FreeSpin3D Features
Installs in Seconds Using Adobe Extension Manager
FreeSpin3D for Adobe Flash CS3 and CS4 installs quickly and easily using the Adobe Extension Manager. Once installed, the FreeSpin3D control panel is accessed directly within the Flash environment. With FreeSpin3D, you can literally have your first interactive 3D project completed in minutes.
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Import 3D Models Directly Into Adobe Flash
Add interactive or animated 3D content to your Flash movies by directly importing your 3D models into Adobe Flash. The 3D models are imported as Flash Movie Clip objects, adding 3D functionality to the Movie Clip while maintaining all of the other functionality and usability of standard Flash Movie Clips.
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Apply Interactive 3D Behaviors With One Mouse Click
Attach complex physics to 3D models with a few easy steps and then alter the setting of the behaviors using sliders and numeric controls. Built-in behaviors can also be easily extended with ActionScript.
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Animate Using the Adobe Flash Timeline and Motion Tween
FreeSpin3D is tightly integrated with Adobe Flash and utilizes the standard Flash timeline and motion tweening for an intuitive visual workflow. Designers can change the 3D rotation at any point during a motion tween and FreeSpin3D automatically generates the rotation keyframes and tweens the rotation.
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Create and Texture 3D Primitives Directly Within the FreeSpin3D Control Panel
New in the CS4 Version of FreeSpin3D is the ablity to create 3D geometry and apply textures directly from the FreeSpin3D control panel! It's as easy as selecting a primitive type from a dropdown and browsing for an image on your machine to use as a texture. You can also perform non-uniform scaling along the X,Y, or Z axis.
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Live 3D Stage Preview
For Adobe Flash Designers, FreeSpin3D's visual workflow and live stage preview make working with 3D a breeze. Your 3D model appears live on the stage, so you see your model in context with the design in your Flash Scene. In the new CS4 version, the entire import and live previiew process has been reduced to a single click.
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Edit 3D Model Textures on the Fly and Apply Animated Textures
While FreeSpin3D models act as movie clips in Flash, the 3D model texture is a movie clip of its own and can be edited or optimized on the fly using Photoshop or Fireworks. Once edited, the changes are automatically reflected on your 3D object. You can even apply animated movie clips as textures.
Select Absolute or Continuous Viewpoints
Absolute viewpoints give exact views of a 3D object from a certain viewing angle and can provide higher quality results, while continuous viewpoints give an interpreted view between absolute viewpoints and provide a supremely fluid motion and user experience. You get to decide what works best for your project's needs.
Apply Built In Preloaders or Define Your Own
Applying a preloader to your 3D Flash Movie is as easy as selecting a checkbox in the FreeSpin3D control panel. Alternatively, you can give any movie clip and instance name and define that movie clip as the preloader within the FreeSpin3D control panel.
