Options to make 3D (extruded) text in AE CS3

Is there a way now to create real extrusions in text/shapes in AE CS3? Or, some other way to create that affect (...where you can actually rotate around a 'real' extrusion)?
I see that AE CS3 should allow 3D objects to be imported, but haven't been able to get that working right.
Could someone outline my options for creating this effect (with brief instructions on how to do that)? Right now, all I've found is ways to import IMAGES from 3D apps (and then import the camera data). I'm just looking for a way to somehow create/import 3D text into AE, and then be able to track video footage and have the text comp'd in (tracked to it). Ya, the old 'Panic Room title sequence' effect. I figure that I may have to just track it 2D (4 point) as a 2D image, if I can't track a 3D object.
I have Cinema4D (XL v7... old) for 3D, and the CS3 production suite (AE, Illlustrator, Photoshop). I imagine there are a few routes I can take (...create 3D object in C4D, create text in Illustrator).
I'm surprised there still doesn't appear to be a way to just extrude (real 3D extrude) text or vector shapes/masks in AE. that would be a really handy feature...

There are three ways that I know of without paying for plugins. Check CreativeCow.com for tutorials. One method is to copy the text layer 50 times or whatever and change the z axis one pixel on each one. The other way involves using the shatter effects, which has built-in extrusion. The third way involves downloading a free custom effect from here:
http://digitalcontentproducer.com/videoencodvd/revfeat/expertise_encoder_shootout_0109/
It takes a few minutes to get everything installed, but if you follow the instructions on his site, it works very nicely.

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