Select and move multiple movieclips dynamically (AS2, CS4)

That's a great find.

:)

I'd been looking through this thread

http://board.flashkit.com/board/showthread.php?t=629305

but the "Dynamic MovieClip Registration with AS2" by darronschall was great and easy to use... Thanks!

Actionscript Code:

import com.darronschall.DynamicRegistration;

import mx.transitions.Tween;// Import tween class 
import mx.transitions.easing.*;// Import easing class 

// Assume there is an instance named square_mc on the stage  
var square_mc:MovieClip;  
  
DynamicRegistration.initialize(square_mc);  
// set up initial registration point
var centerX = square_mc._width / 2;
var centerY = square_mc._height / 2;
square_mc.setRegistration(centerX,centerY);

var rotateMe = 90;

my_butt.onRelease = function() { 
    my_butt.enabled = false;
     var thisTween:Tween = new Tween(square_mc, "_rotation2", Regular.easeOut, square_mc._rotation2, rotateMe, 1, true); 
     thisTween.onMotionFinished = function() { 
        delete this; 
        rotateMe += 90;
        if(rotateMe > 270) {
            rotateMe = 0;
        }
        trace("rotateMe = " + rotateMe);
        my_butt.enabled = true;
     };  
};

Now, back to the problem of rotating (or flipping) more than one selected item...

:zombie:
:confused:

...

Wow - that's awesome...
Thanks to both of you...!

Dare I ask - how would you then flip (ie reflect around centerpoint) the grouped items?

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Just wow. Thanks indeed!

Flashkit (and all who sail in her) for president...

hmmm...

there is a strange behaviour on flipping. Set the rotation to 90 degrees. Select more than one object and rotate once, then flip grouped objects, and you'll see what I mean...
Any ideas?

Also, how would you set-up the background as a button so that if you clicked on it, it deselected all the objects. Sounds easy, but I can't figure it out...

Thanks!

Not seeing the problem, can you post pics?

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Nice fix on the background click! I was going in the wrong direction on that one, using an invisible button...

Here are pics:
Attachment 71855
Attachment 71856
Attachment 71857
Attachment 71858

The first shows configuration of objects
Second demonstrates correct flip.
Third shows objects rotated 90 degrees.
Fourth shows incorrect flip.

Flip button used is top one on mc.

Hope this makes sense.

Cheers!

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Brilliant. You make it look easy. Now I'm trying to add a tween to the translations... Is that even possible?

Thanks!

...

dawsonk!

:cool:

That is better than poetry! Thank you so very much...

Hi again.

Just noticed a very strange anomaly. Everything works brilliantly. However, if you select the 1 shape and the 2 shape (in version below) and press rotate, it incorrectly rotates the objects onto one another. I can't for the life of me figure out why...

Any ideas?

Code:

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import flash.filters.DropShadowFilter;
import flash.geom.Point;
import mx.transitions.Tween;
import mx.transitions.easing.*;

var rotationAmt = 90;
var x1, y1, x2, y2;
var pickedArray = new Array();

// movie clips on the stage, registration points are in the center
shape1001.onPress = doPress;
shape1002.onPress = doPress;
shape1003.onPress = doPress;
shape1004.onPress = doPress;
shape1005.onPress = doPress;
shape1006.onPress = doPress;

// movie clips on stage, registration point are in the center
rotatorMC._visible = false;
flipperMC._visible = false;

rotatorMC.onPress = doRotate;
flipperMC.onPress = doFlip;
rotateButton.onPress = doRotate;
flipButton.onPress = doFlip;

var bg = this;
bg.onMouseDown = clearPicked;
var intID;
var isLocked = false;

function setLimit() {
        isLocked = true;
        intID = setInterval(clearLimit, 600);
}
function clearLimit() {
        clearInterval(intID);
        isLocked = false;
        flipButton.enabled = true;
        rotateButton.enabled = true;
}

