Change the shading color from black to any color you want by clicking the “Color” menu. Drag the light source on the sphere to change the position of the direct light source. With shading selected, click the “More Options” button and use the appropriate menus to set the light intensity from the main light source, the amount of ambient lighting and the number of blend steps used. You can then click the bevel options to select a bevel height and decide if the bevel is extended out from the object or cut into the object.Ĭlick the “Surface” menu to select the type of shading, no shading or a wire-frame object. Skip to Step 4.Ĭlick the “Extrude Depth” menu in the Extrude & Bevel window to select how deep the object will be by dragging the slider or typing a value in the text field.Ĭlick the “Bevel” menu to add a beveled effect to the object if desired. A 90-degree angle makes it look like quarter piece of cake. For example, a rectangle with a 360-degree angle forms a disk much like a piece of cake. Type a value from “0” to “360” to change the angle of revolution or drag the angle line in the icon. This makes the object appear closer or more distant.Ĭlick the first “Cap” icon to create a solid object or the second icon to make the object hollow.Ĭlick the “Angle” menu if you are using the Revolve option, otherwise skip to the next step. The first field rotates the object along the x-axis, the second along the y-axis and the third along the z-axis.Ĭlick the “Perspective” menu to change the perspective lines on the depth of the object. Alternatively, type numbers in the three text fields beside the cube.

Rotate the thumbnail shape while watching the object in the main window to select the angle of depth. Click “Revolve” to add depth by expanding the object into a circular shape, such as changing a square into a disk or wedge.Ĭlick the “Preview” check box. Click the “Stroke Color” icon to set the color for the sides of the object when depth is added to it.Ĭlick the “Effect” menu and select “3D.” Click “Extrude & Bevel” to add depth behind the object, such as changing a square to a cube.

Click the “Fill Color” icon in the Toolbox to change the color of the object.

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