PAPERVISION 3D COMPONENTS FOR FLASH CS3

FRIDAY, JULY 6 2007 @ 09:13 AM

John Grden has a released a long awaited set of components that allow users to use Papervision 3D right within the Flash IDE. As it stands, the Papervision 3D API is very straight forward and probably all ActionScript power users need, but it lacks (at least the last time I checked) detailed documentation, which may represent an obstacle for other segments of the expanding user base, and that is why this release is so important.

This are the features, extracted from John's blog:

Design-time render and editing in Flash IDE

3 Material types supported - BitmapFileMaterial, BitmaAssetMaterial and MovieAssetMaterial

Creates MovieScene3D and Free or Target camera

Manages resizing / centering of Papervision3D scene [optional]

Dynamic masking to constrain the viewable render area to the bounds of the component [optional]

Full API and access to Scene, Camera, Collada objects to code around

Automatically loads materials via Collada file [when materials list is not given]

New Custom Panel for modifying rotation, camera zoom, camera focus, camera Z at design-time

For more details, downloads and examples, head over to John's post. Enjoy!

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