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# Yes but you need a 3d object to apply the layer on to.
(, Sat 27 Sep 2008, 13:45, archived)
# Nonono, it generates the object too.
I know it USED to be in photoshop, but I've not found it because I've not been looking for it. It was used in PS7, so I can't imagine it disappearing so soon.
(, Sat 27 Sep 2008, 13:48, archived)
# I reckon you're thinking of the "3d transform" filter
which works by deforming the layer's contents so that it appears to wrap onto a 3d shape. Once you apply the transformation, that's that, it's a flat 2d render, not an object.
Ashally the 3d transform filter is longer installed with CS3, although it's still tucked away in the extras and you can install it yourself if you want.
CS3 though has true 3d model handling capability, so that you can rotate, scale, reposition, relight, and texture an imported 3d object in space without transforming it to a flat layer at any point.
(, Sat 27 Sep 2008, 13:55, archived)
# Aha, that must be what I was thinking of.
It was a pretty shitty feature really, but I couldn't remember it flattening the render.
(, Sat 27 Sep 2008, 13:56, archived)