step-by-step : Lattice Deformers

 

1) Lattice Deformers:

  1. Short Definition

    A lattice deformer surrounds a deformable object with a lattice that you can manipulate to change the object's shape.
    A lattice is a structure of points for carrying out free-form deformations on any deformable object. To create deformation effects, you edit the lattice by moving, rotating, or scaling the lattice structure, or by directly manipulating the lattice points. In general, you create effects by editing any of the lattice deformer's attributes.

  2. Influence lattice and base lattice

    A lattice deformer includes two lattices: an influence lattice and a base lattice. By itself, the term "lattice" typically refers to the influence lattice. You create deformation effects by editing or animating the influence lattice. The lattice deformer's effect is based on any difference between the base lattice's lattice points and the influence lattice's lattice points. By default, the base lattice is hidden so that you can focus on manipulating the influence lattice. However, remember that the deformation effect depends on the relationship between the influence lattice and the base lattice.

  3. The Create Lattice Menu

    The Create Lattice Menu is found in the "Deformer"-Menu in the "Animation" Menugroup

2) Applying a Lattice Deformer to a polySphere

  1. Create a polySphere

  2. keep the resulting polySphere selected and apply a lattice box

  3. Result on the 3D-view



  4. Result in the Hypergraph



  5. Edit the Lattice box by moving single control points



  6. Move the polySphere through the lattice deformer




3) Applying a Lattice Deformer to a Text

  1. Create a polyText

  2. keep the resulting object selected and apply a lattice box with the following settings



  3. Result on the 3D-view



  4. Edit the control points of the lattice box



  5. Animate the Text through the lattice deformer and create a movie:

 

 

 

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