Here's a one-liner for using bitmaps from the library:
var bmat=new BitmapMaterial(Cast.bitmap("libraryBMPname"), {smooth:true});
don't forget this:
import away3d.core.utils.*;
For the "Cast" part.
Best
-Peter
On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 7:28 AM, Fabrice3D <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Here you go:
>
> import flash.utils;
> import flash.display.*;
>
> private function generateFromLib(source_ID:String):BitmapData
> {
> var classRef:Class = getDefinitionByName(source_ID)
> as Class;
> var mySprite:Sprite = new classRef();
> var temp_bmd:BitmapData = new
> BitmapData(mySprite.width, mySprite.height, true, 0x00FFFFFF);
> temp_bmd.draw(mySprite, null, null, null,
> temp_bmd.rect, true);
>
> return temp_bmd;
> }
>
>
> var mat:IMaterial = new BitmapMaterial(generateFromLib("linkage_id"));
>
>
> this code translates a movieclip with your image as a bitmapdata
> add of course linkage to your mc.
>
> you can do same by just adding a linkage name to your image, flash returns
> you then a bitmapdata
>
> like var bmd:BitmapData = new linkageid(w,h);
>
>
> personaly i preffer the mc, because it allow to reuse and bring some mods
> without the need to reedit the source
> you can compose textures by reusing the same source. Which is very
> powerfull, much more than embeds
>
>
> Fabrice
>
>
>
>
> On Jun 26, 2009, at 12:48 PM, DesignByLefty wrote:
>
>
>> i'm totally ashame to post this
>>
>> i can't use the [loadimage] with class thing because
>> i have a problem with flex.
>>
>> i have tried BitmapFileMaterial with online source, wait for the
>> loading to be finished
>> then call a function with the rest of the code, didn't work either,
>> same error
>>
>> and i can't find the basic way of creating a texture
>> working with Dot3BitmapMaterial
>>
>> all the example i found are based on [ ] Class thing or
>> creating PhongTexture or whatever, i even try the way
>> the Away3d logo is made but have error too. i've tried
>> colorMaterial too.
>>
>> could somebody be very nice and show me the very
>> basics of use BitmapMaterial(myBitmapdata); from
>> a library element. i've put my "checker.jpg" inside the
>> library with a class name of "checker"
>>
>
>
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