Extruding Type

[donsingleton]

Take a look at the graphic at the top of

http://blog.apcug.org/

I did that, based on instructions on a web page that I can't seem to find again, and I need to do it again.

Can you please tell me how I did it?

Using CS2 I enter the type in a document in AI, and I cannot do a 3d/extrude and bevel without first rasterizing the text (they are greyed out), and once I rasterize it, what is extruded is not the type, but rather a rectangular box in which the type sits, i.e.I get a box with the type on the front of the box

 

[apepp]

...try here:

http://www.voidix.com/illustrator_easy_3d_text.html

...you've applied a thin stroke to your text it appears before applying the 3D tool...


Andrew

 

[apepp]

...here is another that may help:

http://www.ndesign-studio.com/resources/tutorials/3d-logo/

Andrew

 

[donsingleton]

thank you very much