Re: FLASH: rotating with variables

[Robert Bleeker]

Hi Ian,


I think you should address the newly created clip with "../"


ie.


Loop While (sfcount <= sfquint)

      Duplicate Movie Clip ("../starpass", "starcopy"&sfcount, sfcount)

      Set Property ("../starcopy"&sfcount, Rotation) = sfstart

      Set Variable: "sfcount" = sfcount + 1

      Set Variable: "sfstart" = sfstart + 72

End Loop


Robert


     Robert Bleeker

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on 30/5/00 2:03 PM, Ian Smith at

iansmithflexx [dot] net

 wrote:


> OK I am trying to have several movie clips appear on to of each other, but

> each one rotated 72 deg.

> 

> here is the actionscript

> 

> Set Variable: "sfquint" = 5

> Set Variable: "sfstart" = 0

> Set Variable: "sfcount" = 1

> Loop While (sfcount <= sfquint)

> Duplicate Movie Clip ("../starpass", "starcopy"&sfcount, sfcount)

> Set Property ("starcopy"&sfcount, Rotation) = sfstart

> Set Variable: "sfcount" = sfcount + 1

> Set Variable: "sfstart" = sfstart + 72

> End Loop

> 

> The clip duplicates at least once and with trace actions I can tell that

> the sequence is looping, and the variables are changing, but the clips do

> not seem to be rotated at all. Is is something small I am missing with the

> syntax?  The set property seems to be useless, when I set sfstart to 72 to

> start it still duplicates in the same clock position as the original clip

> 

> The next thing I want to do is have the appearance of the clips be

> staggered, If these actions are all in one movie clip can I have the parent

> movie advance with gotonextframe actions between the loops to get that

> effect, has anyone tried this?

> 

> Thanks in advance

> 

> Ian Smith

> 



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