3D Boxes
Posted on 19. Dec, 2007 by tutorials007 in Photoshop Tutorials 25,745 views

In this tutorial you will learn how to make cool looking 3D boxes in Photoshop
1. Create a new document with a proportions like in picture below

2. Now, create a new layer.
Go to Filter -> Render -> 3D Transform

3. Grab the Cube tool (M) from the toolbox at the transform window.

Make a couple of cubes like shown on picture, by holding left mouse button and pulling your mouse in some direction.

4. Grab the Trackball tool (R) from the toolbox of your transform window.Ž

Click on your cubes and by holding left mouse button pressed and pulling your mouse rotate your cubes.

5. Hit “OK” button and see what you get. I got this

6. Now you can colorize them by pressing CTRL + U, and you can change your background color also.
Here’s another example

and that’s it!
You can download a psd file at the download section.
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Kort
19. Dec, 2007
Very nice fresh technique. Good for backgrounds & artwork. Many thanks!
admin
19. Dec, 2007
Thank you for your support.
Photoshop Tutorials
26. Dec, 2007
Great and hell easy technique, thanks for sharing.
tutorials007
26. Dec, 2007
no prob…thank you for supporting…
bigpapaJ
05. Jan, 2008
This might sound like a dumb question but does it matter what version of Photoshop is being used? I have CS2 and I can’t even find the 3D Transform function.
David
05. Jan, 2008
Yes bigpappaJ,
The 3D transform function is only in the professional(or the higher version) of CS3.
tutorials007
05. Jan, 2008
Nope, the earlier versions of photoshop had it too. Photoshop 7.0.1 has a 3D transform function.
Web Design Stoke
05. Jan, 2008
Great tut I love this cube feature on CS3 – saves shed loads of time!
Watch Reaper Online
05. Jan, 2008
very abstract looking cubes! thank you for the tutorial.
chris fitzgerald
05. Jan, 2008
Call me a stickler, but shouldn’t the first line in a tutorial be one that tells what versions of the program it works with? You have to go all the way to comments? Boy that’s a real time saver. And then to see conflicting answers. Answer me this boy blunder. Where in the menus is the 3D transform tool in CS2?
tutorials007
05. Jan, 2008
Well mr stickler why don’t you try to find out f it exist? Like other visitors here. I do not use CS2 and I don’t know if it exists.
Ooops I forgot, you never heard for PS 7, PS CS3…and other versions of PS…tup!
Adam
05. Jan, 2008
Photoshop CS2 is by far the best in my opinion! CS3 is a big no no, in my eyes. Far too unstable.
tutorials007
05. Jan, 2008
I’m still using version 7.0.1. I kinda fall in love with it
But I have CS2 and CS3…
marc
08. Jan, 2008
i have cs3 but i don’t have the 3d Transform Tool..is this plugin downloadable?? thanks~~
tutorials007
08. Jan, 2008
I wouldn’t know, I wrote this tutorial at Photoshop 7.0.1 version.
Maybe someone else who’s using cs3 version would know.
Cantona
09. Jan, 2008
3D Transform is not included in CS versions of PS.You have to go here: http://www.freeflashmenu.com/3dtransform.htm and download and install by yourself.
Regards!
P.S.
Nice tutorial
tutorials007
09. Jan, 2008
Thanks Cantona for a link, and for your support!
Curious
11. Jan, 2008
Just curious about the whole download things?
Since none of the “good guys” use pirate-software – it is and has been in every CS photoshop… Its in the install CD..
* [CD-drive letter]:\Goodies\Optional Plug-Ins\Filters
* There you will find the file: “3D Transform.8BF”
* Or just search for the file from your install CDs
3D transform IS included in CS versions of Photoshop.
Bigg Smoke
17. Jan, 2008
Thank you very much tutorials 007, y’all did save me a hell of a time!!! –Bigg Smoke
tutorials007
18. Jan, 2008
Thank you Bigg Smoke
vjfactor
23. Jan, 2008
mr.curious as u said i searched for it every where but there is nothing called 3D Transform.8BF
tutorials007
23. Jan, 2008
You can download it free from http://www.freeflashmenu.com/3dtransform.htm
bakazero
27. Jan, 2008
Wow, I thought that Photoshop can’t make 3D things…
Thx for sharing…
Nightfirecat
05. Feb, 2008
Wow… That’s amazingly easy… Can’t do it right now, but I’ll be using this in the future.
Thanks,
Night
The one that has a clue
15. Feb, 2008
OK people here are talking nonsense, so here goes:
The Plug-in is included in 7, CS and CS2
IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN CS3!! Looks like Adobe discontinued this plug-in. If you happen to have older versions of Photoshop you can get the 8BF file from the Goodies directory, drop it in the filters directory of your Photoshop CS3 Installation and have fun.
CS3 now has special 3D layers that you can create by importing 3D models (generic files like obj), but that’s not the same thing, and you do need to have some sort of 3D program like Blender, Maya, Max, XSI or others in order to create the 3D geometry before you can import it into Photoshop.
Alcides
10. Jun, 2008
I installed 3d transform plug in but it wonr work in the menu
clair Staples
10. Jul, 2008
2. Now, create a new layer.
Go to Filter -> Render -> 3D Transform
I have CS extended and this path does NOT exist
Perhaps your instructiona are in error
Umer Mohammad!
04. Oct, 2008
Asalam_U_Alikum! to every one. Well guys i cannot make this thing. Got PS 7.0 & do have 3D transform as well, but after making these cubes i just don’t get any thing on the layer can any one help?
Jay
07. Jan, 2009
Downloading and installing the 3DTransform.8bf file into CS3 filters folder does not work. I even changed the extension on the file to read “.plugin” like the other plug ins. I went to the GET INFO screen and changed the “open with” field to Photoshop CS3.
I spent at least an hour and half researching this. Unless I’m dong something wrong, there is no way to get the 3D transform tool for CS3 that I could find.
(at least on the MAC platform).
Jay
07. Jan, 2009
BLAH
Shame on you Adobe.
Naveed
23. Jan, 2009
Hey.! Were Can I Install 3D Transform Tell Me Plzz..???
Flying Turtle
02. Mar, 2009
the plugin from the download link does work. once you install it in the correct photoshop folder, close down photoshop if it is open, restart it and plugin is available make sure you are in RGB mode that plugin will not work in CMYK mode. Once you are in the filter interface make aany shape you will see the wireframe of the shape, rotate the shape untill you see grey shading instead of wireframes, for some reason the plugin shows only wireframs in CS3 untill you rotate the shapes. Once you see the grey shapes go ahead and ok it and your done!
Dodo
12. Mar, 2009
The 3D Transform plugin stopped being developed at version 7.0. Using it with newer versions or on newer OS, then was available and supported for 7.0 is at your own discretion.
On the Mac side, the plug-in was never updated to run natively on Mactel systems (only loads when Ps runs in Rosetta). I’m not sure it was foolproof on PPC under OSX. On PC, running it under Vista is probably problematic, and it won’t load in 64-bit Ps CS4.
Webagentur
14. Apr, 2009
Wow, that tutorial has me very helped.
Sam
17. May, 2009
Where can I download the 3d transform plugin for mac?
Every download I have tried is not compatible?? Any suggestions?
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Jason E Jones
28. Dec, 2009
That tip about switching over to RGB to get the plugin to work was great. I was trying to render 3D in CMYK and was feeling really stupid as to why it wouldn’t work. Thanks for the Advice Flying Turtle.