[Papervision3D] CS4 Second Life Tree Superior to PV3D

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Mikenku wrote:
> 
> Intro
> 
> When it comes to creating Second Life foliage in Flash 3D, Flash CS4 is
> far superior in ease of use, code required, and portability.
>  http://www.nabble.com/file/p21534094/TreeAddition.jpg 
> 
> To see a demo and grab the source files click the links below:
> 
>  http://flex3cookbook2.googlecode.com/files/CS4SLTree.zip Source 
> 
>  http://www.professionalpapervision.com/demos/web/cs4sltree/ Demo 
> 
> Given that I like Papervision3D so much, you’ll find the following
> analysis very unbiased. But it surprised me, and made me think a little
> about the direction I’m headed. I’m not giving up Papervision3D, there are
> too many things that PV3D can do that CS4 can’t. But I’m definitely
> blending CS4 with Papervision3D whenever a savings like this can be found.
> 
> Ease of Use
> 
> The steps required to create the Second Life tree graphic for use in the
> 3D environment for CS4 and PV3D are given below. CS4 requires no
> programming and PV3D is programming intensive.
> 
> CS4, No Programming Required
> 
> To create the Second Life Tree in CS4 Flash follow these steps
> 
>    1. Import the front and side tree “png” images onto the Flash Stage.
>    2. Turn them both into movie clips
>    3. Rotate one 90 degrees with the 3D rotation tool and use the 3D
> translation tool to overlap them at their centers
>    4. Turn both into a movie clip and check the linkage of that movie clip
> for export
> 
> PV3D, Programming Intensive
> 
>    1. Create a Tree Primitive (see the Post on Second Life Tree)
>    2. Import the Tree Primitive into a BasicView wrapper program
>    3. Instantiate two BitmapFileMaterials and load your images into them
>    4. Create a MaterialList and load your Image materials into it
>    5. Load your MaterialList into your Tree Method
> 
> Counting lines of code was the real eye opener, it really shows the
> advantage of having the native z component in Flash 10.
> 
> Code Required
> 
> All things considered CS4 beats Papervision3D hands down in the number of
> lines (fewer) required to code the same user experience: 23 to 243, a
> factor of 10.
> 
>  http://www.nabble.com/file/p21534094/linesofcodeneeded.jpg 
> 
> Portability
> 
> Like Papervision3D, CS4 runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux. But with CS4 you
> can run your Second Life tree with Papervision3D, Away3D, Sandy3D, or an
> any other 3D package running in the Flash 10 player.
> 
> The code for the CS4 Second Life Tree is given below:
> 
> CS4 Code
> 
> package {
> import flash.display.Sprite;
> import flash.display.*;
> 
> public class SLTreePackage extends Sprite
> {
> private var tree:SLTree= new SLTree();
> public function SLTreePackage()
> {
> stage.align = StageAlign.TOP_LEFT;
> stage.scaleMode = StageScaleMode.NO_SCALE;
> addChild(tree);
> tree.x=stage.stageWidth/2;
> tree.y=stage.stageHeight/4;
> //Start Tree Rotating
> addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, onEnterFrame);
> }
> private function onEnterFrame(event:Event):void
> {
> tree.rotationY+=1;
> }
> }
> }
> 
> 
> 

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