Datasheet

Part 1: Getting Started

Finally the display container is rotated based on mouse movement using a simple mouseX displacement

algorithm.

function myonEnterFrame(event:Event):void

{

myDisplayObject.rotationY += (CenterX - mouseX) * .01;

sortParticles();

}

The complete carousel code is listed here:

//imports classes

import flash.display.DisplayObject;

import flash.display.Sprite;

import flash.display.Stage;

import flash.geom.Vector3D;

//Add Particle Array

var numOfParticles:uint = 12;

var particles_ary:Array = [];

var numVar:Number=0;

var myDisplayObject:Sprite= new Sprite();

var planeRadius:Number=20;

//Stage Center

var CenterX:Number = stage.stageWidth/2;

var CenterY:Number = stage.stageHeight/2;

//Place Planes on the Stage

for(var i:uint = 0; i < numOfParticles; i++)

{

//Draw a plane

var plane:Sprite = new Sprite();//instantiates plane sprite

plane.graphics.beginFill(Math.random()*0xffffff);//Assign a plane color

plane.graphics.drawRect(-60, -60, 80, 80);//draws your plane at 0,0

plane.graphics.endFill();//ends the fill

//Add plane to the stage

myDisplayObject.addChild(plane);

var angle:Number = Math.PI * 2 / numOfParticles * i;

plane.x = Math.cos(angle) * 200;

plane.z = Math.sin(angle) * 200;

plane.y =0;

Figure 1-10

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