In Depth Element Overview
July 17th, 2012

I just updated our Element Help page to include 2 new tutorials to talk about some of the less flashy features of Element 3D. These should really help you get going with the plug-in and hopefully show you some tricks you may not know about. I probably should have had this done when we released the product but here they are now! More tutorials in the works soon.

Beyond the Basics:
Everything you need to know to get started!

  • Customizing UI
  • Adding textures
  • Basic texture mapping options
  • Using animated custom texture maps
  • Material settings overview
  • Force Opacity
  • Using multiple Groups
  • Lighting & Ambient Occlusion

Importing Objects & Building Materials:
C4D tips, OBJ exporting and more!

  • Exporting 3D objects for Element 3D
  • Exporting from Blender & 3D Max (works with other software too)
  • Tips for working with C4D files in Element
  • Exporting multiple materials to view in Element
  • Rebuilding materials with texture images
  • Illumination maps and Occlusion maps
  • Advanced Shader design and adjustments

Visit Element 3D help page

Andrew Kramer
POSTED:
13 years ago
84 Comments
Carlos
10 years ago
Question! Can I export an object that I imported into Elements? I loaded a .obj file and assigned a bunch of materials to it within Elements with the presets I bought. I am using Elements 2.0 and I would like to use my obj in other programs such as DAZ and iClone. Thanks
Tom
12 years ago
Hey, i have been using element and the 3d camera tracker for quite some time now and the weirdest thing happened. i was editing a video with element and the camera tracker and the clip i was using went black. i could see the letters in element but not the clip behind it. but then i hid the camera tracker from the composition and the screen went back to normal, but my text wasn't camera tracked because i hid the camera tracker in order for my clip to appear instead of it just being a black background. Help would be greatly appreciated. thanks
Chris
12 years ago
Andrew, please let us know what settings are best for exporting from blender to Element so that textures come through.
richard
12 years ago
Is it possible to have more than 5 objects in element 3d? How can i increase/add separate objects.
rajvivan
13 years ago
when my object is ready in element 3d interface and when i press okay nothings imports in timeline,why so>please guide me
rajvivan
13 years ago
hey bro i am facing another kind of problem..my element 3D is working properly..everything is working properly in ELEMENT 3D interface but whn i click ok..the content which was showing in element 3d is not visible in adobe after effect interface..only blank solid layer is visible what should i do ,
13 years ago
Blender users really need a tutorial on how best to set up textures so exported models work in Element. You briefly touched on settings (triangulate faces and add normals)but many of us are struggling with models that import into Element with no shading/textures at all. Your guidance would be much appreciated!
13 years ago
I concur
Pardeep
13 years ago
Namaste Sir,

once again you make a thrill in VFX stream with MIND BLASTING plugin ELEMENT 3D

super amazing plugin i had ever seen in AAE .....u always make history nd now do it again
now my question is that when i hit OK after make sone 3d text in this plugin my screen remains black !!!! why all this happen ?
plz sir help me

nd last question i m very big fan of photoshop so plz sir make some plugins for photoshop or make some 3d tuts for beginners like us so that we make our future bright with ur guidelines ( sorry for my bad english )


Namaste.....
Robert
13 years ago
Hi,

Let me start by saying I'm glad I bought the entire package. Wonderfull plugin guys!

I don't know if I should post this here, but there is a bug of some kind. When I add more than 8 spot/parralel lights in a scene the colors get messed up. I've added two screenshots as html links for reference.

http://members.ams.chello.nl/ldevrie/screenshot.png
http://members.ams.chello.nl/ldevrie/screenshot2.png

AE models (did not make cinema4d models myself)and AE projectfile here:

http://www.sendspace.com/file/2wtzkt

(BTW A great feature in element would be the autoimporting of textures. Load them into element with the tools that cinema 4d uses. 2nd casting shadows )

Best,

Robert
John
13 years ago
Hey andrew, I was wondering, can you create and upload your own environment maps, or do you have to use the ones the plug-in comes with? Element looks great though, I'm just saving to get it. Thanks.
13 years ago
hi andrew,

i have made some c4d models and was hoping to use them in the plugin. but every time i put them in they lose there texture. is there an easy way to put the c4d textures in to the plugin?

