User Guide

Chapter 18460
Motions
A motion is an animation of a model. Motions can be shared by multiple models. A 3D cast
member contains a palette of motions that are available to any model in the world.
The following commands and properties can be used to perform basic motion operations:
Lights
Models in the 3D world are illuminated by lights. Each light has a color, direction, intensity, and
other characteristics. By default, each 3D cast member contains one white light, which lets
Director users see the models in the cast member without having to explicitly add a light. This
light has a default position of upper-center in the world. You can modify or replace this light with
one or more new lights. To turn off the default light, set its
color property to rgb(0,0,0).
The following commands and properties can be used to perform basic light operations:
Command Function Returns
motion.count Returns the number of motion objects included in
the cast member.
Integer.
motion
(name) Returns the motion named name. Returns the motion object named
name if it exists. Returns void if the
object does not exist.
motion
[index] Returns the motion at the designated position in the
palette of available motions.
Returns the motion object at that
index number if it exists. Returns
void if the object does not exist at
that index number.
newMotion
(name)
Creates a new motion object. Returns a new motion object with a
unique name. If the name isn’t
unique, returns a Lingo error.
deleteMotion
(name)
Deletes the motion named name. Lingo references
to this motion persist but return void.
TRUE (1) if the motion named
name exists. FALSE (0) if
the motion named name
doesn’t
exist.
deleteMotion
(index)
Deletes the motion at the given index. Lingo
references to this motion persist but return void.
TRUE (1) if the motion with this
index number exists. FALSE (0) if
the motion with this index number
doesn’t exist.
Command Function Returns
light.count Returns the number of light objects included in the
cast member.
Integer.
light
(name) Returns the light named name. Returns the light object named
name if it exists. Returns void if the
object does not exist.
light
[index] Returns the light at the designated position in the
index. The index number can change if lights are
added or deleted.
Returns the light object at that
index number if it exists. Returns
void if the object does not exist at
that index number.
newLight
(name, type) Creates a new light and adds it to the light object
list. The type can be #ambient, #directional,
#point,or #spot.
Returns a new light object with a
unique name. If the name isn’t
unique, returns a Lingo error.