Dean's Director Tutorials Have Moved

Question

Hi all,
An announcement of my own for all that are interested - I've
set up a
new domain to house my Director tutorials. They are now at:
http://www.deansdirectortutorials.com/
The old site is still around but will be taken down soon. My
tutorials
have lived happily on the university site for many years. The
move is
happening for a few reasons, mainly due to the old home
undergoing
changes in style and direction, which do not correspond with
what I want
from the tutorial site. At its new URL, I hope it can expand
further and
become a valuable resource for future Director developers.
I intend to redesign the site when I have a chance. If anyone
has
suggestions, feel free to email them to me.
I'm posting here first as these forums have always been my
favourite
Director meeting ground. It's where I gained help and
knowledge when I
was developing my skills and where I hope to continue to
contribute to
those who need help.
Thanks for reading. Wish you all the best with your Director
endeavours.
regards
Dean
Director Lecturer / Consultant / Director Enthusiast
http://www.deansdirectortutorials.com/
http://www.multimediacreative.com.au
email: [email protected]

Answer 1

Ah., i was able to get this to work, but I had to reference lights and camera by number and not by name
what I was using:
  p3Dmember = sprite(me.spriteNum).member
  pCharacter = p3Dmember.model("controlObj")
  myLightr = p3Dmember.light("light01")
  pCharacter.addChild(myLight,#preserveWorld)
What actually works:
  p3Dmember = sprite(me.spriteNum).member
  pCharacter = p3Dmember.model("controlObj")
  myLightr = p3Dmember.light[1]
  pCharacter.addChild(myLight,#preserveWorld)
So we cannot reference scene lights and cameras by name if they are preexisting? However, we can reference models in the scene by name? Any reasoning to this?