We want to present you our new project, which is dynamically generated 3D text. This tool allows you to create three-dimensional text in real time (dynamically), based on created fonts models. Asset will include two default typefaces - Arial and Curltz MT, which contains a full range of English characters available in the keyboard. Furthermore it gives us full functionality of the script itself, which includes alignment to the right, left or center line, also the ability to determine the distance between the marks on the x and y axes. Models are mapped, also they have the lightmap mapping, and the physics colliders. Additionally there are tree professional scenes attached to the project that show the possibilities and ways to use these texts in games, animations, etc.
Attached scripts will facilitate your work with many objects. Such as: “_colorpicker.cs”, which allows you to assign the material into a large number of models of letters (to use it: assign script to the parent object, add material, then launch and turn off the project). We can write texts directly from Inspector (add Text3D component to a blank Game Object and assign the font you want to use). If you want to write the text in the GUI all you have to do is create Game Object, add TextGUI script and assign fonts.
If the asset will meet with great success, later versions will contain the new fonts (if you are interested in a specific font please add information about the forum).
Asset’s properties:
An advanced script which allows you to dynamically generate 3d text,
Two fonts to choose from (Arial and Curlz MT),
Left, right and center Justify
Ability to set the distance between the lines
Ability to insert text directly from the component
You can use all fonts but it works in a different way. If you want to create your own font you need make 3d models, from any font in the 3d application, but its not so easy and fast bcs you need to set up correctly pivots, transform scale etc. , and make all letters and numbers from the alphabet :).
So if someone is intresting in a specific font i can made it, but you will need to buy the plugin :), and write to me what font you need.
This looks interesting, until I see we have to build the fonts in 3d app. Then it just render models, not as useful. If it can generate the 3D text automatically, then this will be useful.
Do you guys actually have the license to distribute the Curlz MT font? If I use your plugin and use Curlz MT am I properly licensed at that point or do I need to buy a license to the font separately?
License to distribute that you are talking about is for font file (which we have), we are not selling a “font” we are selling a 3d Models that actually are not fonts, so you have full permisions to use this 3d models.
I didn’t download, but the asset store package contents clearly shows iTween and Detonator within it. Are you allowed to repackage someone else’s asset like that and effectively charge money for it? Even tho all both are free, that seems at least plagiarizing, if not outright copyright infringement.
I don’t think this asset is supported any more. If you want true 3D dynamic text from arbitrary TrueType fonts (including Chinese), see FlyingText3D. (If this asset is still in development or supported, let me know and I’ll delete this message.)
