How to make 3D Wireframe graphics in Adobe Illustrator

[@ladeedoodada]

If you're using Illustrator 2022 btw, the menu to do the third graphic is Effect > 3D and Materials > 3D (Classic) > Revolve (Classic)

[@ajhart7280]

lifesaver tysm

[@alfiefairs7323]

legend

[@joycegracia9134]

THANK YOU OMG

[@saladdays19]

why I can't find my 3D(Classic)???😢

[@ladeedoodada]

@@saladdays19 go to the top menu called "Effect" and go down to where it say "3D and Materials". There will be a pop up menu and at the bottom it says "3D (Classic)". You can also type it into the "Help" menu in the search bar and it will show you the location directly. Hope that helps!

[@thatswhenireachformyrevolv3595]

ive been looking for a tutorial like this for ages. tysm

[@iamepoke]

same

[@Dreadlabs]

Glad I could help!

[@PongNFriend]

me too

[@judemarino8914]

I know same, it's crazy that most of the big tutorial creators lack many of the things I look for

[@insta_725]

yeah i found similar tutorial but somehow it was harder to reproduce but yours is very clean and easier to understand

[@judemarino8914]

Bro I have been searching for this tutorial for a very long time, I watched your displacement map tutorial and saw this and I was so shocked and happy. Thank you

[@everydaynormalguy3194]

To add more lines first select the desired grid tool then simply click on the artboard > a dialogue box will appear > increase the number of horizontal & vertical dividers > click ok .

[@uhhhum]

hey do you know how I find the artboard or where I click to see this option please :-:

[@emnle7709]

@@uhhhumdouble click on the grid shape tool to select the dividers

[@MatheusOliveira-jf8dw]

There is another way and it looks great actually - Pick the rectangular grid tool - Draw a rectangle with as many lines and columns as you want - Select your grid to make it a SYMBOL (its the club icon on the right panel or your can go to WINDOW- SYMBOL) - Click NEW SYMBOL to save it (just add a name and click ok) - Make a circle, then with the DIRECT SELECTION TOOL (A) delete half of the circle - With your selected semi circle click EFFECT- 3D- REVOLVE - On the 3D revolve panel select MAP ART - Pick your symbol then hit SCALE TO FIT and INVISIBLE GEOMETRY and then ok - Choose your angles and pick, as a SURFACE, WIREFRAME - Now select your globe and click OBJECT- EXPAND APPEARANCE - Select your globe again and hit UNGROUP- UNGROUP- RELEASE CLIPPING MASK - Now you should have two faces of your globe, drag the top layer to the side and see the result

[@kevinzhou7843]

thanks！ very detailed!

[@maqqus_]

@@kevinzhou7843 This is gold man. This solves my problem as I don't want to see the insides of the 3D wireframe..

[@uwumind3828]

thank you so much, this was an excellent solution

[@l1p0v]

"The operation cannot complete because there isn't enough memory (RAM) available." Oh well sucks to be me 😊

[@Sjoerd9]

Awesome

[@_casg]

thanks dawg, i was scared of how to figure these out cause i have to make posters on quantum mechanics but you saved ya boy with this golden tutorial

[@Edueduuu888]

Finally a tutorial for this. How about the wireframe face/head

[@Dreadlabs]

I’ll be doing the basics of Cinema 4D for graphic designers soon!

[@Garzaenelaire]

Dude, your channel it's just pure fckn gold !. Thanks so much for this knowledge. Hope to be able to help you soon $$$ Dankeschönn !

[@carlharms8035]

thank you for these tutorials, such a huge help and makes learning illustrator so fun

[@passthelimejuice]

Great. Now I wish you had explained how to add more line frame density within each shape.

[@walrus3313]

doulbe click the tool icon, i think that's what you are looking for

[@ajeshpnair8277]

Bro, The exact tutorial i was looking for. Thank you so much 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@Dreadlabs]

Happy to help! Hope you'll enjoy the rest of my videos as much!

[@IanJones942]

For the wireframe globe - does the number of latitudinal lines change if the shape is bigger/smaller? How do I alter that if not?

[@oohMhax]

Thanks a lot! But how do you manage to add more "lines" to the 3rd graphic?