cheers
13 years ago
Check out this tutorial to see how to rebuild texture inside Element: http://www.videocopilot.net/help/element/tutorial/basic/advanced_materials/
Paul
13 years ago
Hi Andrew, I'm a bit under the thumb, my wife can't justify me spending the money on Element, I figured the $495.50 pack was best for me I was hoping you could put a good word in for me to convince her how badly I need it! I'm dieing here! Need help & need Element!!
13 years ago
Hey Andrew, I'm a follower since the COW days, and i have to spit something i've been repeating my self to my self:
You deserve a "Technological Achievement Award" (like they do on the academy)
Seriously man, Who is with Me?
After this there are absolutely no excuses but lack of creativity to stop us from making some serious work!!!
Thank you so much for being such a wicked human being!
I think that you gave us the biggest present a master could ever give to it's pupils and at the same time "A BIG KICK ON THE NUTS OF THE BLOOD SUCKING MONOPOLIZED BIG CORPORATIONS"
Yeah i said it....
vox
13 years ago
Hi Andrew, if i purchase Element with one license for my pc win OS, can i use the same to my macbook pro? thanks!
vox
13 years ago
- or should i buy another license for me to use it from a different machine. Like adobe, if you buy any of their product you will get two serials, one for mac and one for pc. Is this possible in Element?
linus
13 years ago
Wow Andrew,, great work,, looks like a stand alone program 2 me... re u thinkin wat am thinkin??
13 years ago
Can we have downloadable tuts (e.g Importing Objects & Building Materials) or have them hosted on Youtube. Cheers
Brian Murray
13 years ago
I noticed at one point toward the end of this tutorial that your timeline was rendering while you were clicking on some layers (the green bar was filling up your work area). Was this a feature in CS6 or was there some short cut or plugin you used that I don't know about?
ThomasO
13 years ago
Thanks Video Copilot!

The help tutorials are helping me get a better grasp and bigger picture of What Elements can do.

Again thanks!!
13 years ago
i have one short question
when u export the obj files
does it also save textures with it as seen in the jet tutorial or are they made separately?
Noori
13 years ago
It is really cool man great job Andrew. I have never seen such a great plugin.
13 years ago
Man, I am scaring my self. i took one of the original files named uh1.lwo
and opend it in C4D then skippied to where you said make editble which is off on my screen,so that was a no go. Then after that you selected the object and selected (current state to object) saved it just like you did with the pole. opend in element ,every part is editable now. Amizing thing Element, its like feeling rich but you realy poor. I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE A VIDEO WHILE IAM TEXTUERING THE CHOPPER LATER ON.


http://i1068.photobucket.com/albums/u456/sammaghawiri/Untitled-1-4.jpg
13 years ago
i have one short question
when u export the obj files
does it also save textures with it as seen in the jet tutorial or are they made separately?
Anguraj
13 years ago
How to download this tutorials, need eagerly.
13 years ago
1- I started with the OBJ ORIGINAL FILE, which i opened in 3DMAX.
then did like you said while exporting, gw::OBJ-EXPORTER(*.OBJ)hit save.
The faces was set to Quads instead of triangles,did that with Normals checked and then exported. Opened it in Element and there it was white like a baby bottom
Now i have a biger problem, the front windows of the Huey are part of the body when i texture the body it covers the windows too. I cant edit them to make them look like glass as you did with the jet. In max how do i make everything editble to have controle over certain parts?
thank you again and i hope this will be usefull to some one like me out there who with your help can figure stuff out.
13 years ago
Check out the material tutorial in the help. What you need to do is separate the windows and assign a separate texture. Then you can edit it separately in Element.
13 years ago
i have one short question
when u export the obj files
does it also save textures with it as seen in the jet tutorial or are they made separately?
13 years ago
This is a big change in the world of motion graphics. You have brought video game graphics technology into motion graphics production in an easy and truly efficient way, so thank you for making an old wish come true.

By the way here is a video of me playing around with my new toy over the last few days ! (totaly SFW)

https://vimeo.com/46008193
13 years ago
Finally, being Determined and taking your education and the knowledge you are giving us, i got the freaking model to element the way it should be.here is a screenshot on how now and say after 3 days with your help got it to look like a million bucks.

http://i1068.photobucket.com/albums/u456/sammaghawiri/Untitled-1-3.jpg

thank you Sir. now i can rest.
13 years ago
Great! Any tips for getting it in correctly that you found?
13 years ago
i have one short question
when u export the obj files
does it also save textures with it as seen in the jet tutorial or are they made separately?
Will
13 years ago
Hey Andrew and company, big fan of your work, own a company in Toronto, we love your Optical Flares plugin.

