Thank to all away3d team. Have no words to thank you for this amazing
work!
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On Apr 22, 2010, at 10:14 PM, David Lenaerts
<[email protected]> wrote:
Hey all,
For those interested in a more in-depth look at the new BSP/PVS
generation, here's my write-up: http://www.derschmale.com/2010/04/22/bsppvs-released-in-away-3-5-0/
I'm sure Fabrice will be doing a write-up showing the practical
Prefab3D side of things at some point too (if not, me mentioning
this here kinda forces him to) ;-)
Cheers!
David
On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 6:49 PM, Rob Bateman <[email protected]>
wrote:
http://away3d.com/away3d-3-5-0-2-5-0-released
The release is out!
While the latest scramble for bug fielding and fixing ensues, here
is a definitive list of the changes you can expect in this version,
aside from the BSP additions mentioned in the blog post:
HoverCamera3D properties have been renamed to camelCase names, with
target<property> having its place taken with just <property>. for
situations where you want to update the target properties without
stepping, you can use the hover() method with an argument: hover
(true). this is in-line with what currently exists for away3d lite.
Cube has been re-written to support a map6 mode similar to the map6
mode used in skybox6 (essentially just a inside-out version).
selecting mapping is now done using a mappingType property that uses
the statically typed constants in a new CubeMappingType class. A
segmentsD property has also been added
WireCircle has been renamed WireRegularPolygon
ILens has been removed - we now rely purely on AbstractLens.
Billboard has been renamed Sprite3D and moved to the sprites
package. It is added to an objectcontainer using a new addSprite()
method. This will eventually replace the older Sprite2D as a faster
and more adaptable class, but that will have to wait for a further
revision...
Lights no longer extend Object3D to save on processing and are now
added to a scene using a new addLight() method. This is part
optimisation and part simplification of the light interface -
without extending Object3D the properties of a light object become a
great deal more self-explanatory
the Path class has been moved to away3d.core.geom, along with
CurveSegment that has been renamed PathCommand and been merged with
DrawCommand to provide an easier transition between path
functionality and drawing functionality. this includes a new method
drawPath() on the Segment class that takes the data in a path and
draws its geometry.
the animators package has had a lot of work - Animator is now a base
type for all animations, with BonesAnimator VertexAnimator and
PathAnimator all extending from it. mesh animations now use a
VertexAnimator object, the Mesh and Geometry classes have had their
play(), stop() etc methods removed and they now all exist in the
Animator class. things like md2 animations are stored inside a
VertexAnimator class, which again helps optimisation. There are a
few loose ends to tie up here with some of the old functionality
offered by the AnimationSequence classes, but these are curently
being re-written. The idea is that an Animator is a container for
animation data, and is applied to vertex information a bit like a
modifier would be. This opens the door for a much more flexible
animation system in future - mixing bones, vertex and path
animations together, creating merge animators that can crossfade
between animation loops and so on.
There are no more interfaces for materials. everything now inherits
from a single abstract material class called Material, with another
abstract material class further down the class hierarchy created for
layering materials called LayerMaterial. All materials can be
applied to all meshes (no distinction now between segment materials
or face materials). This simplified a bunch of code, and is a lot
easier to understand.
a small number of extrusion classes have been renamed: PathExtrude
to PathExtrusion, TextExtrude to TextExtrusion and LathExtrude to
LatheExtrusion. These have had setters produced for their properties
so that the init object is now optional, and geometry can be updated
on the fly. the remainder of the extrusion objects should follow
suit very soon
a new package for modifiers has been created, currently with two
classes: HeighMapModifier (which has been renamed from
NormalUVModifier) and PathAlignModifier (which has been renamed from
AlignToPath). These use a standard setup with property setters and a
common execute() method to update their settings to the geometry.
lastly, there have been a smatterig of simple name changes:
the away3d.geom package has been renamed away3d.tools
width has been renamed thickness in all wire materials
kerning has been renamed letterSpacing in TextField3D
the specular property in dot3 materials is now a color rather than a
number.
What this list doesn't include is the amount of internal updates and
fixes that will hopfully have no affect on you at all. Although as
we always say, bugs have a habit of slipping through the net so
please report any issues you are having with code refusing to work,
even taking into account all that is mentioned above
Enjoy the new release!
The Away3D Team
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Rob Bateman
Flash Development & Consultancy
[email protected]
www.infiniteturtles.co.uk
www.away3d.com
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