Adobe Director Basics

ADOBE DIRECTOR BASICS
3D: Controlling action
linearDamping removes linear momentum from an object moving through space
AngularDamping
Angular damping has a similar effect as linear damping, except that it affects rotation only. To test, click the Spin Cube
button. Setting a non-zero value for angularDamping will make the rotation of the Cube slow down and eventually
stop. (Altering the value for gravity will not have any effect).
angularDamping removes angular momentum a rotating object
sleepThreshold
When you create a rigidBody, you can choose to make it #dynamic. See “Rigid bodies” on page 307 for more details.
For each dynamic rigidBody, the Physics simulation will check for possible interactions between it and every other
object. The simulation will then update the dynamic rigidBody's position on every frame. In a scene with many
objects, this can lead to a colossal number of calculations on every frame. Too many calculations will adversely affect
performance.
At any given time, many dynamic objects may not be moving. They may be struck by another moving object, but they
will not themselves strike any non-moving objects. You can instruct the Physics simulation to consider that these
objects are sleeping.
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