sorry - found my pilot error. this ROCKS - thanks, I never would have found that. LOTS of cool stuff in the Point class.
On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 10:34 AM, Eric E. Dolecki <[email protected]>wrote: > Okay this thing may be the coolest thing I've seen in a while. However it's > acting funny. > If I do this: > > var coord:Point = Point.polar( _radius, angle ); > > It works great. But I am after a point further out than _radius. So > naturally I pad it a little... > > var coord:Point = Point.polar( _radius + 10, angle ); > > and now coord.x and coord.y seems to be rotated AND being determined > further out. Since I'm not altering angle, what's going on here? > > > On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 10:15 AM, Eric E. Dolecki <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Jason, >> Could you elaborate please? >> >> Point.polar( length, angle ); >> >> >> I have the angle (say 0 degrees). The length would then be pixels from the >> center (ie. radius)? >> >> >> >> >> On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 9:53 AM, Merrill, Jason < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> In AS3, Point.polar() >>> >>> >>> Jason Merrill >>> >>> Bank of America | Learning Performance Solutions Instructional >>> Technology & Media >>> >>> Monthly meetings on the Adobe Flash platform for rich media experiences - >>> join the Bank of America Flash Platform Community >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] [mailto: >>> [email protected]] On Behalf Of Eric E. Dolecki >>> Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 9:17 AM >>> To: Flash Coders List >>> Subject: [Flashcoders] Intersection on circle based on angle >>> >>> I've done this before but can't find my file(s). I am currently googling >>> but >>> haven't found the answer yet (I'm sure it's out there, just need to >>> rediscover it). >>> I have a circle, registration at 0, 0. >>> If I have an angle from it's center, I'd like to get x,y where the angle >>> would intersect with the edge of the circle. I am basically drawing dots >>> around the outside of a circle (think mixing console knobs with a >>> variable >>> number of detents). >>> >>> anyone have something handy? >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Flashcoders mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> http://ericd.net >> Interactive design and development >> > > > > -- > http://ericd.net > Interactive design and development > -- http://ericd.net Interactive design and development _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list [email protected] http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
