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Move and rotate 3D text in Motion

3D text has multiple facets—front, extruded sides, edges (bevels), and back. When you add 3D text to your project, you’ll see the front facet, but depending on the angle of the text, you may not be able to see the other facets.

Canvas showing example of 3D text in a 2D project

You can view these other facets by moving or rotating the 3D text object.

Canvas showing example of rotated 3D text in a 3D project

Move or rotate 3D text using onscreen handles

  1. In the Layers list, Timeline, or canvas in Motion, select a 3D text object.

  2. In the canvas toolbar, click the 3D Transform tool.

    3D Transform tool in the canvas toolbar

    3D transform controls appear on the selected 3D text object in the canvas.

  3. Do any of the following:

    • Move the text object horizontally along its X axis: Drag the red arrow.

    • Move the text object vertically along its Y axis: Drag the green arrow.

    • Move the text object forward or backward along its Z axis: Drag the blue arrow.

      Canvas showing the 3D Transform onscreen controls

    • Rotate the text object around its X axis: Move the pointer over the rotation handles until a red rotation ring appears, then drag the red ring.

    • Rotate the text object around its Y axis: Move the pointer over the rotation handles until a green rotation ring appears, then drag the green ring.

    • Rotate the text object around its Z axis: Move the pointer over the rotation handles until a blue rotation ring appears, then drag the blue ring.

      Canvas showing 3D handles on 3D text object

    See Transform layers in 3D space.

Move or rotate 3D text using HUD controls

  1. In the Layers list, Timeline, or canvas in Motion, select a 3D text object.

  2. In the canvas toolbar, click the 3D Transform tool.

    3D Transform tool in the canvas toolbar

  3. Press F7 to open the HUD (if it’s not already open).

  4. In the HUD, drag in the Move or Rotate squares.

    HUD showing 3D Text with 3D Adjust tool selected

    See Transform layers in 3D space.

Move or rotate individual text characters

You can also move or rotate individual characters (glyphs) of a 3D text object.

  1. In the Layers list, Timeline, or canvas of Motion, select a 3D text object.

  2. In the canvas toolbar, click and hold the transform tools pop-up menu, then choose Transform Glyph.

    Choosing the Transform Glyph tool from the canvas toolbar

  3. In the canvas, select the glyph you want to move or rotate.

    A 3D bounding box with position handles and rotation handles appears around the selected glyph.

  4. Do any of the following:

    • In the canvas, drag a position handle (a color arrow) to move the selected glyph along its X, Y, or Z (depth) axis.

    • In the canvas, drag a rotation handle (a small white circle) to rotate the selected glyph around its X, Y, or Z axis.

      As you drag, three rotation rings appear (red, green, and blue), each corresponding to an axis. The ring for the currently active axis is highlighted.

      Rotating a 3D text glyph along the X axis in the canvas

For more information about transforming glyphs, see Intro to text glyphs.

Tip: You can also view 3D text from different perspectives by adding a camera and converting your project to 3D. See Add a camera.

See alsoApply materials to 3D text facets in Motion

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