I'm not sure I understand exactly what you're looking for K1. I plan on rewriting this script using techniques I'm developing in the Logo Toolbox script.

If you can provide some manual steps, it would help me understand what you're getting at and I can probably incorporate it into the rewrite.

Thanks!

I'm with Rod on this one. How do you locate the script in gimp once you've downloaded it?

If you download the script from GIMP Scripts, you can click details to see the menu location of the script.

Thanks. I was looking in the wrong place.

3D Extrusion Release V2.0 has been rewritten from the ground up.

This script extrudes the image or selection in a given layer. Supports bump mapping & extrusion via 2D drawable transform.

Extrude An Arbitrary Selection Within A Layer
All Relevant Bump Map Options Now User Configurable
Option To Add End Cap
Option To Create Pattern Overlay
Option To Merge Visible Layers
Compatible With GIMP 2.6.x & GIMP 2.8.x





Extruded By Selection


Download the update from GIMP Scripts.

Future releases will include Layer Group support and smart re-sizing, but as it stands now, you'll need to ensure your image canvas has room for the extrusion.

Thank you,

What's "End Cap"?

I asked the same question Carlos. It is the top layer after you run the script that you can use to make more changes.
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Yes. Adding an End Cap will direct the script to make another copy of the original selection and add that back to the stack, which is what I'm calling the End Cap. This is so you can keep it above the extrusion and manipulate it, for effect. Here I've color shifted the end cap.



By default, the script keeps the original layer/selection and adds an extrusion layer. Now that I think about it though, I might need to add another merge option to better facilitate workflow and possibly have an option to knock out the selection from original layer. Merge visible alone is probably not enough.

Molly & GnuTux, thanks for the answer.

This script is phenomenal Tux.

Thanks for the script Tux,

Thinking of a possible addition, to have a fade out option, basically each layer duplicated would have a slightly lower opacity than the last, maybe if possible a setting could be added for the amount of fade i.e. 50% or 100% fade.

saw this sign the other day, it was 3d lettering on a wall but the reflection was going back into the wall plus it had a slight drop shadow. Just trying to recreate the effect...



I've achieved the reflection by creating different length extrusions and setting the opacity of each layer to 10.

You're welcome Graechan and Thanks, Rod. A few more tweaks and this script should be good to go. Maybe some kind of perspective option would be useful.

@He4rty - I think that's a great idea. I'll add it to the next release.

Nice Tux; would also be cool to have a point zoom option (as in motion blur) or not.

Nice results, Lyle. I'm not sure what you mean by a point zoom. How would that work?

A quicky (and not pretty), but here's what I'm talking about Tux.

That is really pretty text Lyle.