Flash 3D
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Definition
Flash 3D referes to various attempts to create 3D objects or even scenes with Flash, e.g. with special toolkits or via ActionScript programming.
Products / Software
... that help to create 3D Flash in various ways.
Firstly you may draw things with a "normal" 3D modeling software. You then can find various ways to importe these into Flash.
Modeling tools / and engine
- FreeSpin 3D. Enables the importing of 3D Models directly into Adobe Flash as a Flash Movie Clip object. With timeline support and an Action Script interface.
- Swift 3D is a popular commercial tool to create 3D objects and animations for Flash (and other 2D formats).
- Swift 3D (Wikipedia entry).
- 3D Flash Animator (3dfa).
ActionScript engines
- Away3D is a realtime 3D engine, i.e. and ActionScript library for Flash. Freeware (you can give donations). The website includes tutorials, a wiki, downloads and examples. It works together with Flashdevelop, a code editor for ActionScript 2/3 and other languages.
- Sandy 3D Engine. Sandy is an intuitive and user-friendly 3D open-source library developed in Actionscript 2.0 and Actionscript 3.0 for Adobe Flash.
Links
Overviews
- 3D Flash (only a stub in aug 2008).
Tutorials
(none tested or endorsed for far ...)
- Flash 3D Tutorials Index from Steve's Tutes site.
- Flash 3D basics (Flashmagazine.com).
Some free 3d objects
- Flash3D.org. See "Games and Free stuff".
Examples
- Flash3D Category in "Best Flash V2.2".