produces stunning quality images. Xara3D The CD contains
more than 700 examples to kickstart your creativity.

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