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CHAPTER 3
Director MX 3D Tutorial
Macromedia Director MX includes three-dimensional (3D) images, text, and animations with the
suite of Macromedia design and development tools. 3D cast members in your Director movies
allow realistic spatial rendering of graphical objects. With Director MX 3D features, you can
create and view images that have depth as well as height and width.
What you’ll learn
This tutorial introduces you to the use of 3D in Director MX. This version of Director includes
3D behaviors in the Library palette that enable you to build a 3D movie without using the Lingo
scripting language directly. (Lingo enthusiasts can refer to “3D Lingo by Feature” in the
Lingo Dictionary for information on Lingo syntax in Director MX.)
The tutorial takes approximately one hour to complete. It covers 3D basics, including creating
3D text and using behaviors to rotate a model, change camera perspectives, and enable
navigation. Additionally, the tutorial explains 3D concepts, which you can apply when creating
your own 3D Director movies.
What you should know
If you are new to Director, first complete the Director Basics Tutorial to become familiar with the
Director user interface, basic Director concepts and processes, and the use of behaviors. To take
the basic tutorial, see “Director MX Basics Tutorial” on page 53.