why don't you explain what you want to do exactly.
this class extends Object3D and has a mesh generator build a mesh, which is
already extending Object3D...
simply make a static class that returns you an instance LatheExtrusion as Mesh
in your main code simply import this class
and say
var myTube:Mesh = MagicTubeMaker.pleaseDoYourThing(depth, thickness, etc);
On Apr 1, 2011, at 3:11 PM, Melanikus wrote:
> Hiya,
>
> Thanks for your response Fabrice. I have tried it out in the Main
> code and it seems to work fine. However I am still haveing problems
> when I try creating a new Class outside the main code using the
> LatheExtrusion method. I think it is simply down to my lack of
> knowledge about class structures and which classes extend others. At
> the moment, calling this Class results in a blank screen, although the
> end trace is called, so the Class is being called and run through.
>
> Here is my cut down version of the code using the new profile:
>
> [code]
> package {
> import flash.display.*;
> import flash.geom.Vector3D;
>
> import away3d.arcane;
> import away3d.extrusions.*;
> import away3d.materials.*;
> import away3d.core.utils.*;
> import away3d.core.base.*;
>
> public class RoundTube extends Object3D {
>
> public function RoundTube(radius:Number, thickness:Number,
> depth:Number, init:Object = null):void {
> super(init);
> drawRoundTube(radius, thickness, depth);
> }
>
> //draw round tube
> public function drawRoundTube(radius:Number, thickness:Number,
> depth:Number):void {
> var profile:Array = [
> new Vector3D(-radius, depth, 0),
> new Vector3D(-radius, 0, 0)
> ];
>
> var roundTube:LatheExtrusion = new
> LatheExtrusion(profile);
> roundTube.subdivision = 18;
> roundTube.thickness = thickness;
> roundTube.centerMesh = false;
> roundTube.revolutions = 1;
> roundTube.bothsides = false;
>
> //flips the model over
> roundTube.rotationX = -90;
>
> var wMaterial:WireColorMaterial = new
> WireColorMaterial(0x373737);
> wMaterial.wireColor = 0x373737;
> roundTube.material = wMaterial;
>
> //add to holder
> //addChild(roundTube);
>
> trace("model complete");
>
> }
>
>
> }
> }
> [/code]
>
>
>
> On Apr 1, 11:55 am, Fabrice3D <[email protected]> wrote:
>> You think too complex!
>> A single straight line, (PathSegment or PathCommand for 3.6)as profile is
>> enough, such as -100,0,0 0,0,0 100, 0,0
>> Check the Broomstick example class, I've pushed few rings in there,
>> inclusive one with thickness which is exactly what you want.
>>
>> Even if slightly different from 3.x engine version, the profile principle is
>> exactly the same.
>>
>> Fabrice
>>
