Adobe Director Basics

ADOBE DIRECTOR BASICS
3D: Controlling appearance
-- 1. Create a new mesh
vMesh = member("3D").newMesh( \
"Trick Card Mesh", \
vFaceList.count, \
vVertexList.count, \
vNormalCount, \
vColorList.count, \
vTextureCoordinateList.count \
)
-- 2. Apply the vertex, color, face and texture data
vMesh.vertexList = vVertexList
vMesh.colorList = vColorList
vMesh.textureCoordinateList = vTextureCoordinateList
-- 3. Define each of the faces
vCount = vFaceList.count
repeat with ii = 1 to vCount
vMesh.face[ii].vertices = vFaceList[ii]
vMesh.face[ii].colors = [1, 1, 1]
vMesh.face[ii].textureCoordinates = vTextureFaceMap[ii]
end repeat
-- 4. Create a flat mesh
vMesh.generateNormals(#flat)
-- 5. Complete the process
vMesh.build()
Creating a model from a mesh resource
You can now treat your mesh resource like any other modelResource. The following code:
Creates a model from the mesh resource
Creates a texture from a bitmap member named “Trick Card”
Creates a shader to use the texture
Applies the shader to the model
vMember = member("3D")
vName = "Trick Card"
vModel = vMember.newModel(vName, vMesh)
vTexture = vMember.newTexture(vName)
vTexture.member = member(vName)
vShader = vMember.newShader(vName, #standard)
vShader.texture = vTexture
vModel.shader = vShader
Manipulating the vertexList and normalList
You have direct access at all times to the various lists stored by a #mesh resource. See “Manipulating a mesh resource”
on page 182 to see how to fold this Trick Card model so that it appears to be either a Jack of Spades or a Queen of
Hearts.
Creating a terrain mesh
A terrain mesh resembles a 2D plane that has been deformed to create an interesting landscape. Normally, the end user
only sees the top surface of a terrain mesh, and no objects falls through it. This means that you have to use some
method of collision detection on the terrain.
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