Cursive--how to create magic handwriting?

[penciline]

Dear Users:

I am trying to create the effect of cursive handwriting magically writing itself from scratch into the viewport.

I have an idea on how to do this in Flash, but I was wondering if there was a way to do it in Maya that might be easier.

Any suggestions on an approach are greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

-penciline

[user_deleted]

try paint effects and animate the growth.

[penciline]

Dear Silk:

Is it possible to convert geometry to Paint Effects brush strokes? (I am thinking of importing geometry from Illustrator EPS.)

-penciline

P.S. Do I have to brush the brush strokes or can I model them using a CV Curve Tool (and then convert to Paint Effects brush)?

[drblacksnake]

Although I am not Silk, my question is - doesn't Your EPS contain curves? So no need for.. geo.. whatever.. just find in help how to make them PFX and edit imported curves to make proper animation.

[penciline]

Dear DrBlackSnake:

I'm sorry but I found nothing in the help pages describing how to convert a file to .pfx . Can you guide me in the right direction if you have knowledge of this method?

-penciline

[penciline]

Dear drBlacksnake and others who are interested:

I found out the technique to convert geometry to a brush stroke. It has nothing to do with .pfx format; rather it is just a procedure chosen from the Rendering>Paint Effects menu.

The help file is located at:
http://localhost:4448/Maya6.5/en\_US/Painti...onvert+to+Brush

and the method is Rendering Menu>Paint Effects>Curve Utilities>Attach Brush to Curves. There are options to choose from by "getting" a specific brush before you perform the operation. The help files detail how to do this.

Hope this helps anyone in need.

-penciline

[drblacksnake]

I am so glad You have learned one more thing about Maya.
That was the direction I was pointing to.
F1 is for everyone.