Apply a new material
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In the 3D panel, select the ‘fo_map_
Extrusion Material’. In the Properties
panel, click on the Diffuse menu and then
click Replace Texture. Choose ‘fo_texture_
map.png’ and click Open. Time to edit the
texture. Click on the Diffuse menu and choose
Edit UV Properties. Set the Scale U/X to 4.5%
and click OK.Create a 3D building
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In the Layers panel, place ‘fo_bldg1_
front.png’ and press Return/Enter.
Now create a 3D object. In the 3D panel, click
3D Extrusion and click Create. In Properties,
keep the Extrusion Depth as it is.Adjust the map material
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Now it’s time to tweak the materials. In the 3D panel, click ‘fo_map Front Inflation
Material’. Next, in the Properties panel, set the Reflection to 30% and Refraction to
1.100; keep the other settings as they are.
Decal technique
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In the Secondary View, click Select/
View Camera and choose Right, then
swap Main and Right views. Now, in the
Layers panel, place ‘fo_bldg1_right_view.png’.
Move over the building and click Return/Enter.
To apply the new material using the decal
technique, simply go to Layer>Merge Down
(Cmd/Ctrl+E).Edit texture
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Place the material on the other side
of the building. In the 3D panel, click
‘fo_bldg1_front_Extrusion_Material’. In
Properties, open the Diffuse menu and
choose Edit Texture. In Layers, duplicate the
texture and flip horizontally, placing on the
right. Fill the area between the textures with
any colour and save the image.Share your illustrations Tweet us @pshopcreative
Expert edit
TheTypeTool
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You can easily transform any text
intoa3Dobject.GrabtheTypeTool
(T),chooseaboldfont,definethecolour
andthentypeyourtext.3D extrusion
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Now create a 3D layer. Right-click
onthetextlayerandchoose‘New
3DExtrusionfromSelectedLayer’.Inthe
Properties panel, adjust the Extrusion
Depth to suit.Bevelled edges
03
InthePropertiespanel,clickon
theCapbutton.SettheBevel
Widthat25,keeptheAngleat45°and
change the contour to Cone.Merge 3D
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In the Layers panel, hold down the
Shift key and select the text layer
and the map layer, then go to 3D>Merge 3D
Layers. With the layers merged together,
place on top of the building.3D type effect