Re: Object reveal??

I've done similar things like this before using booleans.....

You use a large invisible (boolean visibilty switches turned off) boolean object that completely envelpos the object to be revealed...then you animate the position of the boolean o that it starts to move away from the object to be revealed...As the object being revealed moves outside of the boolean object, that portion becomes visible...

The cool thing about this method, is that you can use a rough surface on the boolean object, and that rough profile will be transferred to the object being revealed at the intersection of the tow...If you animate the surface of the bolean object or rotate it or whatever, then this rough intersection will change as the object is being revealed....giving a very organic look to the reveal...

Also, another cool thing about using the boolean method, is that where the intersection occurs, any material applied to the boolean object, will be visible at the intersection...YOu gan make it look like the intersection is on fire or glowing or whatever.....

Also, when using the gradient alpha method, the reveal, leaves the object being revealed hollow until the reveal is complete.....With the bboolean method, the intersection is always closed, gving a sense of volume to the object being revealed, as well as the different texture...

Have fun...

Mark Simpson