TRAPCODE TAO 1.1

Generate 3D geometries along a path

ANIMATE

Powerful offset tools make it easy to animate your extruded paths and geometries.

REPEAT

Create intricate, complex geometric designs using 2 sets of repeaters.

LOOPING

Loop animations for motion graphics and backgrounds with Trapcode Tao’s powerful offset and looping system.

LIGHTING

Illuminate your motion graphics with After Effects lights, specialized Tao Lumi lights, or Image Based Lighting for fast and realistic renders.

MATERIALS AND TEXTURES

Create photoreal motion graphics with textures and included reflection/environment maps. Tao includes 14 HDRI maps for use in your work.

TAPER

Taper your paths and geometries and then animate their growth, for organic looking motion designs.

SECOND-PASS WIREFRAME

Add a second-pass wireframe on top of your Tao geometries. Great for creating stylized or vector-style imagery.

FRACTAL DISTORTIONS

Choose from regular, Multi, SmoothRidge, Multi SmoothRidge for varying organic displacements of the Tao geometries.

GPU-ACCELERATED

Tao runs on OpenGL, giving you incredibly fast feedback and rendering.

PRESETS

Includes 25 fully-customizable presets to get you started in your motion graphics work.