Materials are used to defines the look of the surface of your 3D object. Here is where you can change all properties of the currently selected object and tweak any material settings for the active object material. The Scene Settings window allows you to define which 3D objects are used in the scene and which control group they belong to. It isn’t used to ‘spawn’ particles or animate 3D objects, though to some degree you can fake it.
Here is the truth about Element 3D: Element 3D is a primarily a Particle Replicator, meaning it is used to display and control large number of 3D elements. You can set up different environment maps and lighting configurations to check out your 3D objects in different scenarios. The Preview Window simply shows you what the currently selected object looks like with its current material settings. The Model Browser is used to select the 3D objects you want to have in your scene. Alternatively you can model your own or purchase an additional model pack add-on. Element 3D comes with a number of primitives and objects that you can use. The Model Browser gives you access to all the models (OBJ files) that you have on your hard drive. This window is where you can select the 3D objects you want to use, define and adjust their materials and preview your setup in a number of different ways. When you click on the ‘Scene Setup’ in the effect parameters, the Element 3D user interface will open. Now let’s go over the details of the Element 3D user interface! For this, click on the ‘Scene Setup’ button in the Element effect parameters. Next, we need to set up the effect and define the 3D objects we want to use. To use the Element 3D plug-in, create a new layer in your scene and apply the Element effect to it. While it is limited in terms of what you can do with it (compared to a full 3D software package like 3dsMax or Cinema 4D), it has enough functionality to allow you to create awesome 3D integration effects very easily. Element 3D is a plug-in that lets you set up and animate 3D objects directly in After Effects without the need for an external 3D program. We will use the Element 3D plug-in by videocopilot to add a 3D blob into the scene and animate it so it looks like I am actually interacting with it. It is a simple static shot (camera was on a tripod) and I just pretend to try to touch it and then when it floats away I chase after it. Here is a very simple clip of me pretending to interact with a floating alien object. This tutorial will show you how :) Base Footage If you do not need all the featured offered by a fully fledged 3D program, you can also create cool 3D integration effects using the Element 3D plug-in by videocopilot.
In my 5 part 3D integration VFX series I showed you how to plan, shoot, track, render and composite 3D elements into your scene using After Effects and 3dsMax.
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