Re: [away3d] how to add dashed border around Plane object

[Pierre Karadia]

ps if using illustrator, to ensure your stroke is on the inside of the 
object (square etc), find the strokes pallete and make sure that it is 
set to stroke inside of object, not on centerline or outside, that way 
you get the correct stroke on the bitmap on export otherwise it might 
not be there or only half the width that you expect

cheers
Pierre

Pierre Karadia wrote:
why dont you just use a bitmap with a 1px border and apply that.. ie

create your texture and then add the border of your choice in 
Fireworks or Photoshop or illustrator

and then use the bitmapmaterial to apply it to your plane.

It is surprisingly effective, and you get bit more control on the 
style of the border..

hth

Pierre

serj wrote:
hello all

I try to add a dashed border around Plane object by setting outline
property, but things are not as I expect to be. Here is my code.

thanks

package test{
    import away3d.containers.*;
    import away3d.primitives.*;
    import away3d.events.*;
    import away3d.materials.*;

    import flash.events.*;
    import flash.text.*;

    import mx.core.*;

    public class TestingAway3d extends UIComponent{
        private var view:View3D;
        private var label1:TextField;

        public function TestingAway3d(){
            label1 = new TextField();
            label1.defaultTextFormat = new TextFormat("Verdana", 12,
0xFFFFFF,false);
            label1.x = 10;
            label1.y = 10;
            label1.width = 150;
            label1.height = 30;
            addChild(label1);

        }

        override protected function createChildren():void{
            super.createChildren();
            createView();
            this.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME,update);
        }

        private function createView():void{
            view = new View3D({x:200,y:200});
            addChild(view);

            var cell:Plane = new 
Plane({material:"green#green",width:200,height:
200});
            cell.addOnMouseOver(mouseOverCell);
            cell.addOnMouseOut(mouseOutCell);
            cell.rotationX = 90;
            view.scene.addChild(cell);
        }

        public function update(e:Event):void{
            if(view && this.view.stage){
                view.render();
            }
        }

        private function mouseOverCell(event:MouseEvent3D):void{
            var obj:* = event.currentTarget;
            if(obj is Plane){
                  var p:Plane = obj;
                 p.outline = new 
WireframeMaterial("red",{width:2});//<--
nothing happen
                 label1.text = "MOUSE OVER";
            }
        }

        private function mouseOutCell(event:MouseEvent3D):void{
            var obj:* = event.currentTarget;
            if(obj is Plane){
                label1.text = "MOUSE OUT";
            }
        }
    }
}