Another rotation problem

[richthemarine]

Hi All,

Ok I have question here before and it must have bamboozled everyone as no one had even an idea of how to go about this, so I will try am simplify it:

I have one MC of a circle that spins clockwise or counterclockwise depending upon the mous position, this is achieved using a startDrag function.

What I am trying to do is have a series of buttons that when pressed will stop the drap function and rotate the circle to a given point, for instance 90 degrees, 180 degrees, 270 degrees and 360 degrees. When the mouse is moved off the button th circle resumes its startDrag rotations.

The code attached to a 'dragcontroller' MC is

xPos = getProperty("_root.nav1.dragControl", _x);
xPos = xPos +(10);
setProperty("_root.nav1.nav", _rotation, getProperty("_root.nav1.nav", _rotation)+(xPos/25));

In addition the following code is attached to the first frame of the movie:
startDrag(_root.nav1.dragControl, true);
stop();
fscommand("allowscale", "false");

I have attached asimplified FLA for any that think they can crack this one.

I am having a nightmare so could someone at least give me some suggestions.

Thanks to all who answer in advance

Richie

[Lexicon]

I have no idea why you drag the empty movieClip like that

Anyways here is your fla with shiney new code, enjoy

[richthemarine]

Thanks for your help, but I am using the first generation MX package and can not open the file that you attached, would it be possible to send it again?

As for why I want it to do this, I promise to show you once I am done, hopefully a couple of weeks.

Many thanks

Richie

[richthemarine]

Been thinking about that and I am wondering if you are seeing the correct effect.

Basically the circle is in the middle of the screen and rotates clockwise or anti-clockwise dependant upon where the mouse is on the screen. There is also an acceleration deceleration thing built in again dependant upon mouse proximity.

Does that explain it better...

Cheers for now

Richie

[Lexicon]

sure thing, I always forget to convert the files I post, here you go....

[richthemarine]

Thanks for the fla, I am now trying to apply the same to another dial which rotates the opposite way, nay ideas?

I now that to change the direction you just change the += bit to -= but this applies the change to both circles...

Not after the code just some ideas to point me i the right direction.. if you don't mind

Many thanks

Richie

[richthemarine]

Thanks for all your help lex, just sussed the answer to my last question.

Many many thanks for your help

Richie

[Lexicon]

No worries.

Glad you managed to work it out for yourself too, it means you learned something

Enjoy

[richthemarine]

Thanks for everything so far, just one question...if you don't mind.

I have squashed on of the circles to make it look like it is 3d to do this and have it still rotate i had to put it within another MC and it works...except the central registration point for the circle moving CW and ACW is no longer the centre, but the left edge of the stage..

Is there any reason for this and is there something I can do about this.

I have attached the fla again so you can see what i mean.

Cheers for your help Lex

Richie

[Lexicon]

change defaultRotate3 like this.....

code:

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function defaultRotate3() {

	this._rotation-=Math.round((this._parent._xmouse-this._x)/defaultSpeed);

}

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