# 3-D Effect Recreation Experiment

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**Created:** [May 13, 2005, 9:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3-d-effect-recreation-experiment/147808 "2005-05-13T21:17:54Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 13, 2005, 9:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3-d-effect-recreation-experiment/147808/1 "2005-05-13T21:17:54Z")

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Greetz all!

I’m experimenting with Flash MX actionscript programming to give me a pseudo 3-D effect. The effect I’m talking about is what you get when you apply gradient color to the sides of a cube to approximate light reflecting off the surface.

As you turn the cube, the gradients move differently, depending on the facet’s location and ‘direction’.

In my 3-D Recreation Experiment, I’m using an ASP page for the Flash display. Flash checks ASP page for the latest position of the geometries, …

… then the ASP page can recalculate the new positions, or  
… Flash can recalculate the new positions.

In the end, I should a page that allows multiple users to move 3-D blocks around a Flash page.

Has anyone done any tests on this? I’m pretty sure ASP calculations/PHP calculations are faster than Flash AS2.0 calculations, but that could be due to my experience …

Post your thoughts here. BTW: My webpage is at [http://bluefugu.biz.tm](http://bluefugu.biz.tm) so check it out 🙂

[BH] Jodo Kast