check out Darcey's example. It might help
http://www.allforthecode.co.uk/aftc/forum/user/modules/forum/article.php?index=4&subindex=5&aid=197
On Jun 7, 10:31 am, Matt Przybylski <m...@reintroducing.com> wrote:
> Choons,
> My view.render() is not only being called on the slider update (which
> I did just to make sure, but I also traced it out and it is updating)
> but the enterframe is also still running in the background so either
> way changing those values should have updated the scene.
>
> /**
> *
> */
> protected function handleEnterFrame($evt:Event):void
> {
> ... keyboard controls code
>
> _view.render();
>
> }
>
> /**
> *
> */
> protected function handleLightValueChanged($evt:Event):void
> {
> directionalLight.ambient = directionalLight.diffuse =
> directionalLight.specular = lightSlider.value;
> trace(directionalLight.ambient, directionalLight.diffuse,
> directionalLight.specular);
> _view.render();
>
> }
>
> - Matt
>
> On Jun 7, 12:02 am, Choons <chadkim...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > can you post the code you are using? Typically the view.render() call
> > is done on the enter frame event so you might have an issue where your
> > slider value isn't getting updated
>
> > On Jun 6, 11:47 pm, Matt Przybylski <m...@reintroducing.com> wrote:
>
> > > Can anyone please help me with this? I can't seem to figure it out...
>
> > > - Matt
>
> > > On Jun 6, 1:50 pm, Matt Przybylski <m...@reintroducing.com> wrote:
>
> > > > Sorry I keep posting, but should also mention I'm using
> > > > DirectionalLight3D. Not sure if that makes a difference or not but
> > > > thought I'd just point that out.
>
> > > > - Matt
>
> > > > On Jun 6, 1:49 pm, Matt Przybylski <m...@reintroducing.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > Actually, I just tried changing all 3 at the same time and it worked
> > > > > to start the scene but again did nothing if changing the values with
> > > > > the slider. I even have a _view.render() call in the slider on
> > > > > change.
>
> > > > > - Matt
>
> > > > > On Jun 6, 1:46 pm, Matt Przybylski <m...@reintroducing.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > Hey guys,
> > > > > > I've got a scene with a light in it and a slider to control the
> > > > > > light's brightness. I set the slider from 0 to 1 and on change I
> > > > > > set
> > > > > > light.brightness = slider.value. Problem is, it doesn't work.
> > > > > > What's
> > > > > > the issue here?
>
> > > > > > I looked through the past group questions and found a post saying
> > > > > > brightness is only available when you first create the light and
> > > > > > cannot be controlled. If this is true, how do I then control the
> > > > > > brightness of the scene? That same post also said you use the
> > > > > > diffuse, specular, and ambient values but those are all different
> > > > > > initially (.5, 1, .5, respectively) so I suppose I could set them
> > > > > > all
> > > > > > to 1 to start off though I don't think that will give me the desired
> > > > > > effects I want and then not sure if that would even work with the
> > > > > > brightness. Any insight into how lighting works would be greatly
> > > > > > appreciated.
>
> > > > > > - Matt
