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How do I make an animation of a laser cutting out a logo?
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  • scwhit84
  • Posted: 22 March 2010 12:14 PM
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How would I make this laser effect using maya?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WN6OdtbZOpA&feature=related

After the laser carves out the words I want them to turn to metal. Does anyone have any suggestions of links to tutorials?



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  • n8skow
  • Posted: 17 March 2010 04:32 AM

Unless there’s any camera movement involved - would be much easier/quicker to do in post…
Does it have to be done in 3d?



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  • scwhit84
  • Posted: 17 March 2010 05:17 AM

I guess not. thanks



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Please don’t take it as discouragement - by all means, model/texture/render the logo in 3d… but for the actual cutting out I’d really recommend doing it in a compositing package, considering the broadness of the question.

From a production standpoint, thats a good question to ask yourself - “what actually has to be done in 3d?”. Just doing 3d for the sake of it being 3d can consume a lot of unnecessary time for what could be done much faster by a 2d method.

If you really do want to pursue a 3d solution, you’ll need to share a more detailed plan of how you want the effect to actually look.

Realistic? Cartoony? Stylized?
Will the logo be etched in the surface or actually cut out physical pieces?
Are you wanting to do secondary effects like burns? Smoke? Sparks? Etc.?

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  • THNKR
  • Posted: 22 March 2010 02:00 PM

please don’t multipost.



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  • n8skow
  • Posted: 23 March 2010 07:30 AM

Looking at the video - I don’t see a laser… or anything being carved.
Looks like a neon tube ‘growing’ along a path, with some particles popping off.



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