February 08th 2010 | Jens C Brynildsen
A common question about 3D engines is how to use them with the Flex framework. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to build your own Away3D Flex Component that will play nicely when the…
Skill: Intermediate Code: Actionscript 3 Category: 3D, Away3D
August 28th 2009 | Jens C Brynildsen
Want to build something that responds to user input or a custom URL? This tutorial will show you how to use Javascript to pick up parameters sent to a SWF file using only Javascript.
Skill: Beginner Code: Actionscript 3 Category: Browser interaction
August 13th 2009 | Elad Elrom
Pixel Bender can be used for calculations of many specific cases. Using Pixel Bender can increase your application's performance as Pixel Bender runs on a faster and separate thread than the Flash Player. In this…
Skill: Advanced, Intermediate Code: Actionscript 3 Category: Pixel Bender
June 01st 2009 | Jens C Brynildsen
This tutorial will show you how to setup Subversion (SVN) with Flash Builder and how you use it. SVN is a great tool to backup your files, let others work on the same project and…
Skill: Intermediate Code: Actionscript 3 Category: Version control
March 03rd 2009 | Jens C Brynildsen
The color and wireframe materials we explored in part 1 will usually look a bit dull and flat, but there's a better option. In this tutorial we look further into the Away3D materials by adding…
Skill: Beginner Code: Actionscript 3 Category: 3D, Away3D
January 07th 2009 | Jens C Brynildsen
We've already touched upon materials in our former tutorials. This tutorial explores how to work with the most basic color materials, the phong shader and lighting.
Skill: Beginner Code: Actionscript 3 Category: 3D, Away3D
December 14th 2008 | Jens C Brynildsen
This is the third and final tutorial on the Away3D primitives. This last batch features the more exotic ones, the ones you'll probably not use that often. The GridPlane and LineSegment are great debugging tools,…
Skill: Beginner Code: Actionscript 3 Category: 3D, Away3D
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