3d shapes

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3d shapes

Hi,

how can I create a 3d shape? For example in powerpoint I can create a box or cube very easy....any idea?

Intel iMac 20" 2GB 500GB 256ATI, Mac OS X (10.4.8), iPod 4GB Nano and 60GB Video. All white except for my black M$ mouse

Posted on Oct 6, 2006 12:42 PM

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Answer 1

Kyn Drake

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Oct 6, 2006 1:01 PM in response to Massimo Capoccia

No, I was going to try to create a 3D cube in Keynote once and gave up on it as the tools just weren't available to make it easy.

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Answer 2

Oct 7, 2006 2:16 AM in response to Kyn Drake

thanks, this is a big gap for keynote. 3D shapes are badly needed!

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Answer 3

Tulse

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Oct 10, 2006 6:26 AM in response to Massimo Capoccia

If you're desperate, you can use the 3D charting capabilities to create cubes -- simple create a bar chart with only one value, make it 3D, then turn off the legend, grid lines, values, etc. You'll be left with a single isolated cube. This isn't ideal, since adjusting it is a pain, but it's doable.

All that said, the existence of 3D charts suggests that Apple has worked out how to do 3D shapes easily in Keynote, and I would imagine that more general 3D shape capabilities will be seen shortly.

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