Ya i guess someone else had the same issue not a couple hours ago. Read the URL below
http://groups.google.com/group/away3d-dev/browse_thread/thread/38ca2ec238a3ecd1 the model was updated.... :) On May 19, 10:39 am, Clark Stevenson <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey this book is great! > > I got it from Apress as a ebook early last week. > > I have found it difficult in the past to learn about 3d in Flash. This > book has many small, neat, and well coded examples. Im on chapter 4 > and i have a long way to go. I feel that by the end of the book ill be > very much upto date and be able to explore new experiments on my own. > > There is one issue im having however, not sure if most of you guys are > waiting for the paper version so i thought id mention it? > > Chapter 4 - LoadingExternalModels: > > When i try to load monkey.3ds and place it in a LoaderCube, i get a > stream error. This happens both locally and remotely and is almost > certainly my own fault. However what im curious about is that the > stream error is caused by "ape_normals". That is, if i load from > domain.com/monkey.3ds, my AS3 looks for this domain.com/ape_normals > > Im not sure if the API has been tweaked since the book was finalised, > or if the monkey.3ds file is wrong in some way, or if there is a > missing file from the project files on friends of ed? > > All the best. > > Clark. > > On 18 May 2010 19:17, joebass <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Awesome! I just ordered my copy. Glad you bumped this thread or I > > wouldn't have known. Thanks for the great engine, team. > > > On May 18, 9:27 am, Rob Bateman <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanx Micheal! The book was a group effort, but the main contributors were > >> myself, Richard and Greg so equal credit goes to each of us. we'll no doubt > >> publish a full breakdown of the contents on away3d.com in the coming days, > >> but as a general overview the book is intended for beginner - intermediate > >> level. The recent tidying of the source for the 2.5 / 3.5 release go hand > >> in > >> hand with some of the principals clarified in the book, so it may even be > >> useful for seasoned Away3D'ers interested in going over the fundamentals of > >> the engine. > > >> both us and uk amazon sites are currently registering in stock, and if you > >> are based in a further flung location you can always buy the online pdf > >> version from friendsofed.com. reviews welcome! > > >> cheers > > >> Rob > > >> On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 5:30 PM, richardolsson <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > Cheers! > > >> > On May 10, 4:21 pm, Ralph Brooker <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > > I just received the two copies I had pre-ordered from Amazon. It looks > >> > > great! I have been using Away3D for almost two years, and just > >> > > glancing > >> > > through the book I can already see that it explains many fundamental > >> > > concepts that have been hazy for me. > > >> > > Congratulations Rob, Richards, and Greg! > > >> > > Ralph > > >> > > *From:* [email protected] > >> > > [mailto:[email protected]] > >> > *On > >> > > Behalf Of *Dmitry Markman > >> > > *Sent:* Monday, May 10, 2010 9:40 AM > >> > > *To:* [email protected] > >> > > *Subject:* Re: [away3d] Congratulation to Rob Bateman for the first > >> > Away3D > >> > > book ! > > >> > > well add few weeks from now, because > > >> > > Amazon says 3-5 week availability > > >> > > and Barnes and Nobles says it will be released at May 18 > > >> > > On May 10, 2010, at 9:29 AM, Fabrice3D wrote: > > >> > > If we get less questions from your side in few days, we'll know for > >> > > sure > >> > > the book is good :)) > > >> > > Fabrice > > >> > > On May 10, 2010, at 1:05 PM, Michael Iv wrote: > > >> > > -- > >> > > Michael Ivanov ,Programmer > >> > > Neurotech Solutions Ltd. > >> > > Flex|Air |3D|Unity|www.neurotechresearch.com > >> > > Tel:054-4962254 > >> > > [email protected] > >> > > [email protected] > > >> > > Dmitry Markman > > >> -- > >> Rob Bateman > >> Flash Development & Consultancy > > >> rob.bate...@gmail.comwww.infiniteturtles.co.ukwww.away3d.com-hide quoted > >> text - > > >> - Show quoted text -
