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SOFTWARE REVIEW

Helium 3D Motion Design Plugin

FEATURES

Import 3D models Volume render 3D animated text 3D terrains Splines

+ PROS

Affordable

Simple yet powerful workflow

Efficient and quick

- CONS

You need After Effects to use it

Limited built-in 3D model library

SPLINES

Helium lets you extrude along a spline path, perfect for animated text or similar applications. Using one of their preset extrude paths and built-in materials, artists can customise a really nice output. With an animated offset the extruded spline becomes dynamic and appears before the viewer over time. This works well for bringing motion into your scenes.

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