depth control

[yrudoy]

Is there some some way to change the depth of a MC without using SwapDepth? Like a z coordenate or something?

[RangrJay]

I've seen some stuff based one what you want, but it was used in 3D physics, which is pretty high up on the guru scale. And from what i've seen, it was used in rotations and what not that didn't have a direct effect on anything. Just calculating angles for vectors.

The depths assigned are nothing more then just layers, not coord based on an origin (at least for depth). For a z-coord you'd have to use a 3D dev environment.

[yrudoy]

I don't think you understood me. I have some amount of movie clips. I want to have one randomly chosen one appear in front of the others. Any idea on how I can do that?

[silentweed]

myMC.swapDepths(this.getNextHighestDepth());

[yrudoy]

myMC.swapDepths(this.getNextHighestDepth());
Will this move the MC to the top or switch it's position with the one on top (I need the first of the 2)?

[silentweed]

it will do the first one ... remember when in doubt ... experiment yourself

[gorlummeeguvnor]

alternatively set your mc depths
mc1.swapDepths(1);
mc2.swapDepths(2);
mc3.swapDepths(3);

and then for instance

mc1.onRelease = function() {
this.swapDepths(5);
}
mc2.onRelease = function() {
this.swapDepths(5);
}
mc3.onRelease = function() {
this.swapDepths(5);
}

everytime you click the mc it's depth will be set to 5 and it will swap its depth with the mc that was already set to 5.

[yrudoy]

Thanks