Adobe Director Basics

ADOBE DIRECTOR BASICS
3D basics
Lingo and JavaScript syntax script for 3D text
In addition to working with most existing methods and properties, 3D text also adds some properties of its own. These
properties give you a more precise way to define the characteristics of the text than is possible using the Property
Inspector.
These properties can be set while the text is in 2D mode. They have no visible effect until the text appears in 3D mode.
When you access the properties listed in the following table for an extruded 3D text model that you created by using
the extrude3D() method, you must refer to the model resource of the text. The Lingo syntax for this is shown in the
following example:
member(whichMember).model[modelIndex].resource.3DTextProperty
For example, to set the bevelDepth property of the first model in cast member 1 to a value of 25, use the following
syntax:
member(1).model[1].resource.bevelDepth = 25
Properties of extruder resources for text
Property Access Description Range or Default
bevelDepth Get and set Degree of beveling on
front or back faces.
bevelType Get and set Type of bevel. #none
displayFace Get and set Faces of shape to
display.
smoothness Get and set Number of
subdivisions for
curved outlines.
Note: The properties in the table above can be applied either to the extruder resource in a Text member in 3D mode, or
to an extrude resource created in a 3D member by the textMember.extrude3d(member3D) function.
Property of Text members
Last updated 8/26/2011
Floating-point value from 1.0 to 100.0
Default is 1.0
#miter
#round
Default is #miter for 3D text in a Text
member and #none for extruder resources
in a 3D cast member.
#front
#tunnel
#back
Default is to show all three faces
Integer from 1 to 100
Default is 5
tunnelDepth Get and set Extrusion depth. Floating-point value from 1.0 to 100.0
Property Access Description Range or Default
displayMode Get and set Specifies how the text
appears.
#modeNormal
#Mode3D
Default is #modeNormal, which is 2D text.
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