Adobe Director Basics

ADOBE DIRECTOR BASICS
3D basics
on GetUniqueTextureName(a3DMember, aName)
vTexture = a3DMember.texture(aName)
if not vTexture then
return aName
end if
vIndex = 0
repeat while TRUE
vIndex = vIndex - 1
vUniqueName = aName&vIndex
vTexture = a3DMember.texture(vUniqueName)
if not vTexture then
return vUniqueName
end if
end repeat
end GetUniqueTextureName
Example usage:
-- Lingo
vName = GetUniqueTextureName(member("3D"), "George")
put vName
-- "George-2"
vTexture = member("3D").newTexture(vName)
//JavaScript
vName = GetUniqueTextureName(member("3D"), "George");
George-2
vTexture = member("3D").newTexture(vName)
The following handlers ensures that no node (camera, group, light or model) has the name that you are planning to use:
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