What is Trapcode Form 2

Words dissolve into sand, a logo catches on fire, and now 3D sequences explode into particles. Form 2 keeps the beautiful organic shapes that you love while adding amazing 3D object support and powerful Particular 2 controls. Form is useful for creating a wide range of effects such as organic flowing patterns, complex geometric 3D structures, audio-driven animations, fire-like animations and 3D grid structures.

Give your base form endless 3D possibilities by importing OBJ models, OBJ sequences or starting with our professionally designed presets. Supercharge the form with popular Particular features like Textured Polygon particles and Shading for AE lights. Form 2 has tools that work for the high-end motion designer, the professional VFX compositor and every artist in between. With its reorganized interface and better integration into After Effects, Form has grown alongside your creative needs.

Quickstart for Form 2

Form is a grid-based 3D particle system where the particles have eternal life. The particles do not get born, live and die like in a regular particle system. Instead they exist and can be affected by a number of different maps and fields that make them move around and animate over certain properties.

It is easy to get started with Form 2. Choose a preset to start playing with the settings, and moving about your new form in 3D space.

1. Launch After Effects.
2. Create a new composition (Ctrl/Cmd-N).
3. Create new comp-sized Solid layer (Ctrl/Cmd-Y). This solid should never be moved from center to move the form around. Instead, use the controls inside the effect.
4. Apply Effects> Trapcode> Form 2 to the solid.
5. Apply a preset from the Animation Presets menu, for example, choose 'tf_Flight_loop3s'. This will get your project started quickly.
6. (Optional) Create a camera: Layer>New>Camera.