Re: FLASH: z sorting!!!??

[Branden Hall]

Well... as the author of 2 3D engines for Flash, I have to let people know

that this code is not simple, nor well suited for plug n play.  However

certain parts of it, such as the z-sorting, aren't too bad by themselves.

The Z sorting is actually an interesting hack...  you are contstantly

duplicating and destroying movie clips. This allows you to change the Z

order because you are actually redrawing the whole stage.  On an interesting

note, I am in the process of looking into open-sourcing my flash 3D chemical

modeler... If/when that happens, I will let people know.


www.figleaf.com/development/flash4/flashchem3.swf


and if anyone is interested in what is now ancient history.. heres the

Gumball 3D engine that I wrote last July that ended up powering

RandInteractive.com

www.labyrinth.cx/gumball7.swf


-= Branden J. Hall

-= Multimedia Developer/Instructor

-= Fig Leaf Software


----- Original Message -----

From: Laura Mollett <

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Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2000 6:48 PM

Subject: Re: FLASH: z sorting!!!??



> http://www.backspace.co.uk/jason/3d3.html

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> Could someone please shed some light on how the script was done for this..

> could i get the fla file for reference please.


I hate to me too, but I'd also love to see an fla or tutorial on this :)

Beautifully done and I can imagine all sorts of uses for it. You've got the

speed of rotation set dependant on how fast the drag and release is?


Thanks for the example!

Laura


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