Adobe Director Basics

ADOBE DIRECTOR BASICS
3D basics
You can add modifier keys to any trigger. By doing so, a given trigger can launch two actions, depending on whether
the modifier key is pressed. For example, you can Mouse Left and Mouse Left+Shift as separate triggers.
View 3D action behaviors
1 Click the Library Palette button on the Director toolbar.
2 Click the Library List button and select 3D.
3 Select Actions from the 3D submenu.
The action behaviors appear, as shown in the following figure:
3D action behaviors
Local actions
When you attach a local action to a sprite, that action responds only to a trigger that is attached to that same sprite.
The following table describes the available local actions:
Name Effect Description
Create Box Primitive Adds a box to the 3D world each time the trigger action occurs.
The author can set the dimensions and texture.
Create Particle System Primitive Creates a particle system whenever the trigger is activated. The
user can set the number of particles; the life span of each
particle; the starting and finishing color of particles; and the
angle, speed, and distribution of particles on emission. The
user can also set gravity and wind effects along any axis.
Create Sphere Primitive Adds a sphere to the 3D world each time the trigger action
occurs. The author can set the diameter and texture.
Drag Camera Camera Provides full camera control, including panning (changing the
direction in which the camera is pointing), dollying (moving),
and rotating, through a single behavior. Use separate mouse
triggers for panning, zooming, and rotating.
Drag Model Model Lets users move a model in any direction by dragging it with
the mouse.
Last updated 8/26/2011
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