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charlesjdraper
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January 27, 2020
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Embossing on Dimension

  • January 27, 2020
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I'm new to dimension but have a question around embossing and what's possible.

 

I've been doing some spirits work and have managed to make a pretty standard spirits bottle in Illustrator > Photoshop > Dimension via youtube tutorials. My original design has some embossing on the structure itself and wondering if theres anyway to work with embossings in dimension.

 

My hypothesis was if I could make the embossed graphic its own 3d object, and use that object as the "decal" to warp it onto the structure. So instead of adding a graphic decal, adding an object (Which I see isn't possible).

 

Is the only way to have embossings via a photoshopped graphic that appears embossed?

 

Thanks

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Correct answer Ussnorway7605025

adding an object = label and yes that is possible

I made this example for another user but it also works here...

I don't think we agree on what "embossings' are so if we can agree that part of your bottle needs to be different i.e, the label bit then yes but otherwise please post an image or your file so we can see what you mean

 

example Dn file

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Vitriol_
Vitriol_
Participant
August 22, 2020

Here is an example of what you can achieve using normals. You have to play with scale and x,y coordinates for aligning the map and decal.  

 

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    JazzChacon
    Participant
    October 15, 2020

    How do you do this? Is there a tutorial somewhere? Looks great!

    Ussnorway7605025
    Ussnorway7605025
    Legend
    October 16, 2020

    watch the vid Ares posted or make your map in some other software

      Ussnorway7605025
      Ussnorway7605025Correct answer
      Legend
      January 28, 2020

      adding an object = label and yes that is possible

      I made this example for another user but it also works here...

      I don't think we agree on what "embossings' are so if we can agree that part of your bottle needs to be different i.e, the label bit then yes but otherwise please post an image or your file so we can see what you mean

       

      example Dn file

        Ares Hovhannesyan
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        Ares HovhannesyanCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        January 28, 2020

        In additon to Ussnorway  comments I want to add that you can use Normal maps to create Emboss Image if you create Normal map in Photoshop and import into Normal icon on Property panels.

        https://youtu.be/Mm0p6Wf2-10

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          JazzChacon
          Participant
          October 16, 2020

          Hello Ares, could you explain how to save the 3d normal maps from photoshop to import to dimensions?

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