1.5 | Pixotope Text 3D

What is it?

Pixotope Text 3D is a plugin for Pixotope Engine that adds dynamically generated three-dimensional typography.

When is it useful?

Often designers want to present text in a compelling visual way. Text 3D meshes can be used with UE4 materials and a built-in animation system to achieve astounding effects.

How does it work?

Pixotope Text 3D generates mesh geometry from UE4 runtime font assets, using TTF font data.

Types of objects

Text 3D comes with three different object types to choose from:

• PixotopeTextMesh: 3D text actor, optimized for performance, allows for programming custom animations using Blueprints
• PixotopeAnimatedTextMesh: 3D text actor, optimized for performance, provides a set of pre-programmed animations
• PixotopeTextMeshComponent: 3D text component, not optimized for frequent updates, no animations