Looking to make the leap into this plugin for my studio, just had this one question, probably stupid.

1) Will I be able to interact and place objects into a 3D and have control over there over spatial positions based on camera tracking data from sythneyes and or 3ds max?

Thanks
13 years ago
This is the model i got and its very detailed,following your steps in the tutorial to export it correctly to Element.
http://i1068.photobucket.com/albums/u456/sammaghawiri/Untitled-1-2.jpg
13 years ago
I finally had a sit down with Element 3D. Here's a comp I did just to get a feel for it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuzBvDZhb08&feature=youtu.be
13 years ago
When can we expect to see more 3D products come out for sale? (i.e. this airplane pack that I cannot wait to get). What else should I look forward to seeing in the future?
13 years ago
Hi guys, I might have missed if there has already been an in-depth review of how to easily change anchor points and use rotattion on isolated parts of imported models. My example here- https://vimeo.com/45999729 shows what I mean- issues with changing and getting correct anchor points on wheels. Im also having a couple issues bringing OBJs in from Softimage- they mostly just appear black.
13 years ago
Question: Can we open and use .ai (AI) vector files from Illustrator to?
13 years ago
Or .EPS, .SVG, .PDF, thanks in advance for this product that we call The Smoking Gun of all ages.
13 years ago
Ok, i have a question: i'm looking at the promo image, with the spheres and the glowing blue sphere. How do we do the glow on the floor? Is that a light that makes the glow or it's how the pieces interact?
Terry
13 years ago
Hi Guys.... Could you please do a downloadable version of these as I live out in the country and have a really crappy connection and it buffers every 2 seconds. I would really appreciate it and I think I speak for all those out there where the powers that be refuse to give us real broad band. Thank you, Terry.
13 years ago
Did you take a look at my screen shots to see what kind of issue I have.
Element 4D
13 years ago
Hey, anyone still remembers this day?
http://www.videocopilot.net/blog/2012/07/tutorial-animating-with-element-3d/#comments

Atleast I will never forget it...(esp the funny comments!)
R-CANE
13 years ago
Yeah, my element release alert app didn't do as well as I hoped. Good thing I have Element 3D now. I can channel my creativity in a good way.
13 years ago
I really can't wait to see the ultra nerdy advanced render optimization tutorial: reducing banding in reflections, more detail on Multi Sampling, FXAA smoothing, flicker reduction. The plug in is so fun, but it does get weird if you push it.
13 years ago
I bought two licenses for this, one for my work computer and one for my home computer. Each is registered under two different emails. I took a project I was working on from home to my work computer and opened it and I get a request to register the license, so on my work computer I type in the registered email and password that is connected with my work computer's license, it acts like it's all registered, however, my model that was imported is missing, and it is not telling me I have a missing file or anything. So I go into scene setup to re-import the model and I get nothing, just a black viewport with no model. Any ideas?
13 years ago
The models have to be on both systems to work. Specifically you can put the models into the model folder or inside the folder with your AE project so that Element can find them. We do not have a collect files option since Element works independently to import textures and models..
Eric
13 years ago
Hey Andrew, did you happen to see my comment up above under yours reference using Element and the CS6 Camera Tracker? Thanks, Eric
13 years ago
I should have specified that in my question. It actually IS in the same folder as the AE project, it is all being saved to an external HDD. So to be specific it's I:\Animations\Robot Hand.... .OBJ model is in that folder as well as the AE project. AE is version CS6. So why it asks for my registration when I open the project on another computer is odd as well as the missing file. Thank you for your prompt response by the way. Does anything above sound out of place that is causing this to happen? Thanks Andrew, it's an exceptional product!
13 years ago
The registration is a separate issue from loading your scene, if it keeps asking, it could be a bug, contact us.
Normally just make sure the model is not deep inside of a folder with the AEP, Element can only look so far.
13 years ago
Okay, yeah it seems to be a small bug. I will send a detailed message about the issue to you guys. There are a few other things I am seeing you should know about, but still, freaking great plugin!!!
13 years ago
Problem solved with the model importing... when the AE project is saved on one computer using the GeForce 560ti, vs the other computer which is a Quadro 4000, it gets a bug... however by simply updating the quadro card driver I was able to fix it. Thanks for the response... (always the simplest thing I tell ya.)
craig
13 years ago
I love this plugin, my skillset is coming together.

