#aftereffects #3Dintro #aftereffectstutorial There are several ways to create 3D Metal Text inside After Effects. Some require plugins, some don't However, most of them require a bit of time to set everything up, like creating the Extrusion, Adding the Texture, adding lights, reflections, etc., etc., In this video, we will create a very quick but convincing 3D metal text in 3 minutes without using any plugins. This technique is useful especially when you are in a really tight schedule.. Expression to Link the CC Radial Blur Effect to a Null to create the fake 3DExtrusion: Alt Click the CC radial blur center parameter and write the expression thisComp.layer("Null").toComp([0,0,0]); Make sure you replace the "Null" in the above expression with the name of your Null Object You can use this expression whenever you want to drive/link a 2D value with a 3D value/3D Null ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Outro Music: Track: Johnning - WHAT THE HELL [NCS Release] Music provided by NoCopyrightSounds. Watch: https://youtu.be/Mhp2W3O_cXU Free Download / Stream: https://ncs.io/WHATTHEHELL