Let me rephrase my original statement... "Chances are someone smarter than me can tell you how to do this using just an away3d cone and some away3d material... in embarrassingly simple fashion."
On Mar 31, 9:19 am, Peter Kapelyan <[email protected]> wrote: > Try one of these two: > > myCone.ownCanvas=true; > myCone.alpha=.5; > > or use a bitmapmaterial for the cone then say > > myCone.material.alpha=.5; > > These should work, let me know > -Peter > > On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 4:51 AM, cwpeter <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > Question, how can I get the cone to render the alpha property > > correctly? > > > I tried using a cone, but when I lower the alpha property, I don't see > > any change in opacity of the cone. I have tried PhongColorMaterial, > > ColorMaterial, and ShadingColorMaterial, but all have same issue. > > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. And, sorry for what seems like > > such a noob question. :-) > > > On Mar 30, 9:42 pm, cwpeter <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Thanks! I'll try theconeidea; didn't think of that. :) > > > > On Mar 30, 6:12 am, savagelook <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > It might be best to just try and create acone(or whatever shape you > > > > want your light to be) and play with transparency gradient materials > > > > in a modeling program to get the desired effect. > > > > > On Mar 30, 8:13 am, tarwin <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > This is not something you could easily do, and is probably best done > > > > > with some sprites rather than a light itself. This kind of thing is > > > > > normally done in a non-real-time 3D program, or with some technical > > > > > trickery in modern game engines. > > > > > > On Mar 30, 6:24 pm, cwpeter <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Hello, I am new to Away3D and I am trying to make a spot light type > > of > > > > > > light on the stage where you can see the light beam as it crosses > > the > > > > > > room (dust/particles in the light path reflecting light type of > > > > > > affect) and be able to move/rotate the light so that it hits > > different > > > > > > angles of the stage. > > > > > > > Here is an example of what I would like to create: > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43G6AT3pL1g&feature=related > > > > > > > I have been playing with PointLight3D, it's radius, x, y, z, and > > > > > > rotationY properties to achieve the affect, but i only ever see one > > or > > > > > > two triangles with the color, and never a circular beam like I > > would > > > > > > imagine a PointLight with a particular radius might have. Any help > > > > > > would be greatly appreciated. Here is a code snippet of what I have > > > > > > been trying: > > > > > > > private function init3d():void { > > > > > > ... > > > > > > // PointLight Front 1 & 2 > > > > > > _lightFront = new PointLight3D(); > > > > > > _lightFront.color = 0x800080; > > > > > > //_lightFront.ambient = 0.2; > > > > > > //_lightFront.diffuse = 0.75; > > > > > > //_lightFront.specular = 0.1; > > > > > > _lightFront.x = -(_roomWidth / 8); > > > > > > _lightFront.y = _roomHeight * 0.8; > > > > > > _lightFront.z = _roomWidth / 4; > > > > > > _lightFront.radius = _roomWidth / 100; > > > > > > _lightFront.lookAt(new Number3D(0, 0, _roomWidth / 2)); > > > > > > > _lightFront2 = new PointLight3D(); > > > > > > _lightFront2.color = 0x0080FF; > > > > > > //_lightFront2.ambient = 0.2; > > > > > > //_lightFront2.diffuse = 0.75; > > > > > > //_lightFront2.specular = 0.1; > > > > > > _lightFront2.x = _roomWidth / 8; > > > > > > _lightFront2.y = _roomHeight * 0.8; > > > > > > _lightFront2.z = _roomWidth / 4; > > > > > > _lightFront2.radius = _roomWidth / 100; > > > > > > _lightFront2.lookAt(new Number3D(0, 0, _roomWidth / 4)); > > > > > > ... > > > > > > > } > > > > > > > ... > > > > > > > private function onEnterFrame(e:Event):void { > > > > > > ... > > > > > > > _lightFront.rotationY += 5; > > > > > > _lightFront2.rotationY += 5; > > > > > > > ... > > > > > > > } > > -- > ___________________ > > Actionscript 3.0 Flash 3D Graphics Engine > > HTTP://AWAY3D.COM -- To unsubscribe, reply using "remove me" as the subject.
