- [Instructor] Elsewhere in the course
we've seen how we can take some type,
convert it to a symbol and then map it
to a 3D object.
Here, I want the type itself to be the 3D object
and to create a symbol that we can map to that object.
The symbol is something as simple,
and it works best when it's simple,
a series of colored stripes.
So I've created this artwork, six alternating color stripes,
I'm going to make it into a symbol
by dragging it onto the symbols panel.
I can now delete this instance of the symbol
that is on the art board.
I'll choose my type.
Effect, 3D, extrude and bevel.
I'll set the extrude depth to 100 points
and the surface to no shading.
Then I'll click on map art.
Because this is a slab serif typeface
it's going to have more surfaces than a sans serif,
28 in fact.
The first surface is the front.
So I'll move to the second, that's the rear.
I also want that to just be in the solid color.
So now to the third surface and I'll choose the symbol.
In all cases, I will scale to fit.
So I just repeat this choosing scale to fit.
I'll spare you having to watch me do that another 24 times
and just come back to the example that we started with.
Now here, I'm using a different symbol
which is why it's in a different color.
Another point I want to make is that
so long as the 3D object remains live,
i.e. so long as you don't expand it,
if you edit the symbol it will update in place.
So I'll come to the symbols panel
and choose the symbol that is applied
to this piece of artwork,
drag that out onto my art board,
and then come and choose edit symbol.
This takes me to the symbol editing mode
and I'm just going to do something
as simple as change the colors.
I'll now leave symbol editing mode
and you can see that that will update on the letter.
If it doesn't, it might need a prompt.
You might need to just select the artwork
and then come to the appearance panel,
click on the effect and that should force it to update.