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Groups 365
registerScript
( eventName,
handlerName,
scriptInstance )
Registers a handler named
handlerName
that is called
in the
scriptInstance
when the member method
sendEvent()
is called with
eventName
as an argument.
If
scriptInstance
is 0, a movie script handler is called.
The user defines what
eventName
is. The eventName
specified can be one of a default set of events or a user
defined custom event. The default events are
#collideAny, #collideWith, #animationStarted,
#animationEnded, #timeMS.
Nothing
translate
( xIncrement,
yIncrement,
zIncrement,
relativeTo )
Moves the group by
xIncrement
along the x -axis,
yIncrement
along the y -axis, and
zIncrement
along the
z -axis.
The
relativeTo
parameter is optional. It determines
how arguments are interpreted. The possible values
are as follows:
#self
: the default. Increments are applied relative to
the group’s local coordinate system.
#parent
: increments are relative to the group’s parent’s
coordinate system.
#world
: increments are relative to the world coordinate
system. Equivalent to
#parent
if parent is the world.
node (group, light, camera, or group): increments are
relative to the coordinate system of the argument
object.
Nothing
translate
( direction
Vector,
relativeTo
)
Moves the group
directionVector.length()
in the
direction of the vector
directionVector
. The
relativeTo
argument is optional and defaults to
#self
.
Nothing
translate
( x,y,z,
relativeTo )
Moves the group distance
x
along the x -axis, distance
y along the y -axis, and distance z along the z -axis. The
relativeTo
argument is optional and defaults to
#self
.
This method can also be written as
translate(vector( x,y,z ) relativeTo )
.
Nothing
rotate( x,y,z,
relativeTo )
Rotates the group by
x
degrees around the x -axis, y
degrees around the y -axis, and z degrees around the
z -axis.
The
relativeTo
argument is optional and defaults to
#self
. If included, it defines the coordinate space of
the axes.
This method can also be written as
rotate(vector( x,y,z ) relativeTo )
.
Nothing
rotate ( position,
axis, angle,
relativeTo
)
Rotates the group around the axis vector in the
specified position the specified number of degrees.
The
relativeTo
argument is optional and defaults to
#self
.
Nothing
Method Description Returns