# \[FMX\] permanet rotation of a letter

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-permanet-rotation-of-a-letter/26983>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [July 28, 2003, 11:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-permanet-rotation-of-a-letter/26983 "2003-07-28T23:28:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![mawo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dbc845/32.png) [@mawo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mawo)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2003, 11:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-permanet-rotation-of-a-letter/26983/1 "2003-07-28T23:28:56Z")

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hello everone

i would like to put the letter “m” in  
my main movie and let it permanently rotate aroung its  
own axis. is this possible with as? i tried a tween effect  
but it looked horrible. later (when i know a little bit more  
about flash and as) i want to make the letter “m” 3d like on  
[kimble.org](http://kimble.org) (the k on the flash site)

thank you for your replies

mawo

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official flash noob :beam:

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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 28, 2003, 11:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-permanet-rotation-of-a-letter/26983/2 "2003-07-28T23:33:55Z")

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Try sticking the letter in its own movieclip then rotating the movieclip like so:

```auto
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
_rotation += 5;
}

```

Just don’t hurt yourself. 😉

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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 28, 2003, 11:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-permanet-rotation-of-a-letter/26983/3 "2003-07-28T23:36:13Z")

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That K was done in something like like \<a href=“[http://www.swift3d.com/](http://www.swift3d.com/)” target="\_blank"\>Swift3D\</a\>  
or \<a href=“[http://www.discreet.com/products/plasma/](http://www.discreet.com/products/plasma/)” target="\_blank"\>Plasma\</a\>, prerendered and brought into Flash frame by frame.

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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 28, 2003, 11:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-permanet-rotation-of-a-letter/26983/4 "2003-07-28T23:51:21Z")

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thank you guys!

mawo

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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 28, 2003, 11:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-permanet-rotation-of-a-letter/26983/5 "2003-07-28T23:53:47Z")

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Using swift 3d you can achieve something like this  
[swf=“[http://www.geocities.com/claudiodj/rotate.swf](http://www.geocities.com/claudiodj/rotate.swf) height=150 width=200”][/swf]

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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 28, 2003, 11:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-permanet-rotation-of-a-letter/26983/6 "2003-07-28T23:57:44Z")

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claudio, your E fell over :!:

😛

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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 29, 2003, 12:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-permanet-rotation-of-a-letter/26983/7 "2003-07-29T00:02:57Z")

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i didnt even notice that M looked like a crooked E  
 ![](http://www.geocities.com/claudiodj/lmao.gif) ![](http://www.geocities.com/claudiodj/lmao.gif)