Hi everybody,
I’m converting my application from away3.6 to away4. In Sprite3D I miss ‘distanceScaling’. Does anybody know if it has been changed or is not available yet?
If it doesn’t exist yet, how can I simulate it? Basically this feature makes the sprite3D keep the same size on the screen while the camera zooms in/out.

Hi !

I am also interested in this feature…

Alex

Now that v4 Beta is out, is this feature in the ‘to do’ list?

May I ask what you use it for?
If it were pop-up boxes, or something like that, I would keep them in Flashes display list and move them by unprojecting a point in the 3D scene.
(for example if it was a speech bubble that followed a character)

Otherwise, if it has to remain within 3D space, you will have to manually scale it in your render loop, proportionally to the distance from camera, taking into account the field of view.

Good Luck!

theMightyAtom - 23 February 2012 10:43 AM

Otherwise, if it has to remain within 3D space, you will have to manually scale it in your render loop, proportionally to the distance from camera, taking into account the field of view.

Good Luck!

Aw, that’s a bummer.

For my CAD/CAM application, I use it to create markers that are geometric objects that need to remain the same size so they stay clearly visible and predictable no matter how the user zooms and flies through the drawing.

Sure would love to have this one back.

Best,

BW

Then as suggested, I would keep them in the displayList above the actual 3D scene…