Absolutely fantastic news. I will try to port a site i've just created (http://www.connectedtobritishfilmandtv.co.uk/) currently in a soft launch stage. Maybe then I can add a 3D model of a Belisha beacon without killing the framerate on lame machines :)
Cheers Rob and the team!! On Sep 12, 5:44 pm, katopz <[email protected]> wrote: > no worry it's coming really soon :) > best > > 2009/9/12 ConteZero <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > > Congratulations, the Away3d team has done a great work!!! > > I would like to know if there is a plan to add lighting to Away3d Lite > > in the future. > > > ConteZero > > > On Sep 11, 4:59 pm, Rob Bateman <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Greets fellow Away3d'ers! > > > > As far as months go, this last one has been pretty eventful. First of all > > > the new text-enabled upgrades to the engine, then the text > > transformations, > > > and now (slightly later than planned!), a little piece of 3D magic called > > > Away3D Lite. > > > > It's no secret that over time Away3D has become known as a 'features' > > > engine. While this is a fantastic plaudit for us, it doesn't really help > > > those flashers looking for something small and fast! If you fall into > > this > > > category, then Away3D Lite should be just what you are looking for. > > > > Based on the same external architecture as the standard Away3D lib, Lite > > is > > > re-written internally to better gel with the native 3d features of Flash > > 10. > > > What results is an engine that is under 25k in size, with around 4 times > > the > > > speed of the standard Away3D engine. > > > > Alongside the release of Away3D Lite v1.0, there are a selection of > > examples > > > available, some new and some re-written from the older Away3D entries. > > While > > > we have taken great care to match syntax and structure, obviously there > > are > > > features that are either too complex or too verbose to port straight > > away, > > > so generally converting a project between libs will involve stripping out > > > some functionality. > > > > you can download Away3d Lite from the svn here: > > > > engine:http://away3d.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/fp10/Away3DLite/ > > > examples: > >http://away3d.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/fp10/Examples/Away3DLite/ > > > > or by going tohttp://away3d.com/downloads. > > > > For more details on the new engine's features go to the front page of > > > away3d.com > > > > Enjoy the new release! > > > > The Away3d Team > > > > -- > > > Rob Bateman > > > Flash Development & Consultancy > > > > [email protected] > > -- > katopzhttp://www.sleepydesign.com
