3ds Text Editor Apr 2026

-- Function: Create or update text shape fn create3DText = ( if edt_text.text == "" then ( messageBox "Please enter some text." title:"3D Text Editor" return undefined )

-- Global reference to current text object local currentTextNode = undefined

currentTextNode = txt pb_status.value = 100 pb_status.color = green format "3D Text '%' created successfully\n" edt_text.text return txt )

-- Auto-update on spinner changes (optional – uncomment if needed) -- on spn_height changed val do updateText() -- on spn_depth changed val do updateText() -- on spn_bevel changed val do updateText() ) 3ds text editor

-- Function: Update existing text (recreate for simplicity) fn updateText = ( if currentTextNode != undefined then ( local oldPos = currentTextNode.pos local oldRot = currentTextNode.rotation local oldScale = currentTextNode.scale local newText = create3DText() if newText != undefined then ( newText.pos = oldPos newText.rotation = oldRot newText.scale = oldScale ) ) else create3DText() )

-- Function: Get available system fonts (populate dropdown) fn updateFontList = ( local fontNames = #() local fontFile = (getDir #fonts) + "\\*.ttf" local files = getFiles fontFile for f in files do ( local fontName = filenameFromPath f fontName = substring fontName 1 (fontName.count - 4) append fontNames fontName ) ddl_font.items = fontNames if fontNames.count > 0 then ddl_font.selection = 1 )

-- Create text shape local txt = text() txt.text = edt_text.text txt.font = ddl_font.selected txt.size = spn_height.value txt.kerning = spn_kerning.value txt.leading = 0 -- Function: Create or update text shape fn

if chk_center.checked then ( centerPivot txt txt.pivot = [0,0,0] )

-- Delete previous if exists if isValidNode currentTextNode then delete currentTextNode

-- Optional: Convert to Editable Poly for better control convertToPoly txt 3ds text editor

-- UI Actions on btn_create pressed do updateText() on ro3DTextEditor open do ( updateFontList() pb_status.value = 0 pb_status.color = yellow )

-- Convert to spline shape addModifier txt (Extrude()) local extrudeMod = txt.modifiers[#Extrude] extrudeMod.amount = spn_depth.value extrudeMod.bevelAmount = spn_bevel.value