# Depth pseudo 3d

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/depth-pseudo-3d/57574>\
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**Created:** [July 14, 2004, 1:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/depth-pseudo-3d/57574 "2004-07-14T13:01:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![skut2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@skut2k](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/skut2k)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2004, 1:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/depth-pseudo-3d/57574/1 "2004-07-14T13:01:19Z")

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Based on the Y position of an object I’m trying to set the objects depth… to give a feeling of objects being in a 3d space…

I’ve been trying various things for a day or 2 now but still can’t seem to crack this. It should be simple…

Can anyone help?

I’ve attached an FLA with the axample I’m trying to do.

– here’s the method I’m using, it’s triggered from an OnRelease command, inside each MovieClip.

```
this.depth = Math.round(this._y);

```

In theory the position of the object should affect it’s Z order on screen…

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2004, 1:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/depth-pseudo-3d/57574/2 "2004-07-14T13:02:21Z")

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…and here’s the demo.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2004, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/depth-pseudo-3d/57574/3 "2004-07-14T17:41:58Z")

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> [@skut2k](#):
>
> …and here’s the demo.

try something like this on the timeline of the mc  
this.onEnterFrame = function() {  
dep = Math.round(this.\_y);  
this.swapDepths(dep);  
};

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2004, 6:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/depth-pseudo-3d/57574/4 "2004-07-14T18:15:47Z")

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[http://www.kirupa.com/developer/isometric/depth\_sorting.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/isometric/depth_sorting.htm)