Adobe Director Basics

ADOBE DIRECTOR BASICS
3D: Controlling action
Operation Description Output
vector1 - vector2 Returns a new vector representing the displacement
from the position of vector 2 to the position of
vector1.
vector1 * vector2 Returns the dotProduct() of the two vectors. See
below.
vector1 / vector2 Meaningless operation. 0
transform * vector Returns a new vector that translates, rotates and
scales the vector by the amounts defined in the
transform.
transform + vector
transform - vector
transform / vector
vector + transform
vector - transform
vector / transform
Uses of binary operations
Meaningless operations. 0
Meaningless operations. 0
Last updated 8/26/2011
A new vector object
A floating-point value
A new vector object
vector * transform Operation not supported. *** Script error ***
Operation Uses
-vector If the vector is a translation, reverses the direction of the translation.
vector * scalar Scales a vector
vServerToReceiver = vReceiver.worldPosition -
vServer.worldPosition
-- (see vector1 - vector2 below)
vReceiverToServer = -vServerToReceiver
If the vector is a unit direction vector, and the scalar is the distance to travel, the result
is a translation vector.the distance to travel, the result is a translation vector.
vSpaceShip.translate(vDirectionVector * vDistance)
vector / scalar Divides a vector into smaller steps. If the vector is a translation vector and the scalar
is a number of frames, the result will be the translation to move on each frame.
vMovementPerFrame = vTotalMovement / vNumberOfFrames
vector1 + vector2 1) If vector1 is a position and vector2 is a translation, the result is a new position.
vNewPosition = vOldPosition + vTranslation
2) If vector1 and vector2 are both translations, then the result is a new translation
that combines both movements
vDiagonalMotion = vForwardMotion + vSidewaysMotion
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