MACROMEDIA DIRECTOR MX 2004-DIRECTOR SCRIPTING, Reference

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See also
Group , Light , Model , Model Resource , Motion , Shader , Texture
Group
Represents a model that does not have a resource or any shaders.
A group is the most basic node, and is merely a point in space that is represented by a transform.
You can assign children and parents to this node in order to group models, lights, cameras, or
other groups.
The most basic group is called a world, which is essentially synonymous with a 3D cast member.
You can create a reference to a group by using the
group
property of the 3D
Member
object. The
group
property gets the group at a specified index position in the list of groups. In Lingo, you use
the
group
property directly from the 3D
Member
object to create a reference. In JavaScript syntax,
you must use the
getPropRef()
method to create a reference.
The following example creates a reference to the first group of the 3D cast member
space
, and
assigns it to the variable
myGroup
.
-- Lingo syntax
myGroup = member("space").group[1]
// JavaScript syntax
var myGroup = member("space").getPropRef("group", 1);
Method summary for the Group object
fog . color() projection
fog . decayMode rootNode
fog . enabled (fog) yon
Method
addChild pointAt
addToWorld registerScript()
clone removeFromWorld
cloneDeep rotate
getWorldTransform() scale (command)
isInWorld() translate
Property (continued)