[@Dreadlabs]

I’m gonna be honest with you.. I have no idea. Let me see if I can find why and I’ll get back to you!

[@Dreadlabs]

Allright so what I could find out was that the more anchor points a shape has, the more lines it has. You can increase the number of anchor points by going to Object > Path > Add Anchor points.

[@regressionrecords2899]

@@Dreadlabs brilliant!

[@yansenchristian8408]

double click it

[@talitharose1769]

Add the stroke and you will get more lines

[@JacobIX99]

I just love this art style

[@golammorshed999]

bro thanks so much. dis video is tiless 3 years ltr n still great

[@vlada3236]

God grant you health! This is exactly what I was looking for!!! ❤️

[@leilanipatrick111]

Awesome tutorial. Was able to find your tip in the comments for adding more lines in the sphere. Worked perfectly, thanks!

[@minirican]

Just what I was looking for!

[@PixelChomp]

I appreciate how straight forward and helpful this was. Thank you.

[@datinoisgod]

Super awesome & Super Simple! The best tutorial on illustrator i saw. Thanks

[@domenicowisnui]

Thanks a lot, i've been looking this for so long

[@Dr.Kananga]

Thank you very much sir!

[@mohammedmokhtar8888]

genius man, you are a genius

[@pebbletrees]

pretty dope, thanks

[@Dreadlabs]

Glad you like it!

[@pnkxpinks3322]

im really thankful by yout tutorial thx!!

[@byangrykid]

my hero doesn't wear a cape

[@alpharex001]

This is exactly what i've been looking for

[@AbulKalam-hw2ri]

i love when he tests it out for us

[@julvc2748]

omg my guy this video unlocked so many new levels in my brain thank u

[@melissamcnair-lz2uw]

Wow I never would have thought it was that easy. Thanks ur the best I love ur work

[@bhanukadissanayake2499]

you are only one who dedicated a video how to use for this amazing tool.

[@riteshkoirala2607]

Still working as of today, ty!

[@innocentsana5708]

Very nice explanatory video!

[@hilfigerish6401]

Great videos as always bro!

[@shirazulchowdhury24]

thanks man this helped alot. subscribed!!

[@Dreadlabs]

Thanks for the sub! I hope you'll enjoy the channel!

[@cmonhappychicken5725]

So helpful! I will be watching more of your videos for sure :)

[@elizabeth4689]

straight to the point and easy to follow, thanks a lot!

[@certifiedkaii]

Thank you so much been looking for this video😊😊😊

[@lubostoev9924]

so dope, didn't know it's that easy. Thanks for sharing

[@osmanfullfullbarbari1192]

awesome bro thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@emirepiolita]

ME ENCANTA ESTE VIDEO!!! GRACIAS!!!

[@yenjungchen6969]

Thank you so much!

[@quickathletes]

the intro alone is worth watching

[@TomRaine]

thank you bro, this was fun and learned a lot

[@hugo2163]

Thank you!

[@dimensidesainstudio6443]

Thank you so much!! This is really helpful

[@weebo1926]

awesome vid, thanks!

[@burakeyi4100]

Great work !

[@tizianosummo2307]

Thank you for sharing, very useful! Do you know how to increase the number of concentric dividers and radial dividers in the 'Donats' you created? At the moment, there are only a few of these lines. Many thanks in advance 🙏🏼

[@InfiniteLightAura]

Another killer tutorial 🔥

[@victoriarichter5513]

That's soo helpful! Thank you for sharing!

[@mariogutierrez1019]

great tut man

[@crybabyiam]

i love this channel

[@simsi73horseL0verCastle6rower]

Thank you!! such valuable information

[@ganeshkolte8960]

This really helped thanks a lot!

[@lilixhan8810]

Duuuude you literally saved my liiiife thank youuuuuu

[@jhanyoutube]

this is awesome thanks so much!!

[@swandarkart2752]

dude you inspired me a lot ! thanks .

[@raunakrana1674]

You are a hero

[@killzann7757]

thank you, helped me so much!

[@namdevtalluru2306]

Thanks a lot. I am unable to envelop distort the perspective grid as it automatically turns into a 2X2 normal grid, as I use it. Could you help me with retaining the perspective rec. grid while envelop distorting?

