# 3d Laser Writing with smoke and flare

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-laser-writing-with-smoke-and-flare/213365>\
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**Created:** [January 18, 2007, 11:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-laser-writing-with-smoke-and-flare/213365 "2007-01-18T23:05:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![DavidOrtiz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@DavidOrtiz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DavidOrtiz)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2007, 11:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-laser-writing-with-smoke-and-flare/213365/1 "2007-01-18T23:05:45Z")

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HI guys, I’ve been obsessed with this effect for months now and have tried to figure out how to do it in 3ds,c4d, lightwave and I never really pull it off.

I’m hoping someone has an idea of how to do this:

basically i want to choose text, have like a burning flare appear as if it’s carving or etching it into a floor(stage or whatever), and have smoke disperse as the text is being written?

i saw a lightwave tutorial once that required to have a tablet to capture to writing motion but i dont have a tablet.

any ideas?