function clearPicked() {
        var isPicked = false;
        for (var j in bg) {
                if (typeof (bg[j]) == "movieclip" && bg[j] != this) {
                        if (bg[j].hitTest(_xmouse, _ymouse, true)) {
                                isPicked = true;
                                break;
                        }
                }
        }
        if (!isPicked) {
                for (var i in pickedArray) {
                        pickedArray[i].filters = null;
                        pickedArray[i].swapDepths(pickedArray[i].getDepth() * -1);
                }
                pickedArray = new Array();
                updatePos(true);
        }
}

function doFlip() {
        if (!isLocked) {
                flipButton.enabled = false;
                flipButton.gotoAndStop(1);
                setLimit();
                var isV = (rotatorMC._y>_ymouse) ? true : false;
                for (var i in pickedArray) {
                        var mc = pickedArray[i];
                        if (isV) {
                                if (Math.abs(mc._rotation) != 90) {
                                        new Tween(mc, "_xscale", Strong.easeOut, mc._xscale, -mc._xscale, 0.5, true);
                                } else {
                                        new Tween(mc, "_xscale", Strong.easeOut, mc._xscale, 100, 0.5, true);
                                        new Tween(mc, "_yscale", Strong.easeOut, mc._yscale, -mc._yscale, 0.5, true);
                                }
                                new Tween(mc, "_x", Strong.easeOut, mc._x, rotatorMC._x+(rotatorMC._x-mc._x), 0.5, true);
                        } else {
                                if (Math.abs(mc._rotation) != 90) {
                                        new Tween(mc, "_yscale", Strong.easeOut, mc._yscale, -mc._yscale, 0.5, true);
                                } else {
                                        new Tween(mc, "_yscale", Strong.easeOut, mc._yscale, 100, 0.5, true);
                                        new Tween(mc, "_xscale", Strong.easeOut, mc._xscale, -mc._xscale, 0.5, true);
                                }
                                new Tween(mc, "_y", Strong.easeOut, mc._y, rotatorMC._y+(rotatorMC._y-mc._y), 0.5, true);
                        }
                }
        }
}

function doRotate() {
        if (!isLocked) {
                rotateButton.enabled = false;
                rotateButton.gotoAndStop(1);
                setLimit();
                var cen = rotatorMC;
                var dir = (cen._x>_xmouse) ? -1 : 1;
                var p1:Point = new Point(cen._x, cen._y);
                for (var i in pickedArray) {
                        var mc = pickedArray[i];
                        var p2 = new Point(mc._x, mc._y);
                        var len = Point.distance(p1, p2);
                        var angle;
                        if (cen._y>mc._y) {
                                angle = Math.round(Math.atan((cen._y-mc._y)/(cen._x-mc._x))*(180/Math.PI));
                                angle = (angle<0) ? 180+angle : angle;
                        } else if (cen._y<mc._y) {
                                angle = Math.round(Math.atan((mc._y-cen._y)/(mc._x-cen._x))*(180/Math.PI));
                                angle = (angle>=0) ? 180+angle : angle;
                        } else {
                                trace(cen._x+" "+mc._x)
                                angle = (cen._x<mc._x) ? -180 : 360;
                        }
                        new Tween(mc, "_rotation", Strong.easeOut, mc._rotation, mc._rotation+(90*dir), 0.5, true);
                        new Tween(mc, "_x", Strong.easeOut, mc._x, cen._x-(len*Math.cos((angle+(90*dir))*Math.PI/180)), 0.5, true);
                        new Tween(mc, "_y", Strong.easeOut, mc._y, cen._y-(len*Math.sin((angle+(90*dir))*Math.PI/180)), 0.5, true);
                }
        }
}