However I am animating a plane from a null and am having trouble centering the plane as the anchor point seems to be somewhere out there, i tried using the anchor point coordinates within element but cant centre...x and z moves plane on weird wide arc and y does not move object.?! any ideas?
craig
13 years ago
hey, if any of you wonderful people at vc could shed some light or maybe a tutorial on this that would be super.
is it a bug that the y axis anchor point does nothing or is it me? probably the latter. lol
James
13 years ago
Are the Element???s Engine is same as the Keyshot???s engine? Because Element is just like Keyshot, Its just inside After Effects???
Stephan Rüb
13 years ago
Hey Andrew,

I noticed, when I animate some text with the text animation effect, the animation doesn't get ported to Element. So when the text counts some numbers for example Element will only take the original text. Maybe some ideas for feature updates.
Apart from that, Element is all I ever wanted!
ShahabG
13 years ago
I want to let you know Mr. Kramer, that i love your sense of humor and the awesomely funny jokes you make in your tutorial. My favorite one was that, when you said your doctor told you that you have less time to live so make the most, and you gave away all your belongings only to find out your doctor was making a joke. and at the end of the joke you said most of that wasn't even true. So damn funny would love to see more. and you always do more.
Shadow Dancer
13 years ago
Andrew must be a comedian! And I would give him the Oscar with open arms!
13 years ago
Hey Andrew

First off, I love E3D! I want to marry it. Well, okay, maybe not - but at the least it's my dirty little mistress, who I visit when my women modo and maya are too much to handle.

Anywho - I sometimes work out of my clients offices which means I fire up my laptop instead of the stationary PC I usually use. Is there a way to share one E3D licence between two computers? Sorta like the floating license we know from maya and modo, or do I have to purchase two individual licenses?

Cheers, and keep up the awesome work!
/Jeppe
13 years ago
The standard Element 3D license allows you to install the plug in on two computers (one laptop and one desktop) just as the Adobe license allows you to install AE in the same manner. Just look here at the bottom of the page in the specs section

https://www.videocopilot.net/products/element/
13 years ago
Hi Andrew
what is the basic idea to create the materials and import them to Element 3D?
you know
I created a car in 3ds max and created the basic materials in Photoshop piece to piece.
but I didn`t use unwrap to giving the materials to the car
and now I export the car in .obj file and import it to Element 3D
but I cant set the materials.
Mosi
13 years ago
Azizam bayad mat hato bake koni, bad befresti to element...
Shahrokh
13 years ago
rast migiaaa, aslan be fekre khodam nareside bud
Mosi
13 years ago
Parcham balas dada! ina ye mosh kholo chelan! ma az hame behtarim! halesho bebar!
Mike
13 years ago
Exactly what I was hoping for. Thanks for making these. Don't worry about the "polish". It's important info, and you can always go crazy on other tutorials. In fact errr, I'm sure you will - thanks again, best!
13 years ago
Andrew,

Elements reminds me of Katana! Great work man. All the best.

-George
mintcheerios
13 years ago
Thanks for these tutorials. One of the reasons I didn't hesitate to get Element 3D was I knew that you'd deliver on tutorials (which I actually prefer over documentation). Now I need to "wrap" my head around UV mapping in Blender so I can export textures.
sebastian
13 years ago
Or should you say unwrap your head(:
Jason
13 years ago
I'm really thinking about taking the plunge and buying Elements 3D. I'm really not sure about what object package I want to get with it. Can anyone tell me, are there any objects included with the primary plugin that I I can experiment with?
13 years ago
The extra models are great, but you can make and use your own. The real value of the plug-in is not to be able to use VC models. It is to use whatever models that you want or need for a client? If you don't have it all ready get Blender. It is free! It is a full fledged 3D program and you can make very advanced models in it and then port them over to Element 3D. Here is the link

http://www.blender.org/

Blender is a major 3D program and many people even give away free 3D models. They aren't that good most of them, but you can make them better if you want. Many free Blender models can be found here.

http://www.blendswap.com/

There are even free tutorial sites for Blender as well, such as here.

http://www.blender.org/education-help/tutorials/

The point of Element 3D is to help you use 3D files inside of Adobe After Effects. Where you get the files and textures is up to you. Good 3D models are usually hard to find and very expensive. VC's models look pretty darn great and seem to be offered for a steal. Andrew has an entire music pack of good models for a small fee. But check out the going price on Turbo Squid for a single guitar file, it is 199 dollars!

