I make a lot of isometric scenes for animation but I was never very happy with the limited and clunky way that 2D vehicles are animated in After Effects.

So, I set to making my own Nissan Cube in true isometric 3D as a test.

Made in Adobe Illustrator and After Effects It's fully capable of being animated in a 3D plane which means that not only can it turn corners in a fluid way, but also it can be animated with much more personality.

The Cube was very simple constructed in Ai before being imported into Ai where it was assembled in 3D layers.

Then...with a little maths and trial and error I got it to sit in an isometric projection and here's the result.

Now I can drive it like I stole it!