function doPress() {
        var isPicked = true;
        for (var i in pickedArray) {
                // if already selected
                if (pickedArray[i] == this) {
                        pickedArray.splice(i,1);
                        isPicked = true;
                        this.filters = null;
                        updatePos(true);
                        this.swapDepths(this.getDepth() * -1);
                        break;
                }
        }
        if (isPicked) {
                var filter = new DropShadowFilter(3, 45, 0x000033, 0.45, 5, 5, 1, 3, false, false, false);
                var filterArray = new Array();
                filterArray.push(filter);
                this.filters = filterArray;
                pickedArray.push(this);
                updatePos(true);
                this.swapDepths(pickedArray.length);
                this.onMouseMove = updatePos;
                this.onMouseUp = clearMouse;
        }
}
function updatePos(isSet) {
        x1 = Stage.width;
        y1 = Stage.height;
        x2 = 0;
        y2 = 0;
        for (var j in pickedArray) {
                if (isSet != undefined) {
                        pickedArray[j].baseX = pickedArray[j]._x - _xmouse;
                        pickedArray[j].baseY = pickedArray[j]._y - _ymouse;
                } else {
                        pickedArray[j]._x = pickedArray[j].baseX + _xmouse;
                        pickedArray[j]._y = pickedArray[j].baseY + _ymouse;
                }
                pickedArray[j]._x = Math.round(pickedArray[j]._x);
                pickedArray[j]._y = Math.round(pickedArray[j]._y);
                x1 = Math.min(x1, pickedArray[j]._x);
                y1 = Math.min(y1, pickedArray[j]._y);
                x2 = Math.max(x2, pickedArray[j]._x);
                y2 = Math.max(y2, pickedArray[j]._y);
        }
        rotatorMC._x = flipperMC._x = ((x2 - x1) / 2) + x1;
        rotatorMC._y = flipperMC._y = ((y2 - y1) / 2) + y1;
        rotatorMC.swapDepths(pickedArray.length + 10);
        flipperMC.swapDepths(pickedArray.length + 9);
        rotatorMC._visible = flipperMC._visible = (pickedArray.length > 0) ? false : false;
}

function clearMouse() {
        delete this.onMouseMove;
        delete this.onMouseUp;
}

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Just two lines of code? Easy when you know how :) Thanks a million!

How would you scale the selected group by 25% increments, bigger or smaller?

Also, there is an odd behaviour with the objects on different layers...
1. Select one object and move it over another one.
2. Then select the object that is below the first one, and move it so that it rises above the first one.
3. When you drop it, it falls behind the first object, rather than remain at the front.

??

Hello again. I found a way to do the scaling :)

Any ideas on the depth problem I mentioned above. I need the last selected object to be on top of all others....

Any pointers much appreciated.

:)

Code:

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function clearPicked() {
        var isPicked = false;
        for (var j in bg) {
                if (typeof (bg[j]) == "movieclip" && bg[j] != this) {
                        if (bg[j].hitTest(_xmouse, _ymouse, true)) {
                                isPicked = true;
                                break;
                        }
                }
        }
        if (!isPicked) {
                for (var i in pickedArray) {
                        pickedArray[i].filters = null;
                        //pickedArray[i].swapDepths(pickedArray[i].getDepth()*-1);
                }
                pickedArray = new Array();
                updatePos(true);
        }
}

function doPress() {
        var isPicked = true;
        for (var i in pickedArray) {
                // if already selected
                if (pickedArray[i] == this) {
                        pickedArray.splice(i,1);
                        isPicked = true;
                        this.filters = null;
                        updatePos(true);
                        //this.swapDepths(this.getDepth()*-1);
                        break;
                }
        }
        if (isPicked) {
                var filter = new DropShadowFilter(3, 45, 0x000033, 0.45, 5, 5, 1, 3, false, false, false);
                var filterArray = new Array();
                filterArray.push(filter);
                this.filters = filterArray;
                pickedArray.push(this);
                updatePos(true);
                //this.swapDepths(pickedArray.length);
                this.swapDepths(bg.getNextHighestDepth());
                this.onMouseMove = updatePos;
                this.onMouseUp = clearMouse;
        }
}

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Perfect...

I was very close to getting that one!

Thanks indeed :)