3D - Is there a way to color objects and/or maintain separation between overlaying (complex)objects?

Forum|Forum|3 years ago
September 7, 2022
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Right now Ai's 3D function only accepts compound path'd elements, so I can't select them once they are made into 3D...

I'm trying to render a piece of machinery that has overlapping elements.

NOTE: Please don't tell me to use dedicated 3D software 🙂

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Monika Gause

Community Expert

You can do that using the perspective grid feature.

Will be a completely manual process, but the grid helps you with the perspective.

https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/perspective-drawing.html

Hugh BetchaAuthor

Legend

Thanks @Monika Gause , but I just know that there's a way to do what I want - I feel like I discovered the answer years ago by accident - but I cannot remember what I did... I had an 'Aha' moment where I could have differnt colored elements all part of the same extruded 3D object...

Hugh BetchaAuthor

Legend

The second screen shot shows the style of what I'd like to end up with...

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