Threads of Beginners Area http://www.flare3d.com/forum/24 1440 Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -0300 Thu, 17 May 12 21:19:00 -0300 Is it possible to make a primitive transparent? http://www.flare3d.com/thread/1246-is-it-possible-to-make-a-primitive-transparent- http://www.flare3d.com/thread/1246-is-it-possible-to-make-a-primitive-transparent-
Is it possible to make a transparent primitive such as a box, plane, etc and apply a shader to it so you only see the shaders texture? 

Basically I'd like to create some graphics in Flash as Sprites / MovieClips and add them to something like a plane. I'd like the transparency in the clips to work (or PNG, etc).

Primitives seem to always be solid however. 

How would I approach this? Is a primitive the wrong thing to use? 

I'd like to make some transparent panels for a Heads Up Display. Thanks for any tips!]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 16:29:42 -0300 Problems with bone position? http://www.flare3d.com/thread/1232-problems-with-bone-position- http://www.flare3d.com/thread/1232-problems-with-bone-position-
I want to build my project by Flare3D, but encounter some problems.

I placed two role on the scene, like this.

I found the left role will affect the right one.
When the left role plays any animation, the right one's fishing line will be affected.
Like this.






]]> Mon, 14 May 2012 05:44:38 -0300 Simple Glass Problem http://www.flare3d.com/thread/1225-simple-glass-problem http://www.flare3d.com/thread/1225-simple-glass-problem
http://digplanet.com/red5/glass/bin/

Use the arrow keys to walk amongst the objects.  From the cube side, looking towards the spheres, you'll see an opaque plane.  From the sphere side, looking back towards the cubes, you'll see nothing.

What am I doing wrong?  Thanks in advance.
]]> Wed, 09 May 2012 20:26:20 -0300 Flare3D Studio http://www.flare3d.com/thread/1220-flare3d-studio http://www.flare3d.com/thread/1220-flare3d-studio
thanks.]]> Mon, 07 May 2012 17:09:47 -0300 MouseEvent - Force update? http://www.flare3d.com/thread/1218-mouseevent-force-update- http://www.flare3d.com/thread/1218-mouseevent-force-update- I read that the MouseEvents only update on mouse move, is there a way to force a single update? Here is my situation:

I have two 3d buttons (Button A and button B). I roll over button A with my mouse. Without moving the mouse, I 'sidestep' with keyboard keys so that the mouse pointer is now over button B. When I click the mouse button, it is registering as if I've hit button A

(note: this problem actually occurs if you click anywhere, not just if over button B).]]> Fri, 04 May 2012 09:09:02 -0300 What's the difference between pivot.x+=n and pivot.translateX(n)? http://www.flare3d.com/thread/1214-what-s-the-difference-between-pivot-x-n-and-pivot-translatex-n- http://www.flare3d.com/thread/1214-what-s-the-difference-between-pivot-x-n-and-pivot-translatex-n- Wed, 02 May 2012 03:33:58 -0300 how work tuto demo http://www.flare3d.com/thread/1203-how-work-tuto-demo http://www.flare3d.com/thread/1203-how-work-tuto-demo I would like test tutorial demo
http://wiki.flare3d.com/index.php/Embed_F3D_Files
but i have problem, copy past source code in flash configurate with flare3D
i have error 1037 les package ne peuvent etre imbriqué.
how to do that
best regard
crom]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 08:41:17 -0300 SkinModifier appendAnimation RangeError crash http://www.flare3d.com/thread/1195-skinmodifier-appendanimation-rangeerror-crash http://www.flare3d.com/thread/1195-skinmodifier-appendanimation-rangeerror-crash
This is a major blocking issue in our evaluation of Flare3D. It has come up numerous times in the forum with no clear resolution (example 1, example 2, example3, and my post from last week). The crash does not happen in 2.0.45, but does occur in both 2.0.47b and 2.0.48.

I am using appendAnimation just as in Test24, but I crash every time.

 RangeError: Error #1125: The index 172 is out of range 101.
    at flare.modifiers::SkinModifier/draw()[Z:\projects\flare3d 2\src\flare\modifiers\SkinModifier.as:272]
    at flare.core::Mesh3D/draw()[Z:\projects\flare3d 2\src\flare\core\Mesh3D.as:354]
    at flare.basic::Scene3D/render()[Z:\projects\flare3d 2\src\flare\basic\Scene3D.as:563]
at flare.basic::Scene3D/enterFrameEvent()[Z:\projects\flare3d 2\src\flare\basic\Scene3D.as:444]


What should my TA's be looking for in the animations that might cause this?

Thanks!
]]> Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:13:08 -0300 Multiple Scenes/External Swf - Best Approach? http://www.flare3d.com/thread/1194-multiple-scenes-external-swf-best-approach- http://www.flare3d.com/thread/1194-multiple-scenes-external-swf-best-approach- I've got an app running a 3d world where the user can roam and access minigames. Although the user moves around in the 3d, the minigames are currently standard 2d flash, which are externally loaded whe access is needed.

We now want to build 3d minigames using flare3d, and published as individual swf files. These 3d minigames will then be loaded in just the same way as the 3d flash swfs. Ideally, we can swap or update these whenever without breaking the main 3d app. What is the best approach/practice for this?

Many thanks in advance.]]> Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:35:03 -0300 Can I use texture of other format except jpg & png?(such as dds) http://www.flare3d.com/thread/1191-can-i-use-texture-of-other-format-except-jpg-png-such-as-dds- http://www.flare3d.com/thread/1191-can-i-use-texture-of-other-format-except-jpg-png-such-as-dds- Can I use texture of other format except jpg & png in flare? Such as dds. So the sizes of images will be very small.
If not, how do U guys compress the images? Now I'm using some jpg images like 256x256 and each is about 20kb. I think it's a little too big for the game...
By the way, do U usually make a lightmap for each thing in the scene in your games? Will the maps be too big to your games?
Thanks for your answers!]]> Tue, 17 Apr 2012 03:57:52 -0300