Away3D Forum AssetLibrary how to use loaded assets?

Ankur, Jr. Member
Posted: 11 February 2013 07:38 PM Total Posts: 43

I have successfully managed to load an asset and grab the mesh from it. But I want to create many meshes from the same asset. Is that possible? The code below does not work? It only adds 1 model to the scene. Am I doing something wrong?

_athleteMeshArray = new Array();
for (var i:int=0; i<10; i++)
   {
    _athleteMeshArray[i] = Mesh(AssetLibrary.getAsset("male"));
     
    trace("Asset Found");
    
    _athleteMeshArray[i].castsShadows = true;
    _athleteMeshArray[i].material.lightPicker = _lightPicker;
    _athleteMeshArray[i].z = -400;
    _athleteMeshArray[i].y = -107;
    _athleteMeshArray[i].x = -200+xOffset;
    xOffset +=10;
    _container.addChild(_athleteMeshArray[i]);
} 

Ankur, Jr. Member
Posted: 12 February 2013 11:27 AM Total Posts: 43 [ # 1 ]

I was experimenting a bit more. The results show up perfectly with this code -

var cube:Geometry = new CubeGeometry(10, 10, 10);
   var geometrySet:Vector.<Geometry> = new Vector.<Geometry>;
   
   for (var j:int = 0; j < 1000; j++)
   {
    geometrySet.push(cube);
    var mesh:Mesh = new Mesh(geometrySet[j]);
    mesh.x = xOffset;
    xOffset++;
    _container.addChild(mesh);
   } 

But when I change it to this code, it only adds one mesh to the scene, not 100 like it did with the cubes above. -

_athleteMeshVector = new Vector.<Mesh>;
for (var i:int=0; i<4; i++)
   {
    var mesh:Mesh;
    mesh = Mesh(AssetLibrary.getAsset("male"));

    mesh.castsShadows = true;
    mesh.material.lightPicker = _lightPicker;
    mesh.x = xOffset; //-200
    xOffset +=10;
    _container.addChild(mesh);
   } 

So I am pretty sure that it is an AssetLibrary thing, and not a problem with my way of populating the array.

It seems that the assets loaded in asset library can not be duplicated. Is there a way to duplicate the assets from assetLiibrary.

John Brookes, Moderator
Posted: 12 February 2013 02:16 PM Total Posts: 732 [ # 2 ]

You can use the clone() method.

Ankur, Jr. Member
Posted: 12 February 2013 03:37 PM Total Posts: 43 [ # 3 ]

JohnBrookes - 12 February 2013 02:16 PM
You can use the clone() method.

WOW! Works Wonders!

You deserve a medal! +10000

Thanks very much!

Ankur, Jr. Member
Posted: 13 February 2013 08:20 AM Total Posts: 43 [ # 4 ]

clone() method works fine for duplicating meshes. But do you know how I would duplicate Skeletons and SkeletonClipNodes that I loaded in AssetLibrary.

AssetLibrary how to use loaded assets? Software: Away3D 4.x

Ankur, Jr. Member Posted: 11 February 2013 07:38 PM Total Posts: 43 I have successfully managed to load an asset and grab the mesh from it. But I want to create many meshes from the same asset. Is that possible? The code below does not work? It only adds 1 model to the scene. Am I doing something wrong? _athleteMeshArray = new Array(); for (var i:int=0; i<10; i++) { _athleteMeshArray[i] = Mesh(AssetLibrary.getAsset("male")); trace("Asset Found"); _athleteMeshArray[i].castsShadows = true; _athleteMeshArray[i].material.lightPicker = _lightPicker; _athleteMeshArray[i].z = -400; _athleteMeshArray[i].y = -107; _athleteMeshArray[i].x = -200+xOffset; xOffset +=10; _container.addChild(_athleteMeshArray[i]); }
Ankur, Jr. Member Posted: 12 February 2013 11:27 AM Total Posts: 43 [ # 1 ] I was experimenting a bit more. The results show up perfectly with this code - `var cube:Geometry = new CubeGeometry(10, 10, 10); var geometrySet:Vector.<Geometry> = new Vector.<Geometry>; for (var j:int = 0; j < 1000; j++) { geometrySet.push(cube); var mesh:Mesh = new Mesh(geometrySet[j]); mesh.x = xOffset; xOffset++; _container.addChild(mesh); }` But when I change it to this code, it only adds one mesh to the scene, not 100 like it did with the cubes above. - `_athleteMeshVector = new Vector.<Mesh>; for (var i:int=0; i<4; i++) { var mesh:Mesh; mesh = Mesh(AssetLibrary.getAsset("male")); mesh.castsShadows = true; mesh.material.lightPicker = _lightPicker; mesh.x = xOffset; //-200 xOffset +=10; _container.addChild(mesh); }` So I am pretty sure that it is an AssetLibrary thing, and not a problem with my way of populating the array. It seems that the assets loaded in asset library can not be duplicated. Is there a way to duplicate the assets from assetLiibrary.
John Brookes, Moderator Posted: 12 February 2013 02:16 PM Total Posts: 732 [ # 2 ] You can use the clone() method.
Ankur, Jr. Member Posted: 12 February 2013 03:37 PM Total Posts: 43 [ # 3 ] JohnBrookes - 12 February 2013 02:16 PM You can use the clone() method. WOW! Works Wonders! You deserve a medal! +10000 Thanks very much!
Ankur, Jr. Member Posted: 13 February 2013 08:20 AM Total Posts: 43 [ # 4 ] clone() method works fine for duplicating meshes. But do you know how I would duplicate Skeletons and SkeletonClipNodes that I loaded in AssetLibrary.

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