This helps you steer away from a template look. While these presets are plug-and-play, they’re very customizable. For this example, I’ll create some animated text. The top section shows you quick links to the main sections of creator and modifier effects. After applying the effect, a preset window will automatically launch. One thing that makes Helium so user-friendly is the vast number of included presets. You can rename, duplicate, stack, and even pre-comp Helium effects to create some incredibly complex scenes, all within After Effects. With the solid selected, go to Effects > Helium > Add Helium Effects.First, you’ll need to create a new solid that fits the size of your comp.Modifier effects are things like Material, Cloners, Transform, Scatter, and Procedural. Creator effects include Model, Primitive, Extrude, Spline, Terrain, Scroll, and Mirror. These are broken down into two main categories – Creator effects and Modifier effects. It has presets for creating 3D terrain, splines, icons, text, and even paper rollouts. The more I looked into Helium’s features, the more I was convinced that it was somehow explicitly designed for me and my cartographic endeavors. “Helium’s purpose is to easily apply 3D effects without learning a new 3D software…”
This comment on from the creator sealed the deal for me: It allows users to quickly and easily create high-quality 3D animations, all without having to leave After Effects. That’s why I was incredibly excited to see Helium drop onto the scene late last year. Unfortunately, this wasn’t the case for me. When dedicating several hours a day to learn something, it’s nice to see even a little return on that investment. Add juggling freelance gigs with family and personal responsibilities to that, and you quickly realize how time is a precious commodity. It takes a while to see even a little progress. Naturally, learning a 3D program from scratch is a serious time investment. Unfortunately, my passion for Blender was never ignited over the course of this month. I did so with the hopes of sparking an interest in the program. Late last year, I set aside two hours a day for thirty days in an attempt to learn Blender, the popular (and free) 3D application. These are especially difficult things to create in After Effects. These requests include terrain, 3D paths, and detailed 3D elements such as buildings and points of interest. I specialize in cartographic animations, and lately I’ve been receiving requests to create some pretty complex 3D visualizations. While Adobe After Effects is my tool of choice as a freelance motion designer, I’ve wanted to add a proper 3D program to my tool belt. Check out the new Helium plugin if you’re looking to add some extra depth to your next After Effects animation.
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