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Examples
This statement places the phrase “Thank you.” in the empty cast member Response:
if member("Response").text = EMPTY then
member("Response").text = "Thank You."
This statement sets the content of cast member Notice to “You have made the right decision!”
member("Notice").text = "You have made the right decision!"
See also
selEnd, selStart
texture
Syntax
member(whichCastmember).texture(whichTexture)
member(whichCastmember).texture[index]
member(whichCastmember).shader(whichShader).texture
member(whichCastmember).model(whichModel).shader.texture
member(whichCastmember).model(whichModel).shaderList.texture
member(whichCastmember).model(whichModel).shaderList[index].texture
member(whichCastmember).modelResource(whichParticleSystemModel\
Resource).texture
Description
3D element and shader property; an image object used by a shader to define the appearance of the
surface of a model. The image is wrapped onto the geometry of the model by the shader.
The visible component of a shader is created with up to eight layers of textures. These eight
texture layers are either created from bitmap cast members or image objects within Director or
imported with models from 3D modeling programs.
Create and delete textures with the
newTexture() and deleteTexture() commands.
Textures are stored in the texture palette of the 3D cast member. They can be referenced by name
(
whichTexture) or palette index (textureIndex). A texture can be used by any number of shaders.
Changes to a texture will appear in all shaders which use that texture.
There are three types of textures:
#fromCastmember; the texture is created from a bitmap cast member using the
newTexture() command.
#fromImageObject; the texture is created from a lingo image object using the
newTexture() command.
#importedFromFile; the texture is imported with a model from a 3D modeling program.
For a complete list of texture properties, see 3D Lingo by Feature.
The texture of a particle system is a property of the model resource, whose type is
#particle.
Example
This statement sets the texture property of the shader named WallSurface to the texture named
BluePaint:
member("Room").shader("WallSurface").texture = \
member("Room").texture("BluePaint")
See also
newTexture, deleteTexture