Piston Crankshft AScript Motion Help
Hey there I am a newbie to Flash and need some help. I tried and researched for a good while on the Trig involved with creating an accurate movement of an Engine piston and Crankshaft.
Eventually, I will make an actual crank someone can use an adjust the speed to work. Currently, the driving force is a dragable button where the wheel follows and moves everything else.
Basically, I am wondering if any of you Flash geniuses can help me optimize this code...as I am sure it is not efficient. Plus critique it too if you will.
There is also a slight problem with the crank rotating where the piston and crank attach but I am unsure why. The code SEEMS ok. Thanks in advance for any help. This is as far as I could get on my own...and boy, was it hard enough. I'll try to post a working example link if I can get somewhere to host it. Thank you.
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right after a morning nap...
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[Edited by gogon on 06-16-2001 at 09:08 AM]
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I'm trying to find out about methods of creating motion using AS3. (Essentially replacing tweens with actionscript code)
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16k is just crazy!
Thanks,
Ollie
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Hi
visit this site (http://mattstaver.lighthousewd.com/new.html). On entering the site, click any gallery. Notice how the thumbnails enter the screen from the left.
I need help in the following:
My question is, how can I build the exact thumbnail motion when they enter the screen in the above site example???
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Hi,
This seemed simple to start with, but I can't for hte life of me work out how to fix it...
I'm just trying to create a vertical sliding motion on my thumbnail menus. The menu starts outside of the stage (which I think is the problem) and slides onto the stage after a button is pressed. Somehow, I think that the -/+ _y values are screwing it up.
fla attached, I'm sure it is simple, but I'm really confused. The actions have been applied to the first sliding menu only.
Thanks.
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Code:
var xSpeed:Number = 10;
var xEasy:Number = .6;
//var xStop:Number =
ballX.onEnterFrame = function ():Void{
xSpeed *= xEasy;
this._x -= xSpeed;
}
I made this script to move my movie clip "ballX" to the left and stop and I want to return it back. How do I do it?
I want move the ballX few pixels to the left and then back to the right. I want to move let say 20 pix to the left and 20 pix back, I know how to do it with position of _x, but I want this "ballX" put it anywhere on the stage later on.
Motion Fx´s?
Hi..ok, i know many people hate TM, but I think the fx´s on there are cool..I dont want to buy or rip anything from there, so I wanna try and make my own fx´s..similar to some on there. I am interested in the fx´s that are like spinning interface windows. I am guessing its kinda done on 3D program, then photoshop fx´s? like motion blur? Does anyone know of any tutorials? or maybe does some1 have the time to gimme some steps to doing something like this?
Thanks!
regards
M
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