Unfortunately I had to remove 3DX from my recent project as it killed responsiveness in AE and also totally stopped multi processing from working - AE would just sit there forever saying it was initialising background processes but never started rendering. I had to manually add multiple layers the old way which then worked fast and with no problems.
So something definitely wrong with something in there - either effects or expressions etc.
I've not tried with a simpler project. Mine had probably 70-80 layers in 3D and I had a few shape layers (5) with lines connecting the layers along the Z axis - the shapes were quite large though - around 50000 pixels tall. Not sure if that was an issue - AE is pants when it comes to accurate 3D and doesn't like larger shapes I've found in the past. However, it worked OK without the 3DX applied.
Sorry to hear you're having problems with 3DX. It probably is to do with the size and complexity of the project. Without seeing how you've structured it, it's difficult to say - but of course it's very easy with 3DX to add A LOT of 3D layers quickly - more than you ever could manually, and if you're using a lot of lights, and having all of those stacked 3DX layers respond to lights, then it can cause a long render. All 3DX does is create a stack of 3D layers.
One way that a 3DX stack differs from a manually built one is the expressions. Prior to After Effects CC 2014 the way that expressions were cached could cause unnecessarily long render times if RAM is running low. In After Effects CC2014, there is a setting that improves the processing of expressions massively. The default is for this setting to be off though. If you're using CC2014 drop me a line and I can send you a script that you can use to easily turn this preference on. That may help things somewhat.
In terms of the responsiveness while you work with 3DX, the Edit Mode switch is designed to allow you to interact with 3DX layers quickly.
Hope that helps.
Best,
Ben.
Unfortunately I had to remove 3DX from my recent project as it killed responsiveness in AE and also totally stopped multi processing from working - AE would just sit there forever saying it was initialising background processes but never started rendering. I had to manually add multiple layers the old way which then worked fast and with no problems.
So something definitely wrong with something in there - either effects or expressions etc.
I've not tried with a simpler project. Mine had probably 70-80 layers in 3D and I had a few shape layers (5) with lines connecting the layers along the Z axis - the shapes were quite large though - around 50000 pixels tall. Not sure if that was an issue - AE is pants when it comes to accurate 3D and doesn't like larger shapes I've found in the past. However, it worked OK without the 3DX applied.
Good morning, I'm having an issue where when I hit the "Extrude" button, the script goes to work, but I end up w a ton of 259x222 comps. Hitting the "Up-rez" button doesn't help as I have to hit it so many times it just bogs down Ae, as well as misplace all my other text layers. Any solution for this? Thanks in advance for your response; below are my specs.
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The preference folder was found, but I'm not able to write to it. Please check that the "Allow scripts to write files and access network" After Effects preference is checked.And if that doesn't work, please check your access privileges to your user account.
Is this product still supported? I've had it for a couple of years and use it a lot, but I've noticed that in recent versions of AE (2018+) it's become unreliable. I also notice that the current version was last updated in 2013, hence my query.
does not function in AE 2020?
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Use this CSS file when injecting both the CSS style rules and the SVG filters into the HTML document.
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.protanopia{
filter: url('#protanopia');
-webkit-filter: url('#protanopia');
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filter: url('#deuteranopia');
-webkit-filter: url('#deuteranopia');
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"Unable to execute script at line 1. Book is undefined"
Can't open this on AE 2021 despite this being the latest 3D Extruder version. On Windows - any ideas?
I'm having this exact same issue. I think the reason why it's happening is because the latest version of the file is an alias for whatever reason. But an alias doesn't work!
"Unable to execute script at line 1. Book is undefined"
Can't open this on AE 2021 despite this being the latest 3D Extruder version. On Windows - any ideas?
I'm having this exact same issue. I think the reason why it's happening is because the latest version of the file is an alias for whatever reason. But an alias doesn't work!
The same thing here, appear a text box with "Unable to execute script at line 1. book is undefined". I try open the other old releases of the script, but appear a Script Alert "The beta version expired on Wed Jun 30 2021 23:59:59 GMT-0500", and that's all. My AE is CC2018. Please, Help!
"Unable to execute script at line 1. Book is undefined"
Can't open this on AE 2021 despite this being the latest 3D Extruder version. On Windows - any ideas?
I'm having this exact same issue. I think the reason why it's happening is because the latest version of the file is an alias for whatever reason. But an alias doesn't work!
The same thing here, appear a text box with "Unable to execute script at line 1. book is undefined". I try open the other old releases of the script, but appear a Script Alert "The beta version expired on Wed Jun 30 2021 23:59:59 GMT-0500", and that's all. My AE is CC2018. Please, Help!
Hi Marcos, the latest download solves this issue. Please excuse the delay responding. -Ben.
So something definitely wrong with something in there - either effects or expressions etc.
I've not tried with a simpler project. Mine had probably 70-80 layers in 3D and I had a few shape layers (5) with lines connecting the layers along the Z axis - the shapes were quite large though - around 50000 pixels tall. Not sure if that was an issue - AE is pants when it comes to accurate 3D and doesn't like larger shapes I've found in the past. However, it worked OK without the 3DX applied.
Does your 3D Extruder work with image layers? If not, can you add that feature in a future version?
Cheers
Shanty
Sorry to hear you're having problems with 3DX. It probably is to do with the size and complexity of the project. Without seeing how you've structured it, it's difficult to say - but of course it's very easy with 3DX to add A LOT of 3D layers quickly - more than you ever could manually, and if you're using a lot of lights, and having all of those stacked 3DX layers respond to lights, then it can cause a long render. All 3DX does is create a stack of 3D layers.
One way that a 3DX stack differs from a manually built one is the expressions. Prior to After Effects CC 2014 the way that expressions were cached could cause unnecessarily long render times if RAM is running low. In After Effects CC2014, there is a setting that improves the processing of expressions massively. The default is for this setting to be off though. If you're using CC2014 drop me a line and I can send you a script that you can use to easily turn this preference on. That may help things somewhat.
In terms of the responsiveness while you work with 3DX, the Edit Mode switch is designed to allow you to interact with 3DX layers quickly.
Hope that helps.
Best,
Ben.
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Using CC20 Catalina
Thanks!
Miguel