http://www.turbosquid.com/3d-models/lightwave-fender-telecaster/409205

Andrew offers whole packs of 3D music models for only 100 dollars. Sounds like Turbo Squid has some serious competition. Thank you VC for scaring the pants out of the 3D market and offering better products and lower prices. Talk about living the American Dream! You are so far a good example to follow AK and VC. Thank you for all that you do.
Jason
13 years ago
Thanks Rick I appreciate your response. I'm now working through the tutorials for Blender!
13 years ago
Anytime Jason. You will not be disappointed. Blender has a lot of ability to even try to do composting within Blender itself, but just like Andrew Kramer said Element 3D does a lot of the same things faster and it looks just as good. Happy Blending and I guess there needs to be a better word for all this Element and Blender now so, let me see...Happy Blelementing? Happy Eleblending? Hmmm. Happy Blendermenting?
13 years ago
Hey Nndrew,
I did what you said on how to check the box in c4d and then export the model , i did that and i noticed better results when the model inside element. but the uvw thing is not active.here are the model inside c4d and then how it looks inside element.its dark not white.
http://i1068.photobucket.com/albums/u456/sammaghawiri/hueyc4d.jpg

http://i1068.photobucket.com/albums/u456/sammaghawiri/aftereffectsELEMENT.jpg

any tips where i went wrong r should i adjust something.
Ben
13 years ago
Hey Clancy30, did you find a solution for that issue? I encountered the same issue, especially when i saved the file as OBJ inside C4D. I tried everything in vain, until I decided to save the file as a .c4d, then import it in element. The problem went away, But I am still curious about what's causing the OBJ files to go dark instead of white.
13 years ago
Hi Andrew! Is there a way to FORCE OPACITY, but keep the relfections at 100% without doing another comp ontop? I think having that would be AN AMAZING add-on for anyone doing glass.

I would like royalties of a Facebook tweet for the suggestion
R-CANE
13 years ago
I wanna go as deep as the abyss with Element 3D and these in depth overview tutorials are really helpful. Element 3D is a revolutionary plug in and the more examples are put out there, the more people wanna have it to create incredible 3D footage. I'm personally looking forward to add Element 3D models into real life footage incorporating with people. For instance juggling a few of those glass orbs. How ya like them apples?!
13 years ago
Oh man, I can't wait to own this, now what can I sell to have it like right away!! My wife found me in the middle of uttering "maaaaan, this plugin is soooo coool!!! I heard her going down the stairs imitating me, in a deep female "Me" voice, "mooon this phlugin is sOOOoo COOOoool!! Then she giggled when I said, I am going to bite you!! hahahahah, Kramer see what you are doing to me and my marriage!! Stop it!!! ok, don't!!!
sebastian
13 years ago
Hey Andrew did you get the blender export info from me
13 years ago
I don't know if Ak mentioned it but I know I did in a post. If this is the Sebastian who made it than thank you very much for your work. There is some conjecture though that you AE exporter for Blender isn't updated to the latest release. Is this correct? It seemed to work for me. They say it is included now in the new Blender release. Either way, would you have any pointers on using Blender with Element 3D?
sebastian
13 years ago
No the AE exporter is working great and is updated to the latest release

as for pointers, I cant really say i suppose you should definitely try tacking advantage of all the simulators in blender because its packed full of them

with a little work you could be creating all of those wonderful fluid splashes just like in the model packs that video copilot is selling

accept you would be getting them for free which is always a plus

so I hope that was more or less the kind of pointers you were looking for

happy blending!
Paul A
13 years ago
Hey guys! I'm a total beginner in 3D, so i've got one possibly stupid question
How can i create a multiple texture (i use C4D R13) in one JPG/PNG file, just like Andrew used in this tutorial?
Need your help!!
JayDee
13 years ago
"You should read the postings!"
Just recognized, that there were 2 new tutorials linked.
Shame on me!
And thanks to you.
DecodaX
13 years ago
Hi Andrew,

Awesome plugin, used it a lot in my production so far. Quick question though. First time using the plugin with custom masks where I use the subtract mode to create a hole in my masks. When I extrude the hole is seen as 2D and there is no extrusion on the insides. Please advise on how to get the hole to be extruded similar to how it is in a text letter like the letter o.
Darryl
13 years ago
Andrew, I notice in your tutorial that your???re using Element ver. 1.0.323 instead of ver.1.0.322. Is there another update? Thanks
mc01
13 years ago
Very cool!

