http://www.harrisfamily.net.nz/devblog/index.cfm ColdFusion, Flex and the Universe... en-us Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:24:22 -0500 Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:56:00 -0500 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss harrisfamily.net.nz@gmail.com harrisfamily.net.nz@gmail.com http://www.harrisfamily.net.nz/devblog/index.cfm/2008/1/16/Train--Flex2--PaperVision- It's been a while since I have looked at <a>http://blog.papervision3d.org/,PaperVision3D</a>, so I have been using the train trip home to refresh and learn more. In my <a>http://www.harrisfamily.net.nz/devblog/index.cfm/2007/5/8/PaperVision3D-is-good-for-cubes--a-geek-gift,Geek Gift</a> entry I wanted to have it so that it was possible to click on a single Cube and spin that one, and not the whole lot. Due to my approach and "newbe" to PV3D I never worked out how to do this. In the new PV3D there have been lots of improvements to help people like me do stuff like that. To show this I have added a hover event to each cube, and when your mouse hovers over a cube, that cube will spin. If you click on a cube, filter effects are changed a bit, but that happens to all of the cubes Hope you like it! <div id="form_20080116">My Flex Playing requires Adobe Flash Player 9. <a href="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer/">Get Adobe Flash.</a>.</div> <script type="text/javascript"> var fo_form_20080116 = new SWFObject("/devblog/examples/CubesCubesCubes_20080116.swf", "viewer", "350", "350", "9", "#ffffff"); fo_form_20080116.write("form_20080116");</script> PaperVision Flex Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:56:00 -0500 http://www.harrisfamily.net.nz/devblog/index.cfm/2008/1/16/Train--Flex2--PaperVision- http://www.harrisfamily.net.nz/devblog/index.cfm/2007/5/27/Simple-PaperVision3D-Blurring-example--source-code As promised, here is the source code for the simple blurring example: <code> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml" backgroundColor="0x000000" creationCompleteEffect="Fade" creationComplete="handleCreationComplete()" > <mx:Script> <![CDATA[ import org.papervision3d.objects.Cube; //Do the imports import org.papervision3d.objects.DisplayObject3D; import org.papervision3d.cameras.Camera3D; import org.papervision3d.scenes.Scene3D; import org.papervision3d.objects.Plane; import org.papervision3d.materials.BitmapMaterial; import org.papervision3d.core.proto.MaterialObject3D; public var scene:Scene3D; public var camera:Camera3D; public var posX:Number; public var posY:Number; public function handleCreationComplete():void { camera = new Camera3D( new DisplayObject3D() );//make a camera camera.zoom = 20;//zoom it scene = new Scene3D( sceneTarget );//make my scene //Add my first cube var c:Cube = scene.addChild( new Cube(null,15,15,200,2,2,2) , "oneCube") as Cube; //set the container of the cube... //because I am using "Scene3D" the container isn't automatically created c.container = sceneTarget; addEventListener( Event.ENTER_FRAME , handleEnterFrame ); } public function handleEnterFrame( event:Event ):void { posX = (mouseX / width) - 0.5; posY = (mouseY / height) - 0.5; var factor:Number = 50; //get the cube var c:Cube = scene.getChildByName( "oneCube" ) as Cube; //blur it var blur:BlurFilter = new BlurFilter(); blur.blurX = Math.abs( factor * posX ); blur.blurY = Math.abs( factor * posY ); c.container.filters = [blur]; //spin it... c.rotationX += factor * posY; c.rotationY += factor * posX; scene.renderCamera( camera ); } ]]> </mx:Script> <mx:Panel width="100%" height="100%" verticalAlign="middle" horizontalAlign="center" > <mx:Canvas id="sceneTarget" /> </mx:Panel> </mx:Application> </code> ...file attached to for your downloading pleasure... yes, it is very simple, but I was learning how to work with filters...and nothing else! ;-) PaperVision Sun, 27 May 2007 13:50:00 -0500 http://www.harrisfamily.net.nz/devblog/index.cfm/2007/5/27/Simple-PaperVision3D-Blurring-example--source-code http://www.harrisfamily.net.nz/devblog/index.cfm/2007/5/26/Simple-PaperVision3D-Blurring-example I did this to work out how to do blurring in PaperVision. It is very simple, but for some reason I spent ages looking at it and spinning it round... ...do you know why? 'ave a look <div id="pv3d_070526">My PaperVision Playing requires Adobe Flash Player 9. <a href="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer/">Get Adobe Flash.</a>.</div> <script type="text/javascript"> var fo_pv3d_070526 = new SWFObject("/devblog/enclosures/SpinningStick.swf", "viewer", "550", "550", "9", "#ffffff"); fo_pv3d_070526.write("pv3d_070526"); </script> PS: I'll tidy up the code and post it soon... *promise!