Make a node so one can write text on a skewed 3D surface . .

[jasperbrooks79]

Describe the project you are working on

A Tomb raider, exploration game, or so . .

Describe the problem or limitation you are having in your project

Okay, this is tough . . I have some 2D UI elements, that look like ' 3D objects ', and I really need to be able to print text on them . . Here's an example . .

I can make them, as a 3D object, and place it in front of the screen, or the camera . . But, that will mean that all the text has to be written into images, and be difficult to edit later, and having the text in var string, is a lot cooler . . I don't know if this is difficult to make, but I was hoping it was possible to have something like this, where one can place the four points, on a 2D element, and then the text gets ' projected ' on the surface, from strings, instead of having 2000 images, that have to be re-made, to fix any errors in the text, later, so on . .

Describe the feature / enhancement and how it helps to overcome the problem or limitation

Well, just a new Node 2D, that one can 'write' text on, and where one can create perspective, by moving the four corners, so the text is ' written ' on that, or so . . maybe it's really a 3D node, but I want my UI to be pixel perfect, and hope it COULD be a 2D node, Thanks . .

Describe how your proposal will work, with code, pseudo-code, mock-ups, and/or diagrams

So, one can place each corner, so one can get this effect . .

That's all . . <3

If this enhancement will not be used often, can it be worked around with a few lines of script?

It can made in 3D, by making each image in Blender, with text on it, but later editing becomes a problem, fixing grammar errors, or 'bad' dialogue, etc . . Especially important, since my game is text heavy, lots of dialogue, etc . . . Thanks . .

Is there a reason why this should be core and not an add-on in the asset library?

Well, not sure, I think it's missing, that's all . . But, maybe it should be an add-on, don't really know, sorry . . .

[volzhs]

are you looking for this?
https://github.com/godotengine/godot-demo-projects/tree/master/viewport/gui_in_3d

[Zireael07]

To add to what @volzhs said, you can use Labels in those viewports, not just sprites/images. So there's no problem to have text in your gui in 3d, in fact I do it lots of times in my projects :)

[Calinou]

In 2D, this can also be achieved using a custom shader or the Skew property in 4.0.

[Zireael07]

Do we have a label for proposals that are essentially 'improve docs to make certain things clearer'? That's like the fourth or fifth proposal for things that are already offered by Godot but are a bit obscure to newcomers...

[Calinou]

Do we have a label for proposals that are essentially 'improve docs to make certain things clearer'?

Use the godot-docs issue tracker for that 🙂

That said, I think the 3D use case is already well-covered by the GUI in 3D demo. As for the 2D skew shader, it would be better served by an add-on.

[clayjohn]

I think a demo using decals to display text on 3D surfaces would be helpful. Its one thing to display text on a quad using a ViewportTexture and its another thing to add bits of text dynamically to regular objects like in the image in the original post.

[Calinou]

Superseded by #3219.