FYI - Your jet model is an F-18, which is flown exclusively by the Navy/Marines, but it has the US Air Force logo on the tail ... That's sure to upset SOMEbody when it shows up on screens all over the place
13 years ago
http://www.govexec.com/defense/2009/08/air-force-urged-to-consider-navy-f-18s/29710/

As you could read from this article written in 2009 the air force was actually considering using the F18 for many reasons. Most of which was that the other planes that they use cost too much and are starting to have airframe problems. The F18 was proposed as an alternative a long time ago. As well, the air force could very cheaply purchase F18's and if need be the combined branches of the U.S. Could practice implementing a joint strike fighter program with current fighter plane tech to test out the feasibility before committing to a new joint strike fighter program for all branches.
As well, you forget that AK and VC work for Hollywood and they make what the customer/director wants them to make. So have a little faith that they are doing exactly what their customer wants them to do.
mc01
13 years ago
Umm, that's nice, but hypothetical and totally irrelevant.
The AF doesn't fly this plane, and won't any time soon, so the texture is incorrect. This is not an artistic license issue - it's like painting "Toyota" on a Corvette or vice versa.

It's an easily fixable but very obvious inaccuracy on an otherwise great model they haven't yet sold (but are planning to), which is why I pointed it out. It actually makes the model/texture LESS useful to customers who might need or care about greater accuracy, whereas fixing it would make no difference to people who wouldn't care anyway. I couldn't use that jet as-is for my job without fixing it first (or else getting laughed at).

Besides, the whole point of taking weeks to create photo-realistic 3D objects in great detail (and they've done an awesome job) is to integrate them seamlessly & make them (within reason) look believable. Why leave in an obvious mistake when you haven't yet released the product?
13 years ago
They'll be fully customizable so you can put any decal on them!
mc01
13 years ago
Cool - well there ya go then
Thanks
CagdasK
13 years ago
Awesome tutorials Andrew. Thank you.
13 years ago
Let's go back to putting some finishing touches on a logo treatment.

Hilarious.
vinza
13 years ago
this plugin is awesome, cant figure any better ae plugin than this one,some how it feels like havin 3d max right into ur after effect
13 years ago
Someone forgot to edit the "Beyond the Basics" tutorial at the end. Several takes of the same thing were left in. No biggie, though. Thanks for all the great stuff!!
13 years ago
Should be fixed!
Eric
13 years ago
Andrew,

I really have been enjoying the tutorials, fantastic product. If there is one thing that I would really love to see is how to integrate Element in to a tracked scene. I left a comment the other day in one of the blogs but I think it got buried. In that post, I mentioned the Foundry tracker but I think the CS6 Camera Tracker integration with Element would be a great tutorial. The example I used is, imagine if you will, you are facing a dude with a gun, he fires, muzzle flash comes out (from action essentials of course), an Element 3D bullet comes toward you, then in to time freeze as camera begins to pan around one side.

I was working on a sample of this when I found I didn't know how to keep the Element Bullet tracking with the CS6 tracking null/camera. I was hoping maybe I could just freeze it and pic whip to camera.

I imagine this is something many would enjoy seeing.

Appreciate it. (Also posted in tutorials section in forum).

Eric
Kirk Productions
13 years ago
Great Andrew! You forced me to open again Blender after the long time. Thnx.
Jovica
13 years ago
Why when I click OK with some 3D model in composition it shows me only black screen!? (Sorry for bad English)
13 years ago
Contact support and we can help troubleshoot. Thanks.
mahmoud
13 years ago
yes same here
Sam
13 years ago
Is there a link to the help page anywhere on this site, other than in blog posts? I can't even find one on the Element product page.
13 years ago
It is currently inside of the Plug-in but we will be adding it other places as well.
Ryan
13 years ago
Hi Andrew, element works fine when I open it, but as soon as I click on a model, After Effects crashes. I also can't see the environment or the icons for choosing different environment maps.

