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3D Basics 51 • The Preload option controls how media that’s being downloaded to the user’s computer is displayed. The media can be held back from display until it has been completely streamed into memory, or it can be displayed progressively on the Stage as data becomes available. • The Play Animation option controls whether any existing animation, either bones or keyframe, is played or ignored. • The Loop option controls whether the animation loops continuously or plays once and stops. • The Director Light area allows you to choose one of ten lighting positions to apply to a single directional light.

The Toon behavior, for example, changes a model’s rendering style to the toon style. 5. First you create 2D text exactly as in Director 8. Then you convert the text to 3D by choosing 3D Mode from the Display pop-up menu in the Text tab of the Property Inspector. Then use the 3D Text tab to manipulate the specific properties of the 3D text. You can also manipulate the text cast member with Lingo or a behavior. 5 Tutorial” on page 17 and “Using 3D Text” on page 67. 54 Chapter 2 The 3D world This section provides a brief overview of the contents of 3D cast members.

Independent actions Independent actions don’t require triggers. The following independent actions are available. Name Effect Description Automatic Model Rotation Motion Automatically rotates a model around a given axis and continues rotating it while the movie is playing. To rotate the model around multiple axes, attach multiple instances of the behavior to the sprite and select the desired axis for each one. Level of Detail Model Enables the level of detail (LOD) modifier for the model. Dynamically lowers the number of polygons used to render the model as its distance from the camera increases.