Re: FLASH: 3D Vector Animations?

[John Croteau]

Hi Steve,


> I have been milling around a few sites that seem to have 3D vector

> animations and was wondering how they made certain symbols.  They look

> too crisp to be bitmap.  I know how to do the simple animations like the

> spheres and stars were done in Flash, but I'm sure the 3D objects could

> not have been done so easily and seemlessly in Flash.  Programs like

> Lightwave and softimage don't create vector animations.  You can see an

> example at http://www.matinee.co.uk/fr_nmd.htm .  Does anyone know what

> programs they used to make these?


Matinee used 3D Max and exported the animation in bitmap form then

converted the shapes to vectors and then optimized in Flash.


A better way is to export as a @D vector projection or outline depending

on the 3D program. Not all have this option yet.


A third way is to use a 3D animation as a model and completely draw the

animation in Flash.


And the final way is to create or import the first and last images of an

animation, then use Shape tweening on the individual elements to create

a tweened rather than Frame by Frame animation.


Most of the samples at http://members.xoom.com/desto/ were created in

Flash.


My Diamond Crystal was also created in Flash. It is composed of a set of

13 Shape Tweens to create a small file size (5K) that plays well at full

screen size.  http://www.FlashCentral.com/Test/DiamondMorph.swf


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