in a word: yes. the next major upgrade to the fp10 branch will be removing number3d and screenvertex altogether, as these can be amply represented by the native vector3d class. So it would be best of you were starting a new project to bear that in mind. There is now no need to use number3d for any code, it is merely there to maintain a level of compatibility with current projects
cheers Rob On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 4:07 PM, Bob Warfield <[email protected]> wrote: > Cool. Given that it is there to minimize refactoring, is Number3D to > be viewed as deprecated and something to move away from for best > performance and results? > > Cheers, > > BW > > On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 8:00 AM, Rob Bateman <[email protected]> > wrote: > > no, Matrix3D and Vector3D essentially replace MatrixAway3D and Number3D > for > > all functionality, although the Number3D class still exists as an > extension > > of Vector3D to minimise the code refactoring required. > > > > > > > > On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 3:18 PM, Michael Iv <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> Hey Rob , greetings for the last update. However I need some explanation > >> on Matrix3D. From your example below should I conclude that from now on > all > >> the matrix calculations are to be made via native Matrix3D API or it is > just > >> an alternative way and all the AwayMatrix3d stuff is still intact ?The > same > >> question is directed in relation to Number3D. > >> > >> Thanks for your great work guys :) > >> > >> On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 3:47 PM, Rob Bateman <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >>> > >>> Hey guys > >>> > >>> today an update has been made to the main fp10 trunk that incorporates > a > >>> few major refactors. The impact of these on code compatibility should > be > >>> minimal, but there are a few necessary changes that have had to be made > as > >>> we move forward. > >>> > >>> First of all, we have (finally) replaced all MatrixAway3D references > with > >>> fp10's native Matrix3D class. This has allowed us to switch to faster > >>> projection techniques for vertices, which should for the majority of > Away3D > >>> apps be seen as a slight speed increase. There have also been some > other > >>> optimising measures brought in from Lite, such as radix sorting of > faces, > >>> etc > >>> > >>> In the interest of improved memory handling, there have also been a > huge > >>> amount of updates carried out to improve memory consumption, and > provide a > >>> more stable memory base. This is not yet perfected, but the majority of > >>> applications should see improvements here as well > >>> > >>> Following on from memory optimisations, both screenvertex and number3d > >>> now inherit from vector3d. These changes mean a slight alteration will > be > >>> required for any apps that use these classes. Primarily, the > differences lie > >>> in the way these objects are added, subtracted etc. Where previously > you > >>> would add two number3d objects by doing: > >>> > >>> new number3DResult:Number3D - new Number3D(); > >>> number3DResult.add(number3D1, number3D2); > >>> > >>> > >>> you will now need to do: > >>> > >>> new number3DResult:Number3D = number3D1.add(number3D2); > >>> > >>> The old player 9 memory problems of generating extra number3d instances > >>> are no longer an issue in 10.1, and the above way of working is > generally > >>> considered a standard when dealing with 3D vectors, hence the change. > The > >>> same thing follows for the native Matrix3D class - where before you > would > >>> transform a number3d with the following: > >>> > >>> new number3DResult:Number3D - new Number3D(); > >>> number3DResult.transform(oldNumber3D, transformMatrix); > >>> > >>> you can now do the same using native objects: > >>> > >>> new vector3DResult:Vector3D = > >>> transformMatrix.transformVector(oldVector3D); > >>> > >>> > >>> aside from these slight syntactic changes, the engine should operate as > >>> normal. If anyone experiences any bugs, please report them in this > thread! > >>> > >>> Enjoy the new release! > >>> > >>> > >>> Rob > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Rob Bateman > >>> Flash Development & Consultancy > >>> > >>> [email protected] > >>> www.infiniteturtles.co.uk > >>> www.away3d.com > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Michael Ivanov ,Programmer > >> Neurotech Solutions Ltd. > >> Flex|Air |3D|Unity| > >> www.neurotechresearch.com > >> http://blog.alladvanced.net > >> http://www.meetup.com/GO3D-Games-Opensource-3D/ > >> Tel:054-4962254 > >> [email protected] > >> [email protected] > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Rob Bateman > > Flash Development & Consultancy > > > > [email protected] > > www.infiniteturtles.co.uk > > www.away3d.com > > > -- Rob Bateman Flash Development & Consultancy [email protected] www.infiniteturtles.co.uk www.away3d.com
