Re: [flexcoders] Curved surfaces in flex...

[JesterXL]

Flash is definately suited to displaying 3D.  Depends on if the 3D needs to be real or not and if there is any value gained from it being true 3D:   http://www.billybussey.com/main.html   http://www.gskinner.com/blog/archives/2005/04/new_3d_flash_ga_1.html   Click center screen when it comes up, then Skip the intro: http://www.starfox.com/index_core.htm   After 1st load, click bypass: http://www.metroid.com/main.htm   All of the above could be incorporated into Flex if the 2 teams we're brought together.     ----- Original Message ----- From: Shell Bryson To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 11:29 AM Subject: RE: [flexcoders] Curved surfaces in flex... It�s almost impossible to do this with normal Flash, let alone trying to do it in Flex. Sounds like a nightmare to me. Flash just isn�t suited (at the moment) for 3d (or pseudo 3d). Director has that sort of thing.   From: Seth Voltz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 14 April 2005 16:21 To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Curved surfaces in flex...   When you said "Globe" ebject I immediately thought wireframe. You could easily write a wireframe sphere function that takes in perspective and rotation information and spits back a series of lines... There is code all over the 'net on wireframe drawing. Seth On Apr 14, 2005, at 11:00, JesterXL wrote: There are a plethora of ways to integrate this with Flex.  You could do the SWC route, yes.  You could do the animations, and just control it with Flex.  You could do it in pieces, and let Flex have more control on how they are loaded in (popups in PopUpManager instead of standards container).  You could also have all assets, include globe, be built and contained in Flex.   The actual creation of the assets, though, yes, it would probably be best to do in Flash and/or AfterEffects.   ----- Original Message ----- From: Clint Modien To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 10:55 AM Subject: RE: [flexcoders] Curved surfaces in flex... I don�t have an example no� It�s still in the �hey that would be kewl stage�   Basically they want a globe that�s able to rotate so that you can pick multiple points on it and bring up windows on those points with information about that particular point.    I�m 95% sure now that I�ll have to write/buy a custom .swc and import it�     From: JesterXL [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 8:03 AM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Curved surfaces in flex...   Do you have a link towards a visual example of the desired effect?   ----- Original Message ----- From: Clint Modien To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 9:53 AM Subject: [flexcoders] Curved surfaces in flex...   I just had a question thrown at me about a globe type surface being done in flex.   My initial gut reaction to that was� �you can�t do that in flex�   You could if you used flash to create the globe component right?   Then embed that flash component in a flex app?   Just thought I�d throw this out there for some input on a solution.   Thanks in Advance,   Clint Modien 5by5 Software Ventures Ltd. http://bridgewerx.com Suite 355, 138 - 4th Ave. SE Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2G 4Z6 Cell: 403.809.3511 Work: 403.206.3195     Yahoo! Groups Links � To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/   � To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]   � Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/   To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]   Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.