Spinning 3D Text         By Joe Brewer First off, start by clicking on the spline polygon button (hold it down to bring up all the other options)then go to the very top and choose "vertical text button"... If you want to change your text, right click on the spline button.. hold it down then go to the vertical text and let go. Once you have the typed text you want, click on the "object tool"    to select it. To make the text 3D you need to "sweep"  . Now you need to center the axis by clicking on the button that looks like this  Once you have centered the axis it is time to animate it. Click on the "animation tool button"   click on the "record key"  . Then click on the "advance to next frame" button    about 10 times (It all depends on how fast you want it to spin.) Right click on the "object tool"    this will bring up the "object info box". Now, change the "Y" rotation to "90" (if you want to spin it the other way choose "-90") then click on the "advance to next frame" button    another ten times. Now change the y rotation 90 MORE, in this case to 180. Repeat those steps TWO more times, each time adding 90 to the y rotation. Now hit the "Play" button,   and watch your animation! You're done - just render the scene to a file. Here's an example I did  Created by Joe Brewer http://www.geocities.com/soho/cafe/5538/index.html escapepro@geocities.com          Tutorials Index