* PaperVision Sat, 26 May 2007 08:45:00 -0500 http://www.harrisfamily.net.nz/devblog/index.cfm/2007/5/26/Simple-PaperVision3D-Blurring-example http://www.harrisfamily.net.nz/devblog/index.cfm/2007/5/8/PaperVision3D-is-good-for-cubes--a-geek-gift At my current work place (<a>http://www.straker.co.nz</a>) a work mate left, so I decided to "give" her a geek gift, using Flex2 and <a>http://www.papervision3d.org/,PaperVision3D</a> I enjoyed doing this, and learnt lots about working with Bitmaps in ActionScript while messing with my work mate's faces! enough words... 'ave a look! <div id="pv3d_070508">My PaperVision Playing requires Adobe Flash Player 9. <a href="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer/">Get Adobe Flash.</a>.</div> <script type="text/javascript"> var fo_pv3d_070508= new SWFObject("/antsgift/Faces.swf", "viewer", "650", "650", "9", "#ffffff"); fo_pv3d_070508.write("pv3d_070508"); </script> PS: All the best Ant! PaperVision Flex Tue, 08 May 2007 08:52:00 -0500 http://www.harrisfamily.net.nz/devblog/index.cfm/2007/5/8/PaperVision3D-is-good-for-cubes--a-geek-gift http://www.harrisfamily.net.nz/devblog/index.cfm/2007/4/20/Paper-Vision-3D-Sphere--Carousels-on-Steriods Check this out. A bit more fun with a Carousel. What I have done is added multiple carousels (9 in fact) with different number of pictures and radius settings. The effect is quite fun! 'ave a look: [More] PaperVision Fri, 20 Apr 2007 22:48:00 -0500 http://www.harrisfamily.net.nz/devblog/index.cfm/2007/4/20/Paper-Vision-3D-Sphere--Carousels-on-Steriods http://www.harrisfamily.net.nz/devblog/index.cfm/2007/4/19/PaperVision-Carousel03--one-step-closer-to-the-master-plan Ok, I admit it, this is more for fun than anything... I am working towards a finished idea, but this is a small step towards it... Hope you like it! [More] PaperVision Flex Thu, 19 Apr 2007 23:14:00 -0500 http://www.harrisfamily.net.nz/devblog/index.cfm/2007/4/19/PaperVision-Carousel03--one-step-closer-to-the-master-plan http://www.harrisfamily.net.nz/devblog/index.cfm/2007/4/6/Carousel-v02--source-code the source code for my Carousel thus far is attached to this entry. Click on the "download" button at the bottom. Enjoy! you can get PaperVision from here: <a>http://wiki.papervision3d.org/index.php?title=Download_from_SVN,PaperVision Wiki</a>. PaperVision Flex Fri, 06 Apr 2007 08:38:00 -0500 http://www.harrisfamily.net.nz/devblog/index.cfm/2007/4/6/Carousel-v02--source-code http://www.harrisfamily.net.nz/devblog/index.cfm/2007/4/4/PaperVision3DFlex2-Carousel-v2 I've been chatting online to someone who knows more 3D than me (which isn't hard to know more!), and her advice to me was "Maths is your friend". This is good advice, and I am attempting to learn about the "z" and radians etc... ...but... in my previous post I put up a version of a Carousel I am working with and the images in the carousel didn't face away from the center correctly. [More] PaperVision Flex Wed, 04 Apr 2007 17:27:00 -0500 http://www.harrisfamily.net.nz/devblog/index.cfm/2007/4/4/PaperVision3DFlex2-Carousel-v2 http://www.harrisfamily.net.nz/devblog/index.cfm/2007/4/3/Paper-Vision-Flex2-and-my-daughter-on-a-carousel This isn't perfect, but I'm getting there. I have a master plan I am working towards, and it involves displaying images in a carousel... This is where I am at so far: [More] PaperVision Flex Tue, 03 Apr 2007 20:36:00 -0500 http://www.harrisfamily.net.nz/devblog/index.cfm/2007/4/3/Paper-Vision-Flex2-and-my-daughter-on-a-carousel http://www.harrisfamily.net.nz/devblog/index.cfm/2007/3/28/PaperVision-Flex2-and-my-daughter-all-playing-together In my ever increasing quest for cramming my head with stuff, I have been attempting to learn 3D stuff, using <a>http://blog.papervision3d.org/,PaperVision3D</a>. Here is my first example! Very basic compared with what others are doing, but *I* did this one! I've still got lots to learn, but in the mean time, 'ave a look! <div id="pv3d_1">My PaperVision Playing requires Adobe Flash Player 9. <a href="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer/">Get Adobe Flash.</a>.</div> <script type="text/javascript"> var fo_pvd_1 = new SWFObject("/devblog/enclosures/main.swf", "viewer", "600", "600", "9", "#ffffff"); fo_pvd_1.write("pv3d_1"); </script> Thanks to <a>http://www.blog.xsive.co.nz/,Campbell Anderson</a> for his help! PaperVision Flex Wed, 28 Mar 2007 20:08:00 -0500 http://www.harrisfamily.net.nz/devblog/index.cfm/2007/3/28/PaperVision-Flex2-and-my-daughter-all-playing-together