This is a Papervision programming tutorial where you can learn how to create a Flash program that will load and display a 3D model in a web page using Papervision 3D and Flex. The end result of all this code is a self contained SWF that displays and rotates a textured 3D model inside a
This tutorial will show you the easiest way of handling full interactivity on an object’s surface as if it’s a normal movieclip. Basically you add the movie clip which is being used as the texture to the scene but make it invisible. Then move it so that your mouse is over the correct part of
Here you can learn how to add real time physics to the Papervision 3D using WOW physics engine. Until “Jurasic Park: Trespasser” was released most games didn’t implement any sort of physics. Times have changed though. Games like Half Life 2 make use of physics extensively as an integral part of the game play. Flash
XSI Mod Tool is free 3D modeling and animation package for non-commercial use, that plugs right into Microsoft XNA Game Studio Express and Valve Half- Life 2. With its help you can import and export content to and from other applications using the COLLADA, dotXSI and FBX file formats. In other words, your data is
After reading this tutorial you will be able to create colorful 3D ribbons. You can download the complete class and source code for the demo. The online author’s comments are quite informative and helpful as well. There are some unused methods the author put into the source code, they can create some great effects with
Another article from series of programming Papervision 3D tutorials demonstrates the use of Flash filters with Papervision 3D objects. Papervision has the ability to use some interesting effects like blur, glow and drop shadows, to add some visual flare to 3D renderings, and the good news is that, just like Flash, these effects are very
Andy Zupko’s explanations on the very basics of how you can use Quaternions in Papervision, and how to get the motion you see in the demo. For those who don’t have a solid mathematical background it may be a difficult concept to undrstand. But the author gives forcible arguments in favour of quaternions. The most
Here is how you can animate a camera in your 3D scene along a path with smooth bezier curves. The effect can be made by using Tweener. Necessary code is supported with comments and simple example. Besides, the article provides an additional documentary and links concerning bezier curves within Tweener.
Shadows can come in handy for bringing life to your 3D object. They will add that extra dimension to the scene. Here is another tutorial which shows how to implement shadow effect easily. Don’t be afraid of the number of code lines – much of them are the author’s comments. The code hightlighted in red
Andy Zupko’s class will let you cast the shadow of any object onto any plane that has a MovieMaterial. It’s a unique method which enables casting precise shadows onto a plane. The plane is singled out here because if you do anything other than a plane it will be much heavier on the CPU. This