Version 4.3.6. of the tool was released. There are quite many updates:
- flash zoomer offset bug fixed (if rotateTool theme was at other position than 0,0)
- reverse pan option added (image pans left when mouse moves right)
- it is possible to have the zoombar in vertical orientation
- API functions added (sponsored by Greg Gillespie, Australia)
- stopRotation()
- startRotation()
- disableControls()
- enableControls()
- zoomOut()
- getActualImage()
- images in config.xml can have now a dynamic url as source specified
- option to define a “blank” hotspot added, wha t is useful for:
- event dispatched when a hotspot is clicked
Changelog: changelog.txt
New features samples:
1. Hotspot Event
Clicking an hotspot dispatches an event. Hotspot xml can be accessed in the listener function. Download the hotspot event example.
2. API functions
You can use commands to start/stop rotation or fetch the current displayed image id. Adding this commands was necessary for making an example like this: download the rotate tool multiple 2 example.
The development of the functionality in this example was sponsored by Greg Gillespie.
Existing Customers:
If you purchased the 3D Rotate Tool no more than 1 year ago (2 years for Enterprise Customers) you are eligible for a free update. Please reqest the update by email (provide your orderId or email used when purchasing the tool).
The design of the 3D Rotate tool allows to position the UI elements freely. The downside of this approach is that a swf published to a certain size can not be scaled using the width and height parameters in html code.
Watch this video tutorial which shows how the Deuter example was resized from 500×375px to 640×480 px size using Flash CS3. You can download the deuter backpack example here.
With 3D Rotate Tool v.4.3.5 you can make use of the new setImage() function. By calling it from your application you display any image of the Rotate Tool Image sequence. For now, only a “quick jump” functionality is implemented. Later a smooth “scroll” to the new image will be added.
Also in this example the rotateTool instance dispatches an event, after all images are loaded. When this happens, the buttons “show front” and ”show back” are displayed. You can use this event to trigger any other actions in your flash project.
Version 4.3.5. of the tool was released. There are two updates:
1. Support for swf images added. Now you can use transparent images. Using png images worked also before, but the compression of png images is much lower then the compression of a swf image file.
2. You can use actionscript API rotateTool.setImage(x) to make the tool display a certain image.
Existing Customers:
If you purchased the 3D Rotate Tool no more than 1 year ago (2 years for Enterprise Customers) you are eligible for a free update. Please reqest the update by email (provide your orderId or email used when purchasing the tool).
Version 4.3.4. of the tool was released. There were two updates:
1. new function in config.xml : disableClick=”true” (default is false) If enabled, mouse click will not start or stop rotation
2. bug fix : when preloader image was active and the rotate attribute was set to false (rotation does not start after all images are loaded) , the preloader image hided after all images were loaded but the first image did not show.
Existing Customers:
If you purchased the 3D Rotate Tool no more than 1 year ago (2 years for Enterprise Customers) you are eligible for a free update. Please reqest the update by email (provide your orderId or email used when purchasing the tool).
Here’s another example how to use multiple 3d rotate models in one swf movie. In this example there are buttons at the bottom of the screen which you can press to display another color of the vintage Vespa scooter. Click on image to view and download example:
Today version 4.3.3. of the tool was released. There were only little changes - some code improvements when using the setNewPath() command (used e.g. in the multiple example).
Existing Customers:
If you purchased the 3D Rotate Tool no more than 1 year ago (2 years for Enterprise Customers) you are eligible for a free update. Please reqest the update by email (provide your orderId or email used when purchasing the tool).
Today v. 4.3.2. of the tool was released. It enhances the functionality of the zooming. You can now add zoom in/ zoom out buttons and define the number of zoomSteps. You can fine tune the user experience with zoomOutStartsRotation and zoomInStopsRotation options.
Existing Customers:
If you purchased the 3D Rotate Tool no more than 1 year ago (2 years for Enterprise Customers) you are eligible for a free update. Please reqest the update by email (provide your orderId or email used when purchasing the tool).
You can embed the 3D Rotate tool into your flash projects easily. There are two approaches how to do it - using the timeline or using just ActionScript. Both examples are included in the sample file which can be downloaded here: example_multiple.zip.
Also you can test it right here, just push the “Select Product” drop-down menu:
