I have intermediate knowledge of flash and actionscript, but I have never done 3D animations in flash. Now I’m into a project that requires me to make a menu that looks like a DNA molecule, with each atom being a link to something. I want to make the DNA molecule looks like a real rotating 3D object. Can anyone help me out how can I implement this? Can there be any hack (like using videos of rotating DNA molecule, etc) ???
I have intermediate knowledge of flash and actionscript, but I have never done 3D
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There are a few popular libraries which could help you make this. For example, Away3D, Alternativa, and Papervision3D. At the moment it seems like the first two are being kept up to date more than the last one.
Have a look at this Away3D tutorial. It walks through creating a planet and a sun. Maybe it could be a starting point, something you could convert into a collection of atoms.
http://www.flashmagazine.com/tutorials/detail/create_the_earth_and_heavens_in_less_than_an_hour_with_away3d/