[@FBI-bb3el]

this seems to be the case for me as well and it's very irritating

[@FBI-bb3el]

i hope he's going to respond to clarify things out. that would be a great help.

[@razycal970]

ye same

[@toastwiz]

Hey, you probably found a solution by now, but for anyone else who's wondering, you need to add a stroke to the grid.

[@spectro742]

I've tried following the steps to make a wireframe torus but it doubles up all the lines and I'm not sure why. I've just set it to wireframe and 360 degrees rotation...

[@tocmoc4603]

thanks a lot. your video is really helpful and easy to follow

[@МаксимСтуденикин-б4й]

Thanks! Real more alot of information.

[@byggabeats]

Very helpful. Again !

[@florianecht3034]

thank you for your videos

[@guilueders]

Thank u very much!

[@quocnhut]

thank you for your sharing

[@rodrigoArch]

Nice tutorial, thank you so much!

[@ewanywtan]

Yo Dreadlabs! for the first wirefram with the grid tool, when i use envelop mesh and move it around, it doesnt stick together, the lines on sticking on the sides go out of placee :(

[@Hey_Soos]

great tutorial!!

[@apostoloschristou4479]

Extremely helpful

[@AgronicWR600]

Nice tutorial

[@drivedownload3254]

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOUU! liked and subscribed! you help me reach the higherimagination!!

[@kiana6447]

Thank you so much for this!!

[@BClipsDesign]

Amazing Tutorial💗

[@sirblimpski1046]

Hello sir, I love your vids. Question can I add fonts w this?

[@briabridges8895]

Great video! Thanks!

[@Dreadlabs]

Glad I was able to help!

[@annawoodward6503]

Great video!

[@infographie]

Excellent

[@agnieszkamichalska7562]

I am so thankful

[@fardanfariha8443]

Just found this, thanks man

[@MohammadrezaAbbasgholiDoolabi]

Thanks a lot🙏🙏🙏

[@sleeplesszone450]

Hi, I'd like to create a warped 3d grid with arrows pointing in or out, vertical to each unit of the mesh. Do you know if and how I can make these arrows?

[@Dreadlabs]

Hey, not 100% sure, could you share a sketch on our discord? That way I can help you a bit better than in the comments here

[@theaineofanera369]

Thiss is so helpful thankss

[@win96614]

Cool tutorial, thx

[@jsg2156]

LOVE YOU BROTHER!

[@mahdimotallebi7207]

Great tutorial

[@keto9423]

Amazing. Thank you

[@richardbenson389]

Great video! Anyone know how to add more segments to the sphere before converting it to wireframes? I can't seem to figure out how to do that...

[@relaxationvibes958]

How do you change surface of 3d to wireframe in 11/2021???

[@Dreadlabs]

It’s under 3D Classic now, but there are some bugs at the moment when doing this sadly

[@Sssooooooooooooooon]

hello im doin first one but i can make trapezoid mesh. what can I do for now to make this? what button do I need to click to make trapezoid mesh? my version is 2024 cc ;)

[@cbradiooo]

Bro, you're destroying careers lol. That new Beeple.

[@Dreadlabs]

I wish I could compare to Beeple haha

[@Espermaschine]

Graphics design is 80% talent/inspiration and 20% knowing the tools. If this jeopardizes careers, the genie has been out of the bottle since the dawn of the internet. The hype copycat jumping on trains phenomena is probably the bigger problem.

[@cbradiooo]

Not yet. Not yet.

[@FrancescoPaggiaro]

cool, thanks for sharing

[@iqbalhakimboo5898]

Thank you bro!

[@T7Karou]

How do I add object into the curves? Like a planet in the spacetime curvature

[@iceybrice]

Something's happening at the envelope distort effect that's not doing it for me.

[@endre4342]

Thank you

[@Raergur]

I think a recent update made this tutorial obsolete. Im currently stuck in their new "3D and materials" window and cant find any wireframe options. I don't even think there is a dedicated 3D revolve options window anymore :( EDIT: I found it! Its under here: Effect/3D and Materials/3D (Classic)/Revolve (Classic)

[@tsghwa]

THANK GODNESS I CANT FIND THE SURFACE OPTION ANYWHERE TOO, THANK GOD I FOUND YOUR COMMEND, HAVE A NICE DAY

[@richochet]

Brilliant!