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Spade Studio
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August 17, 2022
Question

Add more groups into 3D Element for After Effects

  • August 17, 2022
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Hi guys,

 

I am currently trying to use the 3D Element plug-in for After Effects, and I've realized that, for what I need to do, I would need to add more groups instead of the 5 only allowed: 

 

Is that even possible to do?

 

The reason I need that is because I have a 3D model with more than 5 objects which I need to change the colour individually (and that is possible if they one group each). But I need them all in the same layer because if not, they will overlap...

 

So my question is, how can I add more groups into the same AE layer in 3D Element?

 

 

Thank you guys!

 

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Mylenium
Mylenium
Brainiac
August 19, 2022

E3D will never work in this manner. The renderer simply consumes way too many GPU resources and all this stuff gets disabled when running in Premiere, which uses an AE instance. Layers of GPU functions on top of each other and something has to give. You have to think of a different approach to whatever you have in mind.

 

Mylenium

Kyle Hamrick
Kyle Hamrick
Community Expert
August 17, 2022

You can add a second instance of Element to this same layer & set the Render Mode (the very bottom option) to "Unified." (I believe this setting is applied on the FIRST version, but I'm going off the top of my head here!)

You can also get more flexibility within your existing groups by using the Auxiliary Channels, though that's probably not the solution if you're looking for color control. 

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Spade StudioAuthor
Known Participant
August 18, 2022

Sorry for messaging again.

 

So, for After Effects works fine, but whem I export the AE project to Premiere Pro, the 3D Effects that are set to 'Unified' are not appearing... Is that due to my Premiere Pro Project Settings or has to do with the Render Mode?

 

Is there any other way to make them visible on Premiere Pro? 😞

 

 

Thanks again!

Kyle Hamrick
Kyle Hamrick
Community Expert
August 18, 2022

Sorry for not explainig good.

 

I am exporting it as a '.mogrt' file, and trying to import the file to Premiere Pro, but I can't see the 3D eobjects.

 

I have also tried to export a video file from After Effects and is also not working (I see the same than in Premiere Pro form the '.mogrt' file 😞


No worries! 

 

Mogrts already come with some caveats when it comes to third-party tools, so I can see how that might not pass through correctly. 

 

So just to confirm, you're seeing your work reflected as desired when looking at your comp viewer, but not when exporting. Can you provide specifics on the format you're rendering to, and ideally some screenshots or a screen capture for context? 

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