User Guide

Sprite 149
See also
Member, Sprite
Shader
Represents a model’s surface color.
You can draw images on the surface of a model by applying one or more textures to each shader.
You can create a reference to a shader by using the
shader property of the 3D Member object. The
shader property gets the shader at a specified index position in the list of shaders. In Lingo, you
use the
shader property directly from the 3D Member object to create a reference. In JavaScript
syntax, you must use the
getPropRef() method to create a reference.
The following example creates a reference to the second shader of the 3D cast member
triangle
and assigns it to the variable
myShader.
-- Lingo syntax
myShader = member("triangle").shader[2]
// JavaScript syntax
var myShader = member("triangle").getPropRef("shader", 2);
Sprite
Represents a 3D sprite created from a Shockwave 3D cast member.
You can create a reference to a 3D sprite by using the top level
sprite() function, the Movie
object’s
sprite property, or the Sprite Channel object’s sprite property. These are the same
techniques you can use to create a reference to a non-3D sprite.
• Use the top level sprite() function.
-- Lingo syntax
3dSprite = sprite(1)
// JavaScript syntax
var 3dSprite = sprite(1);
• Use the Movie object’s sprite property.
-- Lingo syntax
3dSprite = _movie.sprite["willowTree"]
// JavaScript syntax
var 3dSprite = _movie.sprite["willowTree"];
• Use the Sprite Channel object’s sprite property.
-- Lingo syntax
3dSprite = channel(3).sprite
// JavaScript syntax
var 3dSprite = channel(3).sprite;