3D Matrix

Intro

Apply 3D transformations to Shapes and Sub-Meshes.

UI

Common Attributes +

Position - Set the X and Y position.

Position Z - Set the Z position.

Rotation - Set the X and Y rotation.

Rotation Z - Set the Z rotation.

Align X - Align the pivot point to the Shape’s bounding box for rotation around the X axis. A value of -1 will position the pivot to the left edge, a value of 1 will set it to the right edge.

Align Y - Align the pivot point to the Shape’s bounding box for rotation around the Y axis. A value of -1 will position the pivot to the bottom edge, a value of 1 will set it to the top edge.

Use Levels - Affect different levels of the Shape's hierarchy. See the example below and the Sub-Mesh page for more info.

Level Mode - These presets set the Level value:

• Custom... - Manually set a Custom Level.
• Text (Lines) - Sets a Level value of 1.
• Text (Words) - Sets a Level value of 2.
• Text (Characters) - Sets a Level value of 3.

Custom Level - Manually set the Level value.

Example

1. Create a Shape.
2. In the Attribute Editor, click the + button on the Deformers attribute.
3. Choose 3D Matrix.
4. Double click the 3D Matrix in the Scene Window to load it into the Attribute Editor.
5. Scrub the Rotation X attribute.

The Shape will rotate around its X axis to give the appearance of a three dimensional object.

Example - Depth Sorting

1. Create a Rectangle.
2. Enable the Rectangle's Stroke.
3. With the Rectangle selected, click the Duplicator icon in the Shelf.
4. Set the Duplicator's:
   1. Distribution to 10.
   2. Size to 600.
5. Click the + button on the Duplicator's Deformers attribute and choose 3D Matrix from the list.
6. Right click on the 3D Matrix's Position Z attribute > Add Behaviour > Value.
7. Set the Value's Value to -100.
8. On the Value's Falloffs tab, right click in the Falloffs input > Add Falloffs > Falloff.
9. On the 3D Matrix, check Use Levels.
10. Move the Falloff left/right.

As the Falloff moves over each rectangle it moves in front of the others.