The essential guide to 3D in Flash / Rob Bateman & Richard Olsson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bateman, Rob.

Contributor:

Olsson, Richard.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer animation.

Three-dimensional display systems--Programming.

Three-dimensional display systems.

Flash (Computer file).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (274 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2010.

Place of Publication:

[Berkeley, Calif.] : Apress ; New York, N. Y. : Distributed to the book trade worldwide by Springer-Verlag New York, c2010.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

If you are an ActionScript developer or designer and you would like to work with 3D in Flash, this book is for you. You will learn the core Flash 3D concepts, using the open source Away3D engine as a primary tool. Once you have mastered these skills, you will be able to realize the possibilities that the available Flash 3D engines, languages, and technologies have to offer you with Flash and 3D. Describes 3D concepts in theory and their implementation using Away3D Dives right in to show readers how to quickly create an interactive, animated 3D scene, and builds on that experience throughout the book Each chapter contains a number of tutorials that focus on one specific feature or group of features.

Contents:

Getting Started

Creating Your First 3D Project

The View, Scene, and Camera

Primitives, Models, and Sprites

Materials, Lights, and Shading

Vector Shapes and Text in 3D

Procedural 3D Content

Interactivity

Animation

Optimizing Tips and Tricks.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781430225423

1430225424

OCLC:

668096008