# 3D text animation without Blender or Cinema 4D

> In Tella, open the Tella Agent chat and ask for a 3D title. Tella Motion builds it in your video, either as its own clip or over your recording. It tilts and turns the text with 3D rotation and a perspective camera. It can also add a drop shadow and a bevel lit from one side for depth.

Page: https://www.tella.com/motion/3d-text-animation · Part of Tella Motion (https://www.tella.com/help/editing/tella-motion)

## How do I make 3D text animation for a video without Blender or Cinema 4D?

In Tella, open the [Tella Agent](https://www.tella.com/agent) chat and ask for a 3D title. [Tella Motion](https://www.tella.com/help/editing/tella-motion) builds it in your video, either as its own clip or over your recording. It tilts and turns the text with 3D rotation and a perspective camera. It can also add a drop shadow and a bevel lit from one side for depth.

## Prompt to start from

```text
Make a 3D title card that says "Larkspan 2.0" on a dark navy background. Start the title turned 70 degrees on its vertical axis and swing it to face the camera over one second with an overshoot. Add a soft drop shadow below it and a light bevel on the letters, lit from the top left. Hold for three seconds, then tilt it back and fade out.
```

## More prompts

### Product launch intro

```text
Open the video with "Meet Quillhaven" in bold white Montserrat. Tilt it back 60 degrees on its horizontal axis so it lies flat like a floor, then stand it up as I start talking. Keep the perspective strong and add a teal drop shadow.
```

### Section title

```text
Before each of my three chapters, add a 3D title with the chapter name. Turn it slowly side to side by about 15 degrees while it's on screen, with a long soft shadow, so it looks like it's floating. Use the same style each time.
```

## How to do it in Tella

1. Open your video in the Tella editor and the Tella Agent chat (Shift + S).
2. Add a clip with [Add clip → New Tella Motion clip](https://www.tella.com/help/editing/tella-motion#add-a-tella-motion-clip), or ask for the title as an overlay on a recorded clip.
3. Describe the text, font, colors, how it should tilt or turn, and when.
4. Preview it, then ask for changes like "less tilt" or "slower turn".

## Good to know

- Available to everyone: through the Tella Agent on a paid plan or the 7-day trial, or through Claude or ChatGPT on any plan.
- Tella Motion's 3D is a tilt, a turn and a perspective distance applied to flat text. It doesn't build 3D models or open Blender or Cinema 4D files.

## Questions people ask

### Can Tella make extruded 3D letters with thickness?

No. Tella Motion rotates flat text in 3D, so the letters tilt and turn but have no sides. A bevel and a drop shadow make them look deeper.

### Can I animate the 3D rotation with keyframes?

Yes. In Tella Motion, tilt, turn and perspective can all be animated. Ask the Tella Agent for keyframes at the times you want, with easing such as a spring or an overshoot.

### Can Claude or ChatGPT build 3D text in Tella?

Yes. [Claude](https://claude.ai/directory/tella) or [ChatGPT](https://chatgpt.com/plugins/plugin_asdk_app_6a7026f78434819186579d93d20ab38b?open_in_app) connected to Tella's [MCP server](https://www.tella.com/mcp) gets the same Tella Motion tools as the Tella Agent, including 3D rotation, perspective and effects. The title appears in your Tella editor as it's built.

## Related

- [Matching title cards for every chapter](https://www.tella.com/motion/animated-title-cards.md): Intro, chapter and end cards, built by asking.
- [Kinetic typography, timed to the words you say](https://www.tella.com/motion/kinetic-typography.md): Animated text timed to the words you say.
- [Animate graphics by describing the motion](https://www.tella.com/motion/keyframe-animation-with-ai.md): Describe the motion. The AI sets keys and easing.
- [Create motion graphics with Tella Motion](https://www.tella.com/help/editing/tella-motion)
- [Edit with the Tella Agent](https://www.tella.com/help/editing/edit-with-the-tella-agent)
- [Connect Claude or ChatGPT to Tella](https://www.tella.com/help/integrations/mcp-server)
- [All of Tella's AI features](https://www.tella.com/ai.md)