My computer is iMac 2011
i7-2006S 2.80 GHz
AMD Radeon HD 6770M
12GB RAM
Windows 7 64bit

After Effects CS5.5

Please Help
Tobi0688
13 years ago
Andrew i can use plugin on my two computers? on this same license?
Christian Michael
13 years ago
I did with no issues other than one system isnt as strong as the other.
Tobi0688
13 years ago
I'm sorry but I do not understand this sentence,
Christian Michael
13 years ago
in other words yes you can use it on two computers. but if you have one computer better than the other, you will get dif results.
Tobi0688
13 years ago
thx U soo much
Christian Michael
13 years ago
Thats of course IF you own both the computers and NOT boot legging the products on the internet. otherwise your system gets infected with the dreaded virus....Windows Vista!
pista
12 years ago
this is really interesting question since I bought the license on a different computer.
Christian Michael
13 years ago
What's nice about watching this tutorial is after having Element for a week (give or take an hr) i knew most of what Andrew touched on. This isn't meant in a big headed way, but more to show if you take the time to go through the plug in, its pretty easy to learn and that's only a huge complement to its makers. Good job gang on making it user friendly:0)
13 years ago
That's great to hear! We tried to make it easy to use but a reference is always nice. More tutorials on the way.
Christian Michael
13 years ago
You are all more than welcome. Although it was nice to see how its pos to animate lights inside the plug in. I hadn't worked that out yet lol
13 years ago
thanks andrew! Element 3D was worth buying!
JayDee
13 years ago
Hey Andrew! Noone ever looked in a manual or helpscreen.) That's my experience as a programmer.

But nice try Keep up the good work.
The_Man
13 years ago
Great work, but i gotta tell you Andrew: you are getting a little sloppy in the edits in the tutorials. I have heared you say the same thing in about 5 different ways in a couple of seconds hehe.
Drink more coffee
13 years ago
Ya... I know.
Eric
13 years ago
I will gladly take a couple things said twice in the interest of getting more tutorials. I heard a couple too, like "Take 2", ha but all good, funny, fantastic tutorials.
Eric
13 years ago
your new videos are taking much more time to load
why is that?
Weezer
13 years ago
If it only it was working on my machine

Bug fix please!!
13 years ago
Make sure that you have updated to the latest drivers for your GPU. This fixed my crash issue and I hear it's been a good fix for a ton of other users.
13 years ago
Nice information, helpful to know and im excited to hear about the future packs too! Can't wait to get enough saved for Element. It's really cool to have all this great information about Element and even VC's other products so that we can really get to understand them, in order to work with them correctly and create amazing results, not just amazing, but ground-breaking, revolutionary, I don't know just plain good! and much BEYOND...
13 years ago
I don't have enough money yet, but I can't wait to use Element 3D and make great videos with this awesome plugin!!

Anderson Rohr,
http://youtube.com/AndersonRohr
Bob Hemphill
13 years ago
Andrew and Crew,

First, thanks the hard work.

Second, are there any licensing issues with the models or shaders for the use of Element 3D in generating animations for the stock video clip market?

Thanks, Bob
Graham
13 years ago
Bob - Here is the licensing agreement for for Element 3D Plugin and Related Materials (models, shaders etc...)

https://www.videocopilot.net/assets/public/misc/3D_Products_License_Agreement.pdf

I'm sure you'll find what your looking for in there.
Bob Hemphill
13 years ago
Graham, are you connected with Video Copilot?
Graham
13 years ago
I am not, but VC has that posted everywhere you'll find products of Element 3D
Bruno Silveira
13 years ago
Awesome!! like always. Thanks a lot. Element ROCKS!!!!!
13 years ago
I'm loving the plugin Andrew, but with this great plugin comes a huge amount of questions. For example, I have a high detailed model and I want to animate more than 5 parts of the model, then is there a way to add groups to Element 3D(TM)?
The second question I have is that will there be a machines pack where are some models of cars, planes, jets, helicopters etc.?

Thanks.
13 years ago
Replying to the first question.
Since you can only use 5 groups, but is there a way to add groups?
Farshad
13 years ago
very Cool thank you very much man
Willmer Wonsang
13 years ago
I am getting a new Windows laptop soon now I know what to look for so I could run Element 3D!
sebastian
13 years ago
why a laptop get a desktop they are cheaper and faster
unless you want a workstation but those are very expensive
tuelshed
13 years ago
I am getting so much out of this plug-in. Really enjoying it. Keep the tutorials coming.
umidd
13 years ago
cool! i'll buy this collection.
Harshana rasanga
13 years ago
awesome im suffering to buy this.. still collecting money.. good luck guyz
henry
13 years ago
AWESOME TUTORIALS ANDREW
thanks a lot
Willmer Wonsang
13 years ago
Great information. Thank you so much for a much needed product.